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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: Friday, September 16th, 7:00-9:00pm Event: Meet the Artist: Animator, Bill PlymptonAward-winning animator, Bill Plympton, will be on hand after his appearance at the Burbank International Film Festival to sign his book, Independently Animated: Bill Plympton: The only modern animator to personally hand-draw every frame in all of his work, Academy Award-nominee Bill Plympton eschewed a career in the Hollywood animation industry to explore his own creativity as an independent filmmaker. Plympton is widely regarded as the most prolific animator in the business. In Independently Animated, Plympton juxtaposes the story of his life and art against the backdrop of the overall animation industry. The book chroniclesPlympton’s life from his childhood of Saturday morning cartooons to his most current and adult-skewing animation. The book contains hundreds of pieces fo art from his films, as well as never-before-seen drawings, doodles, production notes, and a full filmography. Bill Plympton’s cartoons have been published in the New York Times, Vogue, Rolling Stone, and Vanity Fair. His films are seen and heralded around the world. September Event at Barnes & Noble Booksellers Contact: Aimee Guichard, |
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Burbank Film Festival supports indie music with free show
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Burbank International Film Festival announces new award.PRESS RELEASE – IMMEDIATE 23 August 2011 BURBANK, CA The Burbank International Film Festival is pleased to announce a new annual award, the Awareness Award. Recognizing the unique opportunities within the film making community for participants to make positive contributions to literally millions of lives the Burbank International Film Festival has committed to honoring those people who have brought a measure of joy and hope to others through their work. For 2011 The Burbank International Film Festival Awareness Award goes to Sam Mettler creator of the hit TV show “Intervention” on the A&E television network. The award also goes to Candy Finnigan an interventionist on the show that helps families work through their issues and problems. Candy specializes in counseling female addicts, particularly addicted mothers. Since its inception “Intervention” an untold but clearly vast number of individuals have been given the chance to live a sober life and improve their personal relationships. This year the Burbank International Film Festival is honored and pleased to grant the Awareness Award to Sam Mettler and Candy Finnigan for bringing light to darkness and hope to the troubled. Details about the Burbank International Film Festival are available at www.burbankfilmfestival.org. For the television show “Intervention” further information is available at: http://www.aetv.com/intervention/index.jsp MEDIA CONTACT for the Burbank Film Festival |
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The Burbank International Film Festival 2011, a Do Not Miss EventNew article about the 2011 festival up at Examiner.com! "In just three tumultuous years the Burbank International Film Festival has rapidly climbed to a position of great respect on a global scale and it is all here in Burbank, California. It all makes sense when you consider some of our leading corporate neighbors in Burbank; companies like Disney and Warner Brothers. Just next door we have Universal and Dream Works. It is no exaggeration to say that Burbank is in fact the "real Hollywood." So the birth of a top tier real world film festival was just inevitable and this year, 2011, is its best year so far. [...]" |
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Actor/Comedian Allen Rueckert to host very special Film Festival salute to war hero.PRESS RELEASE – IMMEDIATE BURBANK, CA Allen Rueckert (The Greatest American Hero: TFS, Sunset Standup) has been selected to emcee the August 14, 2011 fifth and final pre film festival comedy film event at Flappers Comedy Club, located at the corner of First Street and Magnolia Boulevard in Burbank, CA. This event shall also be a salute to local lad and Purple Heart recipient T.J. Adams. . The following celebrity judges will also be on hand. Larry Hankin (Seinfeld, Married with Children); Lisa K. Wyatt (The Suite Life on Deck, Legally Blonde); and, Sirena Irwin (The Drew Carey Show, The Brave and the Bold) and Lisa Nova. But the true star of the evening is local son and former Burroughs High School student and football player T.J. Adams home on medical leave after having had his carotid artery sliced open by shrapnel from a rocker propelled grenade while engaged in a fire fight in Afghanistan. He barely survived this life threatening wound but many of his comrades did not survive that day. It is those men T.J. is most anxious to honor. Flappers Comedy Club and Burbank International Film Festival have joined to make this wish come true.
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Burbank Film Festival, Flappers Comedy Club and Celebrities to Honor Purple Heart Recipient PFC T.J. Adams. PRESS RELEASE – IMMEDIATE
But the true star of the evening is local son and former Burroughs High School student and football player T.J. Adams home on medical leave after having had his carotid artery sliced open by shrapnel from a rocker propelled grenade while engaged in a fire fight in Afghanistan. He barely survived this life threatening wound but many of his comrades did not survive that day. It is those men T.J. is most anxious to honor. Flappers Comedy Club and Burbank International Film Festival have joined to make this wish come true. “We are privileged and honored to be able to salute not only this brave soldier but his many friends who did not survive that bloody attack two months ago now. We sincerely hope that the community shows its support by coming out for this very special event.” Said Adrian Iniguez CEO of the Burbank International Film Festival. Admission is only $12.00 and tickets may be purchased at the door on the evening of the show. Information and reservations are available by calling Flappers at 818-845-9721. Further information is also available on the film festival website at: www.burbankfilmfestival.org.
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Burbank International Film Festival to Honor Wounded Afghanistan War VeteranPRESS RELEASE – IMMEDIATE BURBANK, CA. The Burbank International Film Festival in cooperation with Flappers Comedy Club of Burbank shall honor U.S. Army soldier PFC Timothy J. Adams during its comedy film event being held August 14th, 2011 from 9:00 p.m. at the Flappers Comedy Club at First Street and Magnolia Boulevard in Burbank, California. Timothy or T.J. as he prefers to be called was severely wounded last month by shrapnel from a rocket propelled grenade that exploded near his position. The shrapnel sliced though his carotid artery and was certain to result in his swift death but for the amazing efforts of a helicopter team and superb emergency treatment from military medical personnel. More background on T.J. Adams may be found in a recent EXAMINER article that not only tells his story but challenges TV producers and film makers to do a better job in telling the many stories of the severe tragedies being experienced by American military families. [ link ] T.J. Adams is a local man who just a few years back played football at Burroughs High School in Burbank and who is currently recuperating from his wounds at home.
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Larry Hankin - ValidatedBy any measure Larry Hankin is a successful entertainer. He has 144 titles to his credit, mostly on television. He has also earned one Oscar nomination for his 1980 short film, “Solly’s Diner.” But he is absolutely not the type to rest on his laurels. In fact Larry Hankin is aggressively engaged in his personal renaissance after 30 years in television and movies trapped in a world of making money but lacking in true fulfillment. So the first thing you learn in a conversation with Larry Hankin is that he has depth and refuses to be stereotyped... By Ron Irwin, Burbank Entertainment Industry Examiner |
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Sirena IrwinPress Release - EmbargoedRelease 25 July 2011
Television and movie star Sirena Irwin celebrity judge for comedy event. BURBANK, CA The Burbank International Film Festival (www.burbankfilmfestival.org) is pleased to announce that television and film star Sirena Irwin has agreed to participate as a celebrity judge for its fifth comedy event Sunday, August 14, 2011 starting at 9:00 p.m. at Flappers Comedy Club, 102 E. Magnolia Avenue, Burbank, CA 91502. This is the final preliminary event prior to the actual film festival which is scheduled from September 15th through the 18th. Several comedy film makers are vying for one of the three choices to move on to the final competition. Both the audience and the celebrity judges get to choose the best three and everyone has a great time.
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Lisa K. WyattPress Release - Immediate Release This is the final preliminary event prior to the actual film festival which is scheduled from September 15th through the 18th. Several comedy film makers are vying for one of the three choices to move on to the final competition. Both the audience and the celebrity judges get to choose the best three and everyone has a great time.
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Corbin Bleu joins BIFF TeamThe Burbank International Film Festival welcomes the amazing star of stage, screen and television Corbin Bleu to the festival team of 2011. Corbin is the celebrity judge of the music video division of this year's festival and will be on hand during the festival in mid-September. It would be hard to imagine anyone more qualified and... (MORE) |
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BURBANK INTL FILM FESTIVAL AND NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY JOIN FORCESFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE02 February 2011 BURBANK INTL FILM FESTIVAL AND NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY JOIN FORCES BURBANK, CA Senior Executives of both the Burbank International Film Festival and the New York Film Academy met recently at Universal Studios to discuss ways and means the two prestigious entities might work together to the benefit of the art of film making. Both sides recognized that a powerful synergy existed between the two. The Burbank International Film Festival offered dramatically reduced submission fees to students of the New York Film Academy and invited the Academy to fully participate in the film festival including the presentation of seminars to festival participants. The New York Film Academy agreed to provide the Burbank International Film Festival with at least one full scholarship to one of the Academy's short courses. This gracious offer will be used by the festival in its fund raising efforts. Both organizations agreed to continuing discussions on the many ways they can grow their mutual relationship and enhance the overall value to local film makers and the film industry at large. The Burbank International Film Festival is in its third year. Further information about the Burbank International Film Festival is available at www.burbankfilmfestival.org. The New York Film Academy is a rapidly growing and prestigious film making and acting school with campuses worldwide, including Los Angeles and New York. Further information about the New York Film Academy is available at their website: www.nyfa.edu. Media Contact: Ron Irwin at drcommunicator@gmail.com |
