HOLLYWOOD, Calif., October 14, 2004 -- The Hollywood Film Festival's Board of Advisors, co-chaired by Paula Wagner, has announced the line-up of presenters for this year's 8th Annual Hollywood Awards. The announcement was made today in Hollywood by Carlos de Abreu, festival Founder and President.
This year's presenters include Kate Beckinsale, Chris Columbus, Laura Dern, Robert Downey Jr., Harrison Ford, Taylor Hackford, Scarlett Johansson, Regina King, Laura Linney, Sam Mendes, Keanu Reeves, Will Smith, Quentin Tarantino, Kerry Washington and Haskell Waxler.
They will be presenting to honorees Annette Bening, Bob Berney, Zach Braff, Stuart Craig, Caleb Deschanel, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Dykstra, Jamie Foxx, Mel Gibson, Keira Knightley, John Logan, Michael Mann, Sally Menke, Ve Neill, Thomas Newman, Robert Rosen, John Travolta, Albert Wolsky and Debra Zane.
The awards will be bestowed as part of the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony which will take place on Monday evening, October 18, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
The Hollywood Awards will conclude the prestigious Hollywood Film Festival which officially began on Tuesday, October 12. The 2004 Annual Hollywood Film Festival incorporates in its activities the Hollywood Film Conference, Hollywood Film Screenings, and Hollywood Awards.
The festival's film program includes 16 World premieres and 24 U.S. premieres. A total of 60 films will be screened.
The festival had its Opening Night Premiere on October 12 with the World Premiere of the documentary "THE CUTTING EDGE: THE MAGIC OF MOVIE EDITING," by Wendy Apple and featuring Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott and Quentin Tarantino. The festival will close with the Gala U.S. Premiere of Lions Gate Films' "A LOVE SONG FOR BOBBY LONG," by Shainee Gabel and starring John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson, on October 17.
The festival will also present seven Centerpiece Premieres. Miramax's "FINDING NEVERLAND," by Marc Forster, starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet; Lions Gate Films' "EULOGY," by Michael Clancy, starring Hank Azaria, Jesse Bradford, Zooey Deschanel, Kelly Preston, Ray Romano and Debra Winger; Lions Gate Films' "I AM DAVID," by Paul Feig, starring Ben Tibber, Joan Plowright, and Jim Caviezel; United Artists' "UNDERTOW," by David Gordon Green, starring Jamie Bell, Josh Lucas, Devon Alan, Shiri Appleby and Dermot Mulroney; Newmarket Films' "P.S.," by Dylan Kidd, starring Laura Linney, Topher Grace, Paul Rudd, Lois Smith, Gabriel Byrne, and Marcia Gay Harden; Paramount Classics "THE MACHINIST" by Brad Anderson, starring Christian Bale and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and "ENDURING LOVE" by Roger Michell, starring Samantha Morton and Daniel Craig.
The venues include the Arclight Cinemas for the "Hollywood Film Conference," and "Hollywood Film Screenings" and the Beverly Hilton Hotel for the "Hollywood Awards." For screening tickets go to
http://www.arclightcinemas.com
The sponsors of the Hollywood Film Festival include the American Cinema Editors, American Society of Cinematographers, Arclight Cinemas, Art Directors Guild, Cadillac, Casting Society of America, Costume Designers Guild, "Daily Variety," ETOnline.com, European Union, Filmfestivals.com, "FilmMaker" Magazine, Filmstew.com, Filmthreat.com, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Hollywood Creative Directory, Hollywood Network, "The Hollywood Reporter," International Cinematographers Guild, International Documentary Association, Kodak, Motion Picture Editors Guild, Panavision, PR Newswire, Reebok, "Screen International," Screenplay.com, Starz Encore, Technicolor, and YAHOO! Movies, Inc., among others.
