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Hollywood Film Festival
433 N. Camden Drive
Suite 600
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Ph: 310.288.1882 awards@hollywoodawards.com

 

5th ANNUAL HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL
EVENTS PROGRAM

August 1-6, 2001

OVERVIEW

  • Information/Registration Desk - August 2, 9:00 AM -5:00 PM Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, 323-466-7000.
  • Hollywood Film Conference. Thursday-Sunday, August 2-5, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 4 days of intensive networking with industry professionals. Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Morning panels 9:00 AM - 12:00 noon, afternoon panels 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM.
  • Hollywood Film Screenings. Friday, August 3, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM, Paramount Theater and Studio Theater at Paramount Studios, 5555 Melrose Ave., Hollywood.
  • Hollywood Film Screenings. Saturday-Sunday, August 4-5, 1:00 PM - 11:00 PM, Paramount Theater and Studio Theater at Paramount Studios, and Chaplin Theater at Raleigh Studios, 5555 Melrose Ave., Hollywood.
  • Hollywood Movie Awards Gala Ceremony. Monday, August 6, 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM. Beverly Hilton Hotel, 9876 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills

DAILY/SPECIAL EVENTS AND DETAILS

THURSDAY, AUG. 2 - OPENING NIGHT SCREENING
By Invitation Only

GIRL FROM RIO - U.S. Premiere

Feature by Christopher Monger

girl from rioDiscovering your wife is sleeping with your boss can make a man do strange things. For a samba-obsessed London clerk named Raymond, robbing a bank and boarding the first flight to Rio are just the beginning in this delightful romantic comedy.

Cast: Hugh Laurie, Santiago Segura, Vanessa Nunes.


BY INVITATION ONLY. Arrival at 6:30 PM, at the Paramount Theater on Paramount Studios' lot, 5555 Melrose Ave., Hollywood. (323-956-5000).


THURSDAY, AUG. 2 - HOLLYWOOD FILM CONFERENCE

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

9:00 AM - Signup for putch sessions which take place Sunday August 5. First-come, first served.

Panels: One panel in the morning ("Hollywood FinanceMart™"), two panels in the afternoon ("Indie Filmmaking in the New Millennium" & "The Development Deal")

Keynote Speaker Address: Jonathan D. Krane, Producer (Swordfish) and Manager (John Travolta) at 1:00 PM

At the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood (323-466-7000)

Space Limited. Register Now!

FRIDAY, AUG. 3 - HOLLYWOOD FILM CONFERENCE

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Two panels in the morning ("Selling to Hollywood" & "The Hollywood Maze"), two panels in the afternoon ("The Indie Puzzle" & "Documentary 201")

At the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood (323-466-7000)

Space Limited. Register Now!

FRIDAY, AUG. 3 - SPECIAL EVENT SCREENING

AN AMERICAN RHAPSODY - Los Angeles Premiere

Feature by Eva Gardos

Straight from the heart of writer-director Eva Gardos comes a moving story of love and determination based on her own experience of coming to America.

An American RhapsodyCast: Nastassja Kinski, Scarlett Johansson, Tony Goldwyn, Lisa Jane Persky, Vladimir Mashkov, Emmy Rossum, Larisa Oleynik, Agi Bánfalvy

The film's stars, Nastassja Kinski and Tony Goldwyn, will be the guests of honor.

Starting at 7:00 PM at the Paramount Theater at Paramount Studios, 5555 Melrose Ave., Hollywood.


FRIDAY, AUG. 3 - HOLLYWOOD FILM SCREENINGS

7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

At the Paramount Theater and Studio Theater on the Paramount Studios lot, 5555 Melrose Ave., Hollywood (323-956-5000)

Get Your Complimentary Screening Pass Now!


SATURDAY, AUG. 4 - HOLLYWOOD FILM CONFERENCE

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Two panels in the morning ("Writing for Hollywood" & "The Art of Film Editing"), two panels in the afternoon ("Dealmaking in Hollywood" & "The Ins and Outs of Casting")

At the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood (323-466-7000)

Space Limited. Register Now!

SATURDAY, AUG. 4 - HOLLYWOOD FILM SCREENINGS

1:00 PM to 11:00 PM

At the Paramount Theater and Studio Theater on the Paramount Studios lot and in the Chaplin Theater at Raleigh Studios, 5555 Melrose Ave., Hollywood (323-956-5000)

Get Your Complimentary Screening Pass Now!

SATURDAY, AUG. 4 - SPECIAL EVENT SCREENING

THE MAN ON LINCOLN'S NOSE

Documentary by Daniel Raim

Robert F. BoyleThe Man on Lincoln's Nose is a compelling documentary that examines the cinematic contributions of one of Hollywood's most prolific and important production designers, Robert F. Boyle, this year's recipient of the Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Production Design Award™.

GUEST OF HONOR: Robert F. Boyle. A Q&A session with Mr. Boyle will be conducted by Los Angeles Times journalist Kevin Thomas following the screening.


Starting at 2:00 PM at the Chaplin Theater at Raleigh Studios, 5555 Melrose Ave., Hollywood.


SUNDAY, AUG. 5 - HOLLYWOOD FILM CONFERENCE

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Two panels in the morning ("A Round Table Discussion About the Past, Present and Future of Cinematography" & "What the Readers Are Looking For"), one panel in the afternoon ("The Hollywood Pipeline")

Two pitch sessions -- one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

At the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood (323-466-7000)

Space Limited. Register Now!

SUNDAY, AUG. 5 - HOLLYWOOD FILM SCREENINGS

1:00 PM to 11:00 PM

At the Paramount Theater and Studio Theater on the Paramount Studios lot, 5555 Melrose Ave., Hollywood (323-956-5000)


SUNDAY, AUG. 5 - SPECIAL EVENT SCREENING

THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION

Feature by Woody Allen

The Curse of the Jade ScorpionWoody Allen wrote, directed and stars in his latest comedy The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, as CW Briggs, the top insurance investigator in New York in 1940 -- or so he keeps telling the firm's new efficiency expert Betty Ann "Fitz" Fitzgerald (Holly Hunter). Briggs prides himself on being able to crack any insurance caper by getting into the mind of the thief, but now, thanks to the hypnotic powers of the Jade Scorpion, the mind of a thief is getting into Briggs. Mr Allen will be present at the screening.*

Cast: Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd, Helen Hunt, Brian Markinson, Wallace Shawn, David Ogden Stiers, Charlize Theron

Starting at 6:00 PM at the Chaplin Theater at Raleigh Studios, 5555 Melrose Ave., Hollywood.

*Subject to availability


SUNDAY, AUG. 5 - CLOSING NIGHT SCREENING
By Invitation Only

THE DIPLOMAT

Documentary by Tom Zubrycki

GUEST OF HONOR: Dr. José Ramos-Horta, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and this year's recipient of the Hollywood Film Festival's Hollywood Humanitarian Award™

Dr. Ramos HortaFor 24 years East Timor's fredom fighter, José Ramos-Horta, campaigned passionately and valiantly to secure independence for his country, a Portuguese colony invaded by Indonesia in 1975. He received the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to bring an end to the brutal oppression and to lend his voice to the voiceless. The Diplomat takes up Dr. Ramos-Horta's story in the final dramatic stages of his long journey.


BY INVITATION ONLY. Arrival at 8:00 PM, at the Paramount Theater on Paramount Studios' lot, 5555 Melrose Ave., Hollywood (323-956-5000).


MONDAY, AUG. 6
HOLLYWOOD MOVIE AWARDS GALA CEREMONY

The International Ballroom of The Beverly Hilton Hotel, 9876 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills (310-274-7777).

6:00 PM to 11:00 PM.
Dinner Included. Black-Tie Attire.

Hosted by Julie Moran of Entertainment Tonight
Music by Johnny Crawford and his Orchestra
Confirmed presenters and guests include Michael Apted, James Brooks, Sandra Bullock, Harrison Ford, Sally Kellerman, Penny Marshall, Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, and Charlize Theron, among many other celebrities.

  • Announcement of the winners and presentation of awards for the Hollywood Movie, Actor and Actress of the Year Awards™

  • Presentation of the Hollywood Discovery Awards® to the winning filmmakers.

  • Presentation of award to this year's Hollywood Humanitarian Award™ honoree, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. José Ramos-Horta

  • Presentation of the Hollywood Outstanding Achievement Awards™ to this year's honorees: John Frankenheimer (directing), Edward S. Feldman (producing), Laszlo Kovacs (cinematography), Tom Rolf (editing), Hans Zimmer (music in film), Diane Warren (songwriting), Robert F. Boyle (production design), David Rubin (casting)

  • Presentation of the Hollywood Breakthrough Performance Awards™ to Paul Walker and Shannon Elizabeth

Space Limited. Register Now!

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*Dates, locations, times and events subject to change without notice.


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