The edge has come to Fort Myers. This limited availability FMff VIP All ACCESS Platinum CINEAST PASS will entitle the holder to attend all Fort Myers Film Festival public and VIP events, with priority seating, schwag bags and first class treatment.
2nd ANNUAL OPENING NIGHT RED CARPET GALA VIP MARCH 21: Starting with the Fort Myers Film Festival's opening night red carpet gala at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at 8099 College Pkwy, Fort Myers, Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 5 p.m. get VIP pre-party access with open bar, delicious foods and VIP seats for the kickoff black tie opener. Walk the red carpet in style, mix and mingle with the opening night movie's stars, directors, producers as well as the VIP of the Fort Myers Festival in class. After the show get backstage access to the superstar private backstage soiree for open bar, champagne & dessert and an intimate Q & A with the stars, other VIPs, festival directors and attending celebrities. With special hosts founder Eric Raddatz, ABC7's morning host Chad Oliver and Wink 96.9's Gina Birch, with music by Al Holland & Elijah Green the celebration will be one not to miss.
PARTY & WORLD PREMIERE AT SIDNEY & BERNE DAVIS ART CENTER MARCH 22: Thursday the celebration continues as you attend the world premiere of "Mambo Man: The documentary of 'Cuban Pete' Aguilar" at 7 p.m. with filmmakers and Barbara Craddock in attendance, drinks, mingling & musical entertainment with local and international filmmakers prior to the featured movie. Enjoy the film, complimentary champagne with appetizers and afterparty with VIP seating.
ALL ACCESS TO ALL FILMS MARCH 22-25: FMff VIP All ACCESS Platinum CINEAST PASS holders will then have priority seating to attend every film of the Fort Myers Film Festival at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center at 2301 First St. Fort Myers, Florida. This includes any and all of the programming from Thursday, March 22- Sunday, March 25, 2012. (Passholders need to be available no later than 10 minutes prior to individual screenings seating for such access.) This includes features, documentaries, shorts, short shorts, strictly local, diverse and inspirational programming with any and all filmmaker Q&A's that are held at the center.
LOCAL PROGRAMMING at the Alliance for the Arts MARCH 24: Enjoy local programming from some of the top filmmakers in town as Fort Myers Film Festival keeps it local. Enjoy screenings and panel discussion at the Alliance for the Arts
at 10091 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL.
PRIVATE FILMMAKER PARTY AT The Resort at MarinaVillage, Cape Coral, FL MARCH 23: The Resort at MarinaVillage, Cape Coral, FL and Nauti Mermaid welcome local and celebrity filmmakers, business sponsors and passholders to a champagne & appetizer welcome for VIP only. Your pass will get you in to this amazing Friday night party.
A PRIVATE screening of the film "Thrive" Tuesday, March 20th at UNIT A - CONTEMPORARY ART SPACE, 1922 Evans Ave., Fort Myers FL 33901. The film starts at 7 p.m. and there will be food and drinks, myself and other VIPs including Marcus Jansen, artist at UNIT A.
CHAMPAGNE & DESSERT AWARDS GALA DINNER MARCH 25: Then in a climactic champagne and dessert awards gala dinner to be held at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre at 1380 Colonial Blvd. Fort Myers, FL, Sunday, March 25, 2012, FMff VIP All ACCESS Platinum CINEAST PASSholders will have full VIP access to the opening evening champagne toast at 7 p.m.,WITH priority VIP seating for the best of the best awards ceremony and featured winning shorts. The Fort Myers Film Festival will honor the winners to categories in the 2nd annual Fort Myers Film Festival with a showing of one award winning film while giving special recognition to local filmmakers in attendance and student winners of the FMff student commercial competition. With special host Chad Oliver, the celebration will be one not to miss. THEN join legendary Al Holland at the official afterparty at the Edison Restaurant in Fort Myers for song, dance, drinking and the best food in town. The Edison Restaurant is located at 3583 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33901-7719.
The Fort Myers Film Festival is an intelligent independent filmmaker's preferred event to create, unite and showcase the finest artistic cinematic works. The 2nd annual event is a must attend for filmmakers living in Lee, Collier and Charlotte counties, encompassing the Barbara B. Mann Performing Art Hall, the Sidney & Berne Davis Arts Center, the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, the Edison Restaurant and numerous supporting artistic venues in Downtown Fort Myers. For more information contact: www.fortmyersfilmfestival.com;
Sponsored by Bennett's Fresh Roast, the official coffee of the Fort Myers Film Festival, Florida Weekly, Art Walk, Art Fest, Florida Arts Inc., Pulse Magazine, The Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre—the Award Sponsor of the Fort Myers Film Festival, Azteca America, Rasmussen College, Scripped Writer —a fast, easy and powerful approach to screenwriting, UNIT A, the dear law offices of J. Patrick Buckley III, Space 39, The Edison Restaurant, The Resort at MarinaVillage, Barbara B. Mann, Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, Alliance for the Arts and Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
ALL ACCESS Platinum CINEAST PASSes will be provided opening night at the Barbara B. Mann Performing ARTS HALL or available to be mailed upon request.
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