We would like
to warmly welcome all of you to
Cinema City International Film
Festival. We have visitors from
all over the world gathering together
to celebrate their love for film
and the entire process of filmmaking.
The festival also takes great
pride in honoring our country’s
military men and women and their
families by allowing all our festival
events’ proceeds to be donated
to charities for severely burned
and injured American soldiers
returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
We are proud to bring educational
workshops and seminars with the
best in the industry to share
and discuss every aspect of the
craft from conception to completion.
We also pride ourselves in giving
individual attention to each and
every filmmaker, as well as tailoring
personal press and publicity for
them on all our red carpets and
festival events.
In 2008, the Cinema City International
Film Festival was rated one of
the “Top 25 Film Festivals” by
MovieMaker Magazine. Our
festival board members consist
of top industry professionals,
as well as Oscar-winning writers
and producers. Each and
every submission is carefully
screened and is not only a candidate
for festival exhibit, but is also
considered for in-house production.
Debuting its first year in 2007,
the Cinema City International
Film Festival is dedicated to
being a premiere outlet for today's
greatest talents, a place for
the new filmmaker to be discovered
and a home for all of those celebrating
filmmaking excellence. Due to
its proximity to the heart of
Hollywood it is also an excellent
attraction for tourists, guests
and the local community to celebrate
all that Los Angeles and the southern
California area have to offer.
The Cinema City International
Film Festival anticipates a highly
competitive submissions process,
which will result in an outstanding
array of diverse and exciting
features, TV pilots, documentaries,
and short films. It also is presenting
an elaborate schedule of red carpet
events, parties, and student showcases.
We are confident that this festival
will exceed all of your expectations
and are excited to share it with
you. We invite you to lose yourself
in movie magic. May it be the
first of many successful
exciting years and wonderful memories.
Sincerely,
“The greatest gift is to do
what you love and love what you
do.”
~Suzanne DeLaurentiis
30-year Independent Producer and
Filmmaker
2009 CINEMA
CITY FILM FESTIVAL
PROCEEDS FROM THE FESTIVAL
The 5th annual
event will take place on
September 10th, 11th, and
12th at the Hyatt Regency
Century Plaza.
Proceeds
from the festival go to the
Oregon National Emergency
Relief Fund to help our American
Soldiers returning from Iraq
and Afghanistan.
EDUCATION FIRST
PRESS
How
do we insure that the future
of filmmaking remains
exciting, and groundbreaking?
Through Education.
That is why The CCIFF is
dedicated to giving young
filmmakers a leg up and
an opportunity to hone their
talent. Proceeds from the
festival will be set aside
to aid students with their
education. A select
few who dream of taking
their artistic aspiration
to the next level will be
awarded scholarships to
the film school of their
choice.
The
festival is also offering
seminars and workshops to
all people eager to learn
more about the business.
These events will give the
invaluable experience of
meeting and working with
producers, directors, actors,
and other industry professionals.
Our
desire to motivate and prepare
new filmmakers will culminate
with a Student Film Showcase,
which will premiere outstanding
student works from around
the world.
The
CCIF Festival has a highly competitive
selection process and was recently
ranked one of the top 25 film
festivals by Moviemaker Magazine.
The festival is organized by producer
Suzanne DeLaurentiis.
CCIFF
is dedicated to helping aspiring
young filmmakers get a leg up
and an opportunity to hone their
talents.
Not
only will films be shown and talked
about, but so will commercials,
shorts, TV pilots, scripts, music
videos and any other creative
project a producer might have
for show. The idea of the festival
is not only to applaud each other
but to get the attention of the
industry and Suzanne’s events
have done that.
