HOLLYWOOD, CA, September 7, 2007 — The 11th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, presented by STARZ, are pleased to announce honorees who will be recognized for their outstanding achievements at the festival’s Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony, which will take place on October 22, 2007, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Actor [...]

HOLLYWOOD, CA, August 15, 2007 — The 11th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, presented by Starz, are pleased to announce honorees who will be recognized for their outstanding achievements at the festival’s Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony, which will take place on October 22, 2007, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Oscar®-nominated [...]

HOLLYWOOD, CA, July 18, 2007 — “Variety,” the authoritative entertainment industry publication, will present its annual “10 Actors to Watch” lineup of exciting new talents for the first time onstage at the Hollywood Awards®. The ten actors, selected by a team of Variety’s critics, editors and reporters, will be recognized at the prestigious Hollywood Awards [...]

HOLLYWOOD, CA, October 12, 2006 — The Hollywood Film Festival®, co-chaired by Paula Wagner and presented by STARZ, is pleased to be celebrating its 10th Anniversary. In keeping with its mission to bridge the gap between established Hollywood and the global creative community, the festival will once again present works of emerging filmmakers this year. [...]

HOLLYWOOD, CA, October 5, 2006 — The 10th Annual Hollywood Film Festival(R) and Hollywood Awards®, co-chaired by Paula Wagner and presented by STARZ, will honor THE FILM FOUNDATION with its “Hollywood Film Preservation Award” and Academy Award winner BEN AFFLECK with its “Hollywood Supporting Actor of the Year Award.” The awards will be bestowed as [...]

HOLLYWOOD, CA, September 28, 2006 — The 10th Annual Hollywood Film Festival® and Hollywood Awards®, co-chaired by Paula Wagner and presented by STARZ, will honor FOREST WHITAKER with its “Hollywood Actor of the Year Award,” DEREK LUKE with its “Hollywood Breakthrough Actor of the Year Award,” and LINDSAY LOHAN with its “Hollywood Breakthrough Actress of [...]

HOLLYWOOD, CA, September 18, 2006 — The 10th Annual Hollywood Film Festival® and Hollywood Awards®, co-chaired by Paula Wagner and presented by STARZ, will honor Sony Pictures Classics’ co-Presidents MICHAEL BARKER and TOM BERNARD with its “Hollywood Leadership Award,” and “Running with Scissors” director RYAN MURPHY with its “Hollywood Breakthrough Director of the Year Award.” [...]

HOLLYWOOD, CA, September 15, 2006 — The 10th Annual Hollywood Film Festival® and Hollywood Awards®, co-chaired by Paula Wagner and presented by STARZ, will honor Oscar®-winning actor ROBIN WILLIAMS with the “Hollywood Career Achievement Award,” PENELOPE CRUZ with the “Hollywood Actress of the Year Award,” and actress SANDRA BULLOCK with the “Hollywood Supporting Actress of [...]

HOLLYWOOD, CA, August 24, 2006 — The 10th Annual Hollywood Film Festival® and Hollywood Awards®, co-chaired by Paula Wagner and presented by STARZ, will honor Oscar®-winning filmmaker OLIVER STONE with its “Hollywood Director of the Year Award.” The award will be bestowed upon Oliver Stone as part of the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony on Monday [...]

HOLLYWOOD, CA, August 21, 2006 — The 10th Annual Hollywood Film Festival® and Hollywood Awards®, co-chaired by Paula Wagner and presented by STARZ, will honor producer MIKE MEDAVOY with the “Hollywood Producer of the Year Award” and Oscar®-winning screenwriter ERIC ROTH with the “Hollywood Screenwriter of the Year Award.” The awards will be bestowed upon [...]

HOLLYWOOD, CA, August 10, 2006 — The 10th Annual Hollywood Film Festival, co-chaired by Paula Wagner and presented by STARZ, announces honorees who will be recognized for their outstanding achievements at the festival’s Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony, which will take place on October 23, 2006, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Oscar®-winning cinematographer [...]

Hollywood, CA — October 18, 2005 — The Hollywood Film Festival’s Board of Advisors has announced that GEORGE LUCAS’ “STAR WARS: EPISODE III – REVENGE OF THE SITH” is the winner of this year’s “Hollywood Movie of the Year Awards®.” George Lucas will be presented with the award at the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony at [...]

Hollywood, CA — October 4, 2005 — The Hollywood Film Festival’s Board of Advisors has announced that this year’s festival will honor Oscar®-winning actress DIANE KEATON with the “Hollywood Career Achievement Award,” Academy Award-winning director SAM MENDES with the “Hollywood Director of the Year Award” and the cast of Lions Gate’s “CRASH” with the “Hollywood [...]

Hollywood, CA — September 26, 2005 — The Hollywood Film Festival’s Board of Advisors is proud to announce that this year’s festival will honor Academy Award-winning actress CHARLIZE THERON with the “Hollywood Actress of the Year Award” for her performance in Warner Bros. Pictures and Participant Productions’ “NORTH COUNTRY,” Oscar®-nominated actor JOAQUIN PHOENIX with the [...]

Hollywood, CA — September 20, 2005 — The Hollywood Film Festival’s Board of Advisors is proud to announce that this year’s festival will honor actor JAKE GYLLENHAAL with the “Hollywood Breakthrough Actor of the Year Award,” actress RACHEL McADAMS with the “Hollywood Breakthrough Actress of the Year Award,” and director PAUL HAGGIS with the “Hollywood [...]

Hollywood, CA — September 6, 2005 — The Hollywood Film Festival’s Board of Advisors is proud to announce that this year’s festival will honor Oscar®-winning producer DOUGLAS WICK and producer LUCY FISHER with the “Hollywood Producers of the Year Award,” Academy Award-winning screenwriter AKIVA GOLDSMAN with the “Hollywood Screenwriter of the Year Award,” Lions Gate [...]

Hollywood, CA — August 16, 2005 — The Hollywood Film Festival’s Board of Advisors is proud to announce that this year’s festival will honor Warner Bros.’ “Batman Begins” with the “Hollywood Sound of the Year Award,” Disney’s “Howl’s Moving Castle” with the “Hollywood Animation of the Year Award,” Dimension’s “Sin City” with the “Hollywood Make-Up [...]

Hollywood, CA — August 6, 2005 — The Hollywood Film Festival announces honorees who will be recognized for their outstanding achievements at the festival’s Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony, which will take place on October 24, 2005, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Oscar®-nominated cinematographer Pawel Edelman will receive the “Hollywood Cinematographer of the [...]

HOLLYWOOD, CA, March 10, 2005 — In their ninth year, the Hollywood Film Festival® and Hollywood Awards® announce their new dates and call for entries. “We are very excited to be having our ninth annual festival and awards from October 18 to 24 at Arclight Cinemas. Last year’s festival was one of the best yet, [...]

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., October 19, 2004 — The 8th Annual Hollywood Film Festival’s “Hollywood Awards” ceremony, honoring independent filmmakers and established Hollywood professionals, was held last night before a standing-room-only audience of over 1,200 Hollywood Film Festival attendees at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Special honors went to Newmarket Films’ President Bob Berney, film [...]

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 6, 2004 — The Hollywood Film Festival’s Board of Advisors has announced the nominees for the 2004 “Hollywood Film Awards®” competition. The announcement was made today in Hollywood by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival. “This year’s Hollywood Film Festival continues its tradition of honoring the [...]

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., September 29, 2004 — The Hollywood Film Festival’s Board of Advisors has unveiled the line-up for the 2004 Hollywood Film Awards competition. The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the festival. The finalists were selected from over 2,100 film submissions — an increase in worldwide submissions [...]

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., September 28, 2004 — The Hollywood Film Festival’s Board of Advisors is proud to announce that this year’s festival will honor Oscar®-nominated actress ANNETTE BENING with its “Hollywood Actress of the Year Award” and Academy Award nominated actor LEONARDO DiCAPRIO with the “Hollywood Actor of the Year Award.” The awards will be bestowed [...]

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., September 22, 2004 — The Hollywood Film Festival’s Board of Advisors, co-chaired by Paula Wagner, is proud to announce that this year’s festival will honor Oscar®-winning producer/director MEL GIBSON with its “Hollywood Producer of the Year Award.” The award will be bestowed upon Mr. Gibson as part of the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony [...]

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., September 14, 2004 — The Hollywood Film Festival’s Board of Advisors is proud to announce that this year’s festival will honor Oscar(r)-nominated director MICHAEL MANN with its “Hollywood Director of the Year Award®.” The award will be bestowed upon Mr. Mann as part of the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony on Monday evening, October [...]

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., August 9 — The Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards announce the recipients of this year’s “Hollywood Composer of the Year Award,” “Hollywood Screenwriter of the Year Award,” and “Hollywood Film Preservation Award.” The honorees will be recognized for their outstanding achievements at the festival’s Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony which will take place [...]

LOS ANGELES, CA. — August 4, 2004. The Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards are proud to announce that Oscar®-nominated cinematographer Caleb Deschanel (ASC) will be this year’s recipient of the “Hollywood CINEMATOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR Award.” In addition, the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) will mark its 85th anniversary at the Hollywood Film Festival, [...]

Hollywood, CA — July 20, 2004 — The Hollywood Film Festival announces honorees who will be recognized for their outstanding achievements at the festival’s Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony, which will take place on October 18, 2004, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Academy-nominated editor Sally Menke will receive the “Hollywood Editor of the [...]

Hollywood, CA — October 21, 2003 — The 7th Annual Hollywood Film Festival’s “Hollywood Awards” ceremony, honoring independent filmmakers and established Hollywood professionals, was held last night before a standing-room-only audience of over 1,200 Hollywood Film Festival attendees at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Special honors went to Columbia Pictures Chairman Amy Pascal, [...]

Hollywood, CA — October, 6, 2003 — The Hollywood Film Festival’s Board of Advisors has unveiled the line-up for the 2003 Hollywood Discovery Awards competition. The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the festival. The finalists were selected from over 1,500 film submissions and include features, documentaries, and [...]

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 30 — The Hollywood Film Festival’s Board of Advisors is proud to announce that noted film preservationist ROGER L. MAYER will be honored with the festival’s “Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Film Preservation Award.” Paula Wagner, this year’s festival chairwoman, formally made the announcement today. Regarding the announcement, Ms. Wagner said, “Film restoration [...]

Hollywood, CA — September 23, 2003 — The Hollywood Film Festival’s Board of Advisors has announced the nominees for the 2003 “Hollywood Movie of the Year Awards” competition. The announcement was made today in Hollywood by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival. The nominees for the “Hollywood Movie of [...]

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., September 10, 2003 — The Hollywood Film Festival’s Board of Advisors is proud to announce that along with honoring producer Sydney Pollack and Sony topper Amy Pascal, this year’s festival will honor Oscar®-winning director RON HOWARD with its “Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Directing Award,” Academy Award-winning actor ANTHONY HOPKINS with its “Hollywood Outstanding [...]

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., September 3, 2003 — The Hollywood Film Festival’s Board of Advisors is proud to announce that AMY PASCAL will receive the festival’s “Hollywood Leadership Award” and SYDNEY POLLACK the “Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Producing Award.” In addition, Oscar®-winner RON BASS will get the “Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Screenwriting Award,” Oscar®-winner JOHN TOLL the [...]

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 15 — The Hollywood Film Festival® announced this year’s selection of honorees who will be recognized for their outstanding achievements at the festival’s Hollywood Awards Gala ceremony which will take place on October 20, 2003, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Distinguished cinematographer John Toll, a two-time Oscar® winner, will [...]

Hollywood, CA — October 1, 2002 — The 6th Annual Hollywood Film Festival has announced that Steven Spielberg’s “Minority Report” from DreamWorks will receive this year’s “Hollywood Movie of the Year Award,” actor Tom Hanks will be honored with the “Hollywood Actor of the Year Award” and actress Jennifer Aniston will receive the “Hollywood Actress [...]

Gore Verbinski’s “The Ring,” a remake of a Japanese film from DreamWorks Pictures starring Naomi Watts and Martin Henderson, will kick off the sixth annual Hollywood Film Festival on Oct. 2. Also included in the fest screenings — which run through Oct. 6 at the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood — is Joe Carnahan’s closing-night film, [...]

Gore Verbinski’s “The Ring” will serve as the opening-night world premiere at the sixth annual Hollywood Film Festival, which runs Oct. 2-6. Jean-Marie Poire’s “My Wife Maurice” will serve as the centerpiece gala premiere, with the premiere of Joe Carnahan’s “Narc” presented as the closing-night pic. The fest will screen 27 features and documentaries, which [...]

Hollywood, CA — September 8, 2002 — The prestigious Sixth Annual Hollywood Film Festival has announced the nominees for the 2002 “Hollywood Movie of the Year Awards” competition. The announcement was made today in Hollywood by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival. The nominees for the “Hollywood Movie of [...]

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 29 — The Hollywood Film Festival’s Board of Advisors is proud to announce that Nobel Laureate for Peace JODY WILLIAMS will be this year’s recipient of the festival’s “Hollywood Humanitarian Award,” and Academy Award-winning songwriter CAROLE BAYER SAGER will be honored with the “Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting Award.” Carlos de Abreu, [...]

Hollywood, CA — August 14, 2002 — The Hollywood Film Festival® has announced that actress JODIE FOSTER, who has received four Academy Award nominations and won two Oscars® for her performances, will be honored with the festival’s “Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Acting Award.” The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive [...]

Martin Scorsese, Robert Towne, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, cinematographer Janusz Kaminski and composer Marc Shaiman will be honored with the Hollywood Outstanding Achievement Award by the organizers of this year’s Hollywood Film Festival. The industry luminaries will receive their awards Oct. 7 at the fest’s closing-night Hollywood Movie Awards and Gala Ceremony at the Beverly [...]

Martin Scorsese, Robert Towne, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Janusz Kaminski and Marc Shaiman will be honored at the Hollywood Film Festival’s awards gala Oct. 7 at the BevHilton. Scorsese will receive an award for the body of his directing work, Wick and Fisher for their achievements as producers, Towne for screenwriting, Kaminski for cinematography and [...]

Hollywood, CA — July 9, 2002 — The Hollywood Film Festival has announced that distinguished director Martin Scorsese, a five-time Oscar® nominee, will be honored with the festival’s “Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Directing Award,” Academy Award-winning producer Douglas Wick and his producing partner, Lucy Fisher, will receive the “Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Producing Award,” Oscar®-winning [...]

Hollywood, Calif., June 18, 2002/PRNewswire/ — The Hollywood Film Festival’s Board of Advisors is proud to announce that Hollywood icon Jack Valenti will receive the festival’s “Hollywood Leadership Award.” The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the festival. The “Hollywood Leadership Award” will be bestowed upon Mr. Valenti [...]

Hollywood, CA — June 4, 2002 — The Hollywood Film Festival will mark its triumphant return on October 2, 2002, for a sixth annual, weeklong series of screenings, seminars, competitions, awards, and other unique festivities. The Hollywood Film Festival is proud to announce its alliance with the European Union Commission and its focus on celebrating [...]

The Hollywood Film Festival has allied with the European Union Commission to promote European film at the annual event. As part of the partnership, the sixth annual festival in October will introduce a European Film Showcase and a Hollywood European Film Award. “It is … one of our permanent endeavors to provide an American audience [...]

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 4 /PRNewswire/ — The Hollywood Film Festival will mark its triumphant return on October 2, 2002, to the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Paramount and Raleigh Studios for a sixth annual, weeklong series of screenings, seminars, competitions, awards, and other unique festivities. The Hollywood Film Festival is proud to announce its alliance with [...]

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 25 /PRNewswire/ — The Hollywood Film Festival announces the establishment of the HOLLYWOOD HUMANITARIAN COUNCIL. The Council was created to give a voice to the voiceless through the visual medium, and it is part of the Hollywood Film Foundation — http://www.hff.org, a non-profit organization, which was created by the festival to support [...]

“Moulin Rouge” and its stars Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor danced off with top honors at the fifth annual Hollywood Film Festival’s Hollywood Movie Awards ceremony Monday night at the Beverly Hilton as A-list stars and film professionals mixed with neophyte filmmakers from around the world. “An American Rhapsody,” a drama about a young Czechoslovakian [...]

Hollywood, CA. — August 7, 2001 — The 5th Annual Hollywood Film Festival’s “Hollywood Awards” ceremony, honoring independent filmmakers and established Hollywood professionals, was held last night before a standing-room-only audience of over 1,200 Hollywood Film Festival attendees at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Special honors went to director John Frankenheimer, producer Edward [...]

Singer Frank Rogala and his cohorts in the Anaheim rock band NC-17 didn’t have to act at all in “Won’t Anybody Listen,” a new documentary following the group’s real-life struggles to hit the big time. After nearly two decades plugging away to little avail, Rogala says he and his bandmates did start feeling foolish, and [...]

Carlos de Abreu, the founder and president of the Hollywood Film Festival, which opens Thursday, was reviewing this year’s submissions when his attention was drawn to an Australian documentary called “The Diplomat.” There on the screen was exiled Portuguese freedom fighter Jose Ramos-Horta, who in 1996 was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize along with Roman [...]

The Hollywood Film Festival, which begins its fifth annual run in the heart of Tinseltown on Thursday, has tabulated the votes of more than 40,000 people who cast ballots over the Internet and at more than 1,800 Hollywood Video stores, and the results are official: This year’s “Hollywood Movie of the Year” goes to director [...]

20th Century Fox’s “Moulin Rouge” and its stars have taken top honors in the voting for this year’s Hollywood Film Festival awards, to be handed out Monday at the Beverly Hilton. The Baz Luhrmann-directed film, along with stars Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, received the most votes among approximately 40,000 ballots cast by movie fans [...]

Woody Allen’s latest film, “The Curse of the Jade Scorpion,” will close this year’s Hollywood Film Festival lineup, it was announced Wednesday. Opening night, Aug. 2, will feature the U.S. premiere of Christopher Monger’s “Girl From Rio.” “Scorpion” stars Allen, Dan Aykroyd and Helen Hunt. “Rio” stars Hugh Laurie, Santiago Segura and Vanessa Nunes. The [...]

Hollywood, CA — July 19, 2001 — The prestigious Fifth Annual Hollywood Film Festival has unveiled the finalists for the 2001 Hollywood Discovery Awards competition. The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, founder and executive director of the Hollywood Film Festival. The finalists were selected from over 1,500 film submissions and include features, [...]

Woody Allen’s “The Curse of the Jade Scorpion” will close the fifth Hollywood Film Festival, which unspools Aug. 2-6. Kicking off the festivities will be the U.S. preem of Christopher Monger’s feature “Girl From Rio,” toplining Hugh Laurie, Santiago Segura and Vanessa Nunes. Forty-two films — drawn from 1,500 submissions — are skedded to screen [...]

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ — The prestigious Fifth Annual Hollywood Film Festival has announced the nominees for the 2001 “Hollywood Movie of the Year Awards” competition. The announcement was made in Hollywood by Earl Lestz, chairman of the Hollywood Film Festival and president of Paramount Studios Group, Bridget Baiss, senior editor of Entertainment Tonight [...]

Hollywood, CA — June 18, 2001 — The Hollywood Film Festival®, celebrating its fifth anniversary, today unveiled its plans for this year’s “Hollywood Movie of the Year,” “Hollywood Actor of the Year,” and “Hollywood Actress of the Year” awards. A Blue Ribbon committee of established Hollywood professionals will select 6 award nominees in each category, [...]

The fifth annual Hollywood Film Festival has selected John Frankenheimer to receive the fest’s award for achievement in directing, while Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer will be honored for achievement in film. Kudos will be bestowed upon the honorees at an Aug. 6 ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Fest runs Aug. 2-6. “Throughout their careers, [...]

The fifth annual Hollywood Film Festival will present cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs with the Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Award while Academy Award-winninng editor Tom Rolf (“The Right Stuff”) will be honored with the Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Editing Award. Both kudos will be bestowed upon the honorees as part of the Hollywood Movie Awards gala [...]

The fifth annual Hollywood Film Festival will present cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs with the Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Award while Academy Award-winninng editor Tom Rolf (“The Right Stuff”) will be honored with the Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Editing Award. Both kudos will be bestowed upon the honorees as part of the Hollywood Movie Awards gala [...]

HOLLYWOOD, CA, August 8, 2000 — The 4th Annual Hollywood Film Festival’s “Hollywood Movie Awards” ceremony, presented by Hollywood Video® and honoring independent filmmakers and established Hollywood professionals, was held last night before a standing-room-only audience of over 1,200 Hollywood Film Festival attendees at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Special honors went to [...]

Hollywood, CA — June 26, 2000 — The 4th Annual Hollywood Film Festival has announced that Academy Award winning actor Richard Dreyfuss will receive its Hollywood Lifetime Achievement Award. The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival, who states that “Mr. Dreyfuss is one of [...]

Morgan Freeman, a three-time Academy Award nominee, is one of the most highly regarded performers in the film industry, and an actor whose outstanding work in a wide range of motion pictures has brought him international acclaim. Mr. Freeman received his Academy Award nominations for his performances in the films “Street Smart” (Best Supporting Actor), [...]

Hollywood, CA — June 20, 2000 — The 4th Annual Hollywood Film Festival has announced that distinguished director Richard Donner, whose films include such highly successful films as the “Lethal Weapon” series, “The Omen” and “Superman” will be honored with the festival’s “Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Directing Award.” The announcement was made today by Carlos [...]

Hollywood, CA — June 12, 2000 — The 4th Annual Hollywood Film Festival has announced that producer and manager Jonathan D. Krane will be honored with the festival’s “Hollywood Visionary Award.” The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival. Mr. Krane’s accomplishments include more than [...]

Hollywood, CA — June 2, 2000 — The 4th Annual Hollywood Film Festival has announced that distinguished editor Thelma Schoonmaker, winner of the Best Editor Oscar® for “Raging Bull” as well as Academy Award nominations for “Woodstock” and “Goodfellas,” will be honored with the festival’s “Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Editing Award.” The announcement was made [...]

HOLLYWOOD, CA, August 11, 1998 — The 2nd Annual Hollywood Film Festival’s “Hollywood Awards” ceremony, honoring emerging independent filmmakers and established Hollywood professionals, was held last night before a standing-room-only audience of over 700 Hollywood Film Festival attendees at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Special honors went to legendary actress Shelley Winters for [...]

HOLLYWOOD, CA, August 10, 1999 — The 3rd Annual Hollywood Film Festival’s “Hollywood Awards” ceremony, honoring emerging independent filmmakers and established Hollywood professionals, was held last night before a standing-room-only audience of over 1,000 Hollywood Film Festival attendees at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Special honors went to legendary actor Jack Lemmon for [...]

Hollywood, CA — July 6, 1999 — The 3rd Annual Hollywood Film Festival has announced that distinguished director John Schlesinger, winner of the Best Director Oscar for “Midnight Cowboy” as well as Academy Award nominations for “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “Darling,” will be honored with the festival’s “Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Directing Award.” The announcement [...]

Hollywood, CA — June 22, 1999 — The 3rd Annual Hollywood Film Festival has announced that two-time Academy Award winning actor Jack Lemmon, who is a strong contender for this year’s Emmy Award for his performance in “Inherit the Wind,” and who has thrilled audiences and critics alike for the past 45 years with his [...]

Hollywood, CA — June 14, 1999 — The 3rd Annual Hollywood Film Festival has announced that actor James Caan, whose body of work consists of more than 50 feature films, will be honored with the festival’s “Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Acting Award.” The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director [...]

Hollywood, CA — May 5, 1999 — The 3rd Annual Hollywood Film Festival has announced that distinguished Academy Award-winning film composer Jerry Goldsmith will be honored with its “Outstanding Achievement in Music in Film Award.” The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival. “Mr. Goldsmith’s [...]

Hollywood, CA. — February 8, 1999 — The Hollywood Film Festival will mark its triumphant return on August 4, 1999, to the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and Paramount Studios for a third annual, weeklong series of screenings, seminars, competitions, awards, and other unique festivities. The announcement was made by Mr. Carlos de Abreu, Founder and [...]

Hollywood, CA. — June 30, 1998 — The 2nd Annual Hollywood Film Festival has announced that distinguished Academy Award-winning film composer Dave Grusin will be honored with its “Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Music in Film Award™.” The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival. “Mr. [...]

Hollywood, CA. — June 24, 1998 — The 2nd Annual Hollywood Film Festival has announced that distinguished producers Richard Zanuck and David Brown; whose blockbuster hits include The Sting, Jaws, The Verdict, Cocoon, Driving Miss Daisy, and the recently released Deep Impact; will be honored with the festival’s “Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Producing Award.” The [...]

Hollywood, CA – June 22, 1998 – The 2nd Annual Hollywood Film Festival® has announced that legendary actress/writer/teacher Ms. Shelley Winters will receive the festival’s “Lifetime Achievement Award” at a gala ceremony to be held on Monday, August 10, 1998, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder [...]

Hollywood, CA. — June 16, 1998 — Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of “The Hollywood Film Festival” (August 5-10, 1998), has announced the nominees for this year’s “Hollywood CyberAwards,” a leading-edge competition targeting excellence in the entertainment field on the World Wide Web. The CyberAwards Gala Ceremony will take place at the Beverly [...]

Alternately accepting standing ovations and belly laughs from the audience, Kirk Douglas was full of thanks and jokes Saturday night as he accepted the inaugural Hollywood Film Festival’s lifetime achievement award at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. “When you’re a young movie star, the choice is what roles to play,” Douglas said. “When you are an [...]