Hollywood Film Festival Honors SAG -- Why Exactly?

The 12th Annual Hollywood Film Festival, scouring the trades and the blogosphere for press, will kiss ass big time to the Screen Actors Guild. The Fest, chaired by Oscar-winner Paul Haggis and presented by Starz Network, will give an award celebrating the 75th year of Screen Actors Guild's existence. Nobody is quite sure why "For the past 75 years, SAG has distinguished itself as a powerful, unified voice on behalf of artists' rights. We commend SAG for its continued commitment to its membership," said Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards. "I am pleased and gratified at the tremendous honor the Hollywood Film Festival is bestowing on Screen Actors Guild during our historic 75th anniversary year. It is my pleasure to attend the Gala on October 27th and accept the award on behalf of the more than 120,000 members of Screen Actors Guild whose dedication to the craft of acting has resulted in the most memorable film performances. It is especially meaningful that this recognition comes from the Hollywood Film Festival since Hollywood has been the heart of the global entertainment industry," said Screen Actors Guild National President Alan Rosenberg. See the press release below: HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL & HOLLYWOOD AWARDS CELEBRATE THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILDâ€™S 75TH ANNIVERSARY HOLLYWOOD, CA, October 17, 2008 -- The 12th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, co-chaired by Paul Haggis and presented by Starz, will be honoring the Screen Actors Guild on its 75th anniversary in recognition of the Guildâ€™s continued support and promotion of acting profession worldwide. The presentation will take place at the prestigious Hollywood Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on October 27. "For the past 75 years, SAG has distinguished itself as a powerful, unified voice on behalf of artists' rights. We commend SAG for its continued commitment to its membership," said Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards. "I am pleased and gratified at the tremendous honor the Hollywood Film Festival is bestowing on Screen Actors Guild during our historic 75th anniversary year. It is my pleasure to attend the Gala on October 27th and accept the award on behalf of the more than 120,000 members of Screen Actors Guild whose dedication to the craft of acting has resulted in the most memorable film performances. It is especially meaningful that this recognition comes from the Hollywood Film Festival since Hollywood has been the heart of the global entertainment industry," said Screen Actors Guild National President Alan Rosenberg. ABOUT SCREEN ACTORS GUILD Screen Actors Guild is the nation's largest labor union representing working actors. Established in 1933, SAG has a rich history in the American labor movement, from standing up to studios to break long-term engagement contracts in the 1940s to fighting for artists' rights amid the digital revolution sweeping the entertainment industry in the 21st century. With 20 branches nationwide, SAG represents over 120,000 actors who work in film and digital television, industrials, commercials, video games, music videos and all other new media formats. The Guild exists to enhance actors' working conditions, compensation and benefits and to be a powerful, unified voice on behalf of artists' rights. SAG is a proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO. Headquartered in Los Angeles, you can visit SAG online at www.sag.org ABOUT THE HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL & HOLLYWOOD AWARDS The 12th Annual Hollywood Film FestivalÂ®, presented by Starz, will mark its return on October 22, 2008, to the state-of-the-art ArcLight Theatres in Hollywood for a weeklong series of screenings, competitions, awards and a special presentation of "Genre Cinema." Newly added to the festival line-up is the Hollywood Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival in conjunction with Film Threat. The Hollywood Film FestivalÂ® and Hollywood AwardsÂ® were created to bridge the gap between Hollywood and the global creative community, while at the same time honoring established Hollywood professionals. The festival is recognized as one of Hollywood's most prestigious celebrations of the motion picture art form, and includes screenings, world premieres and the star-studded Hollywood Awards. The Hollywood Awards were created to honor excellence in the art of filmmaking, as well as creative talent within the global creative community. The "World," "Film," "Breakthrough," "Star," "Movie of the Year," and "New" awards will be bestowed during the Gala Ceremony on October 27, 2008, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Previous festival and Hollywood Awards honorees and presenters have included Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore, Annette Bening, Halle Berry, Russell Crowe, Penelope Cruz, Billy Crystal, Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr., Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, Jodie Foster, Richard Gere, Mel Gibson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Hanks, Goldie Hawn, Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, Diane Keaton, Nicole Kidman, George Lucas, Demi Moore, Ellen Page, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brad Pitt, Susan Sarandon, Martin Scorsese, Will Smith, Steven Spielberg, Oliver Stone, John Travolta, Naomi Watts, and Robin Williams, among others. The festival and awards presenter is Starz Entertainment, LLC, a premium movie service provider operating in the United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship StarzÂ® and EncoreÂ® brands with approximately 16.3 million and 30.7 million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs more than 1,000 movies per month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services including Starz HD, Starz On Demand and VongoÂ®. Starz Entertainment (www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation that is attributed to Liberty Capital Group. For more information please go to www.hollywoodfestival.com Festival Contact: 1.310.288.1882 Hollywood Film FestivalÂ® 433 N. Camden Drive, Suite 600 Beverly Hills, CA 90210

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