Gen Art Film Programs
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Each year Gen Art showcases many of the best emerging independent films in high-profile film festivals & other programs. Gen Art invites rising independent North American filmmakers free-of-care to participate in these programs which draw a high profile audience including tastemakers, film industry members, press and celebrities.
The Gen Art Film Festival presented by Acura is April 2-8, 2008! To get info and purchase tickets for the 7 nights of premieres & parties, click here!
* Gen Art’s 2008 Film Festival opened with a bang on April 2nd with the NY Premiere of “Diminished Capacity” to a capacity crowd of 1,100 at the magnificent Ziegfeld Theater. On the red carpet in support of their film was director Terry Kinney and cast members Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda, Louis CK and Bobby Cannavale, with special guests including Nick Cannon and Julianna Margulies. To see video. The previous week, the festival got going with a special Launch Party at Diesel in Soho with many of the directors and cast in attendance. To see video.
SUNDANCE 2008
This winter at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, Gen Art co-hosted the "7 Fresh Faces in Film" event with 7 For All Mankind at the SKY360 venue. Hosted by "Juno" director Jason Reitman, the event honored seven rising acting stars who have films premiering at the fest. The “7”: Jason Ritter, Paz de le Huerta, Rachel Taylor, Melonie Diaz, Kate Mara, Shoshanna Stern & Olivia Thirby (all seen in photo on right) were joined by many others including Rex Lee (Lloyd from "Entourage"), Dylan Walsh ("Nip/Tuck") and David Denman (Roy from "The Office"). Gen Art also oversaw several premiere parties at SKY360 including "Pretty Bird" with stars Billy Crudup, Paul Giamatti, Paul Schneider & SNL's Kristin Wiig & guests Matthew Perry, SNL's Rachel Dratch & Lauren Graham.
At the same time, Gen Art was also producing the St. Ives Sensory Spa & Gallery just down the street in Park City where celebrity attendees over the first weekend included Marcia Gay Harden, Paris Hilton, Taryn Manning, Rachel Hunter, Kim Kardashian, Nick Stahl, Lea Thompson & Freddie Rodriguez. Besides spa treatments and a place to chill, the venue also featured an exhibition of emerging female visual artists curated by Gen Art.
GEN ART & BIORE present UNCOVER/DISCOVER
Congratulations Daphne Lambrinou winner of the Bioré® Skincare and Gen Art Uncover / Discover competition!
View her short film Paperboat as well as the works of the art, music and fashion winners at www.bioregenart.com.
Daphne and the other winners were awarded $20,000 each at a huge fete in New York last month.
See the event on E! here.
See photos from the event here.
CINEMA CIRCLE PRESENTED BY JOHNNIE WALKER
Gen Art and Johnnie Walker were pleased to present an intimate screening of Rob Stewart's incredible documentary Sharkwater poolside at the W Hotel pleased to invite Gen Art Associate Producer & Higher Level Members to Cinema Circle. An intimate screening for 100 people will take place poolside at the W Los Angeles - Westwood. The screening was followed by a Q&A sessions with Director/Star/Cinematographer Rob Stewart. Some special guests attended the event including the very popular actress and sea-creature lover Hayden Panettiere (from tv's "Heroes")
See photos from the event here.
Watch video from the event below:
Gen Art Cinema Circle presents Sharkwater @ The W Hotel
Other recent cinema circle's include Jake Paltrow's The Good Night, Tom Dicillo's Delirious and Chris Gorak's Right At Your Door. View videos from these events here
THE GEN ART CHICAGO FILM FESTIVAL presented by Acura took place from June 26th - June 30th, 2007. The first annual marathon of 5 shorts, 5 features and 5 unbelievable premieres and parties.
Congratulations to our winners! Acura Grand Jury Prizes: George Ratliff's Joshua (feature - $10,000) and Kurt Kuenne's Validation (short - $5000). Audience Award winners: Harris Goldberg's Numb (feature) and Brian Billow's Bodega (short).
CLICK HERE for recap of the festival which drew the likes of Heather Graham and Alan Cumming to the Windy City, to see photos from each night's premieres and parties, and to read some of the fabulous press on the festival.
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