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Santa Monica International Film Festival Held on February 14-19, 2001 THE RISING PLACE TAKES GRAND JURY PRIZE FOR BEST FEATURE AT THE MALIBU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL LOS ANGELES, CA---FEBRUARY 26, 2001---The Rising Place (www.therisingplace.com), an atmospheric, coming-of-age feature from first-time director/producer Tom Rice, took home the Grand Jury Prize from the Malibu International Film Festival. The ceremony, held at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica on February 25, 2001, honored director/producer Tom Rice with the award for Best Feature recognizing excellence in the direction, production, design and cinematography of The Rising Place. The Santa Monica International Film Festival is a year-round film festival that culminates into a week-long film and music festival, taking place on February 14-19, 2001. The event is a launch pad for all undistributed films, with a monthly series showcasing projects that are entered into competition. Contact: Jennifer Handshew (310) 379-3884 jennifer@awestruckpr.com www.moxieawards.com or www.smff.com. See Live Smartconnection S90 Camera's in Action

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About SMIFF Josie Cory, Publisher/Editor TVI Magazine LOS ANGELES, CA---FEBRUARY 26, 2001---The Rising Place (www.therisingplace.com), an atmospheric, coming-of-age feature from first-time director/producer Tom Rice, took home the Grand Jury Prize from the Malibu International Film Festival. The ceremony, held at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica on February 25, 2001, honored director/producer Tom Rice with the award for Best Feature recognizing excellence in the direction, production, design and cinematography of The Rising Place. "It's a very blue-ribbon style film...a very high-quality independent film," said Festival founder David Katz. On hand to present the awards during the 2nd Annual Malibu International Film Festival were James Cameron, Roger Corman, and Festival Master of Ceremonies Stacy Keach. Others honored at the Gala event included Shirley McClaine, Charles Bronson, Lloyd Bridges (posthumously), Arthur Hiller, and Nick Nolte. The Grand Jury Prize award for The Rising Place takes its place among six other awards the film has already received. Other recent accolades awarded to The Rising Place include two MOXIE! Awards from the Santa Monica International Film Festival - one to Tom Rice for producing and directing, and the other to industry veteran Conrad Pope for Best Composer, honoring the movie's original score. The film also won Best Dramatic Feature, a Crystal Heart Award and a Visionary Award for director/producer Tom Rice (past winners include three-time recipient Steven Spielberg and Frank Darabont) during the Heartland Film Festival. The Rising Place also received the Audience Award at the Boston Film Festival. This first-time feature, also written by Rice, was filmed in Jackson, Mississippi. Set against the picturesque landscape of the Mississippi Delta in the 1940's, The Rising Place follows the close friendship of two young women, each of a different race, and their struggle to find purpose in their lives during this time of social injustice and world war. With a respectable ensemble cast (Frances Fisher, Laurel Holloman, Elise Neal, Gary Cole, Billy Campbell), and original songs by both David Foster and Jennifer Holliday, The Rising Place has garnered both mainstream audience approval and critical acclaim. ### 2001 International Independent Film Festival Celebrates and EducatesToday's Independent Filmmaker   MOXIE!/Santa Monica International Film Festival MOXIE! Is the spirit of the Santa Monica International Film Festival---an homage to the sheer guts and perseverance that independent filmmakers have in order to succeed in an extremely competitive and challenging industry. The Santa Monica International Film Festival is a year-round film festival that culminates into a week-long film and music festival, will again take place in February - 2002. The event is a launch pad for all undistributed films, with a monthly series showcasing projects that are entered into competition. MOXIE!/Santa Monica International Film Festival (www.smff.com), announced its 2001 Venue and Gala agenda. Six panels and three special events will be held addressing the issues facing today's independent filmmakers. The events cover diverse aspects of independent filmmaking including creative, production, financing, marketing and distribution. (Events are listed in chronological order.) Discussion panels during the 2001 MOXIE!/Santa Monica International Film Festival include:   Saturday, February 17, 2001, -Music in Film 12:00pm-2:00pm -Digital Video Production 2:00pm-4:00pm -Visual Effects Panel And The Digital Revolution 4:00pm-6:00pm   Sunday, February 18, 2001, -The Marketing of a Motion Picture in the Digital Age 12:00pm-2:00pm -What Defines True Independent Film? 2:00pm-4:00pm -Convergence: The Internet's Impact on the Independent Filmmaker 4:00pm-6:00pm All panels will be held at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel at 101 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica, California. Admission prices for each panel is $10.00. Fashionably MOXIE!   A mixture of film, fashion, music and art, this runway show (reminiscent of "MTV's Fashionably Loud") will feature today's top trend-setting LA clothing, costume designers, musical acts, modeling and make-up companies. Surprise guest actors, actresses and musicians will be featured as models. The theme of the 2001 MOXIE! Awards is "Science Fiction and the Future"---the underlying theme for Fashionably MOXIE!. This event will be held on Friday, February 16, 2001, from 7:30pm until 12:00am at Arcadia located at 250 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California. General admission is $20.00. Limited VIP tickets are available in advance for $50.00. THE HOT ZONE---AN INDUSTRY EVENT This event is focused on how to deliver a successful pitch. A cross between a pitching session and panel discussion, participants "pitch" their film concept in six minutes or less to Hollywood's top film executives from the most innovative movie studios and production companies. Fifteen selected participants will be chosen to have their content and method of execution tested and evaluated---up close and personal. When the clock stops, panelists will share their valuable feedback with the audience. This event will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2001, from 11:00am until 2:00pm at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel, located at 101 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, California. Admission is $25.00. BREAKFAST WITH FORREST ACKERMAN Attendees can meet and greet actor, producer, collector, author, editor, agent and long-time science-fiction leader, Forrest J. Ackerman. Known as Mr. Science Fiction, Mr. Ackerman possesses the largest collection of Science Fiction/Fantasy and Horror art and memorabilia, including books, magazines, artworks, rare photographs, movie props and memorabilia. Famous for wordplay, Mr. Ackerman is credited with being the first to abbreviate science fiction as "sci-fi." This event will be held on Sunday, February 18, 2001, from 11:00am until 1:00pm at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel, located at 101 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, California. Admission is $25.00. MOXIE! AWARDS GALA EVENT The Fifth Annual Santa Monica International Film Festival will culminate in a Gala eventThe Fourth Annual MOXIE! Awards. The Gala event will be held on Monday, February 19, 2001, at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica (101 Wilshire Blvd), during the event, Director John Landis will award Forrest Ackerman the Tribute award and Martin Landau will be honored with the MOXIE! Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition, Ray Bradbury and Ray Harryhausen will be presented with special recognition awards for their role in the development of the science fiction genre. The 2001 Moxie! awards will honor independent filmmakers in the following categories: Best Dramatic Feature, Best Comedy Feature, Best Documentary, Best Animated Feature, Best Experimental Short, Best Contemporary Short, Best Screenwriting, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Producer, Best Film, Best Cinematographer, Best Writing, and an Audience Award (favorite film chosen among moviegoers during the Festival's year-long, X-Series). The Gala Event will include a fashion show presented by GUESS? With makeup provided by Hard Candy. Models will walk the runway to the music provided by famed Los Angeles-based DJ Jason Bentley. This event will be held on Monday, February 19, 2001, from 7:30pm until 12:00am at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel, located at 101 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, California. The Gala will begin with a cocktail reception at 7:30pm, followed by dinner and closing with the awards ceremony. Admission ranges from $150.00 to $250.00.   Contacts: Jennifer Handshew Albert de Quay awestruckPR! MOXIE! Santa Monica International Film Festival (310) 379-3884 (310) 264-4274 jennifer@awestruckpr.com albert@smff.com Respectfully , By Donna Jeffries & Larry Leverett, TVI Magazine MORE   A New Way To Advertise - Our 24-hour, 365 days-a-year smart90 number -can be your portal to the web to introduce your movies to the world -- on LookRadio.com Advertise Now - Send your insertion orders and advertising copy or requests to the attention of Bernie Schwartz, Advertising Sales Director, at tvi@Smart90.©om™ Accompanying slides, transparencies, illustrations, photographs, or other computer graphic art and/or complete separations, can be E-mailed to our art department, if you wish. Any items mailed will be returned or forwarded. Advertising material must be received by the 10th of every other month to be included in the following issue. 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