Jon Fitzgerald Tapped As Exec Director for Hollywood Film Festival
The Hollywood Film Festival announces the appointment of Fest veteran Jon Fitzgerald as Executive Director of the 17th Annual Hollywood Film Festival. "Jon's experience in the online, film festival, and worldwide film communities will be a great asset to the growth and new direction of our Festival," said Carlos de Abreu, founder of the Hollywood Film Festival. As a co-founder and former executive director of Slamdance, ...
Haiti: Gerard Buttler, Paul Haggis, Robert De Niro and Sean Penn among many other Hollywood stars
The Festival de Cannes celebrated Haiti: Carnival in Cannes Friday night, a benefit event presented by Giorgio Armani in support of Sean Penn's J/P Haitian Relief Organization (J/P HRO), Paul Haggis' Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ) and Petra Nemcova's Happy Heart's Fund (HHF), for their united and extraordinary work in Haiti. The charities'? unity reflects their collective belief that more can be accomplished ...
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Jon Fitzgerald Tapped As Exec Director for Hollywood Film Festival
3/24/13 - (0)The Hollywood Film Festival announces the appointment of Fest veteran Jon Fitzgerald as Executive Director of the 17th Annual Hollywood Film Festival. “Jon’s experience in [...]
Haiti: Gerard Buttler, Paul Haggis, Robert De Niro and Sean Penn among many other Hollywood stars
5/20/12 - (0)The Festival de Cannes celebrated Haiti: Carnival in Cannes Friday night, a benefit event presented by Giorgio Armani in support of Sean Penn’s J/P Haitian [...]
Ben Affleck honoring Moms around the world: Eastern Congo Initiative (ECI)
5/11/12 - (0)In honor of Mother’s Day, Ben Affleck today posted a video on his Facebook page dedicated to the Moms in his life, and the “sacrifices, [...]
About the Hollywood Gives Back® Project
4/07/12 - (0)The Hollywood Gives Back and Stars Give Back initiatives were created by the Hollywood Humanitarian Council which is co-chaired by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former [...]
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