CINE Golden Eagle Film and Video Awards Gala to be Held April 14, 2005

CINE Golden Eagle Film and Video Awards Gala to be Held April 14, 2005

WASHINGTON, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The 46th Annual CINE Golden Eagle Film and Video Awards Gala will take place April 14, 2005, at the Grosvenor Auditorium of the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C.

The CINE Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to film critic Roger Ebert; USA Network-SCI FI Channel President Bonnie Hammer will receive the CINE Leadership Award; independent filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond will receive the CINE Trailblazers Award; and, Lasergraphics, Inc. of Irvine, California, will receive the CINE-Siemens Excellence in Technology Innovation Award. Among presenters at the gala will be Washington Post film critic Tom Shales.

Masters of Ceremonies will be Lisa Ling, host of National Geographic's Explorer, Robert Aubry Davis, noted cultural commentator and host of the award-winning WETA-TV series Around Town, and Bob Dotson, National Correspondent for the NBC News Today Show.

CINE Seminars will take place earlier that day at the Charles Sumner School, including a filmmaking discussion with Mr. Ebert and Alan and Susan Raymond, CINE's traditional "5 on 5 for 5" pitch session competition, and a presentation about the award-winning technology.

CINE Golden Eagle Film and Video Awards Gala

When: Thursday, April 14, 2005
VIP Reception: 6:00 p.m.
Program: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Grosvenor Auditorium
National Geographic Society
1600 M Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036

CINE Seminars

When: Thursday, April 14, 2005
Program: 1:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Where: Charles Sumner School
17th and M Streets, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036

Contact: For Information, admission prices and reservations please
contact:
CINE, 1112 16th St. NW, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20036
Telephone 202-785-1136
Fax 202-785-4114
http://www.cine.org/

Established in 1957, CINE's mission is to foster and recognize overall excellence in film, video production and the media arts, and to provide educational and programmatic services in support of those goals. CINE is nationally and internationally recognized for its prestigious and highly acclaimed film and video peer-review competitions, which are held twice annually and culminate every spring in the gala awards event.

CONTACT: David L. Weiss of CINE, +1-202-785-1136, dlweiss@cine.org; or Mildred A. Cooper (media), +1-202-255-4002, or mannecoop@comcast.net, for CINE

Source: CINE

CONTACT: David L. Weiss of CINE, +1-202-785-1136, dlweiss@cine.org; or
Mildred A. Cooper (media), +1-202-255-4002, or mannecoop@comcast.net, for
CINE

Web site: http://www.cine.org/

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