IFC and Comcast Select Miami as Destination for National Traveling Free Film Fest

IFC and Comcast Select Miami as Destination for National Traveling Free Film Fest

Uncut Versions of Indie Favorites Raising Arizona, The Princess Bride and Napoleon Dynamite Will Be Featured on a State-Of-The Art Outdoor Video System

Event showcases local filmmakers; local residents encouraged to "Donate a DVD" as part of special collection for Holtz Children's Hospital "Movie Library"

Robert Parente, Director, Mayor's Office of Film & Cultural Affairs and Honorary Event Chairman and Patrick de Bokay, Director of the Miami International Film Festival to address event-goers

Drawing will be held for an HD Camera

MIAMI, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT:

IFC and Comcast are bringing the IFC Free Film Fest - a state-of-the-art, multimedia 10-city independent film tour to Miami's Bayfront Park. From Tuesday, July 24 - Thursday, July 26, IFC and Comcast are inviting local residents to enjoy a fun and multifaceted, independent film experience. Open to the public at no cost, the tour will screen uncut indie films within a high-tech outdoor mini-entertainment complex in ten total cities across the country.

The event will also include: a showcase of video shorts from local Miami filmmakers; an on-site collection of new and used DVDs which will be donated to Holtz Children's Hospital; and a chance for attendees to win an HD camera.

DATE: The Film Festival runs from July 24 - July 26.

TIME: The event will kick off each night at 6:00 PM with a host of
pre-show activities, including an old-fashioned bouncing ball
sing along. The films begin at sunset each night:
Raising Arizona (July 24), The Princess Bride (July 25), and
Napoleon Dynamite (July 26).

WHO: Executive remarks will begin at approximately 8:00 PM
(just prior to sunset) on July 24 ONLY:
-- Robert Parente, Director, Mayor's Office of Film & Cultural Affairs;
IFC Free Film Fest Honorary Chairman
-- Patrick de Bokay, Director, Miami International Film Festival

WHERE: Bayfront Park - Located at the "Center of the Park" on the
Flagler Promenade adjacent to the Mildred and Claude Pepper
Fountain; parking - center islands along Biscayne Boulevard or
Bayside Parking Garage. For additional information on directions
or parking, visit:

http://www.bayfrontparkmiami.com/pages/directions.html.

Members of the media should register at the Media Registration table located just outside the blue tent labeled "Free Film Fest Lounge."

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit -- http://www.ifc.com/static/sections/freefilmfest

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Independent Film Channel

CONTACT: Karen Baratz for IFC, +1-240-497-1811, karen@baratzpr.com; or
Kimberly Elek, +1-410-956-0460, kim@mcreynoldselek.com, both of McReynolds
Elek Communications

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