Fashion Island Hosted Opening Night Gala & Fashion Show for Newport Beach Film Festival

Fashion Island Hosted Opening Night Gala & Fashion Show for Newport Beach Film Festival

9th Annual Event Drew Celebrities & Style Makers to Fashion Island

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., April 25 /PRNewswire/ --
WHAT: The stars were out last night in Newport Beach as celebrities and
other fashionistas in the film industry celebrated the opening of
the 9th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival at Fashion Island.
More than 1,200 people attended the Gala, which followed the
screening of the Festival's Opening Night film, Sherman's Way,
shown at Edwards Big Newport across the street from Fashion
Island.

The evening included a haute fashion show by Fashion Island and
Bloomingdale's, and haute cocktails and cuisine from several
Newport Beach restaurants including Blue Coral Seafood & Spirits,
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar and Roy's Hawaiian Fusion
Cuisine.

Celebrities in attendance included: Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt,
Brooke Burns, Brooke Nevin and Elise Neal.

PHOTOS: Downloadable images are available at (Please copy and paste into

browser): marketing.irvinecompany.com/retail/fashion_island\press\nb_filmfest_2008.html

WHEN: Last night, April 24, 2008

WHERE: Fashion Island, Southern California's premier coastal luxury
shopping center, annually hosts the Gala Kick-off for the Newport
Beach Film Festival.
For more information visit http://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com/

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Fashion Island

CONTACT: Jane Gillespie, +1-949-733-2198, or Laura Davis,
+1-949-720-3313, both for Fashion Island

Web site:

http://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com/

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