The Adrienne Shelly Foundation Announces Star-Studded 50+ Item Lineup for Third Annual eBay Auction Fundraiser

The Adrienne Shelly Foundation Announces Star-Studded 50+ Item Lineup for Third Annual eBay Auction Fundraiser

Top TV Show Set-Visits and Walk-On Roles, Celebrity Lunches and VIP Tickets Included in Offerings

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Adrienne Shelly Foundation (ASF), a non-profit organization dedicated to the memory of writer/director/actor Adrienne Shelly (WAITRESS, SERIOUS MOONLIGHT), today announced the roster for its third annual online auction fundraiser, which will go live on eBay on September 20 and run through Sept 30.

The 50+ item catalogue features lunch dates with a diverse group of celebrities including Paul Rudd, Keri Russell, Jane Lynch, Michelle Williams, John Hamm, Susie Essman, Cheryl Hines, Patricia Clarkson, Rosario Dawson, Kevin Smith and Hal Hartley; set visits and meet & greets to TV shows like The Good Wife, Castle, United States of Tara, Breaking Bad and The Rachel Maddow Show; and walk-on roles on Community, Hung and an upcoming film of veteran producer Ted Hope. VIP ticket packages include meet & greets to a wide range of shows including Maroon 5, Joan Rivers, Celebrity Autobiography, Semi-Precious Weapons and Dar Williams; VIP tickets to Ellen, The Daily Show, Colbert Report, Rachael Ray; VIP tickets to the Sundance Film Festival and red carpet premiere tickets at the Tribeca Film Festival. Proceeds will go toward ASF's mission to support women filmmakers. San Louis Obispo, CA-based auction agency Kompolt provided campaign creation and management. A full list of items on the block can be found below.

"We are incredibly grateful to all of the talented entertainers, filmmakers, TV studios and organizations involved in this year's auction," said ASF founder and executive director Andy Ostroy, who is also Ms. Shelly's widower. "Their generosity, and the generosity of the buyers in turn, will directly enable and enliven the artistic voices of many very deserving women in the film industry."

Since its inception three and a half years ago, ASF has partnered with the industry's finest academic and filmmaking institutions to aid women in their artistic journeys with film school scholarships, production grants, finishing funds, and living stipends. Its track record is already impressive - recipients of ASF grants include Cynthia Wade, who won an Academy Award in 2008 for her documentary Freeheld, which ASF helped fund.

ASF 2010 eBAY AUCTION ROSTER
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Bidding opens September 20
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Official eBay page: www.ebay.com/ASFoundation

Celebrity Lunches:
Rosanna Arquette
Michael Cerveris
Patricia Clarkson
Diablo Cody
Kevin Corrigan
Mark Cuban
Rosario Dawson
Patrick Duffy
Griffin Dunne
Gina Gershon
Susie Essman
Jon Hamm
Rachael Harris
Bill Hader
Hal Hartley
Cheryl Hines
Tony Lo Bianco
Jane Lynch
Paul Rudd
Keri Russell
Jeremy Sisto
John Slattery
Kevin Smith
Lili Taylor
Daphne Rubin Vega
Michelle Williams

Set Visits/ Meet & Greets: Walk-on Roles:
Breaking Bad Community
Castle Hung
The Good Wife Untitled Ted Hope film
United States of Tara
The Rachel Maddow Show
The Stephanie Miller Show

VIP tickets:
Jimmy Buffet
Maroon 5 (w/ Meet & Greet)
Joan Rivers comedy show (w/ Meet & Greet)
Semi-Precious Weapons @ 2011 Monster Ball Tour (w/ Meet & Greet)
Dar Williams concert (w/ Meet & Greet)
The Colbert Report taping
Rachael Ray taping (with autographed cookware set)
Ellen taping
The Daily Show taping
The View taping
Celebrity Autobiography live show (w/ Meet & Greet)
Sundance Film Festival package
Tribeca Film Festival red carpet premiere tickets

About The Adrienne Shelly Foundation

Formed in January 2007, the Adrienne Shelly Foundation supports the artistic achievements of female filmmakers through a series of scholarships and grants, distributed through partnerships with Women in Film, IFP, Nantucket Film Festival, Sundance Institute, Tribeca Film Institute, Columbia University, NYU and American Film Institute. Since its inception, it has awarded over twenty grants. For more information, please visit www.adrienneshellyfoundation.org

Source: The Adrienne Shelly Foundation

CONTACT: Adam Walker, +1-646-298-4135, adwalkr@gmail.com

Web Site: http://www.adrienneshellyfoundation.org/

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