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News 2007
- February 21, 2007
- Provincetown International Film Festival Announces eBay Auction
February 22 – March 1 - Provincetown, Mass., February 21, 2007 – The Provincetown International Film Festival, scheduled for June 13-17, enters into its ninth year of showcasing independent American and international films, nurturing aspiring independent filmmakers, honoring industry luminaries, and preserving and sustaining cinema as an art form through educational forums. The Festival will screen over 60 films, including spotlight programming, while hosting special events, parties and award ceremonies. The complete programming line-up will be announced on May 14 and public tickets go on sale May 21. For more information about the Festival, programming, tickets or travel, visit www.ptownfilmfest.org.
- To help raise funds for the Festival, PIFF will launch its 2nd EBay Auction through Mission Fish. This February and March, eBay Giving Works (eBay's dedicated program for charity listings), will be shining a Spotlight on Supporting the Arts. eBay is encouraging everyone to raise money for organizations dedicated to keeping the arts alive, including The Provincetown International Film Festival!
- Items to be auctioned include DVD sets from HBO of The Sopranos, Sex in the City, and Six Feet Under, Provincetown artwork, signed John Waters posters and CDs, and a priceless collection of signed photographs, playbills, and music from British actor, writer, and composer, Ivor Novello.
- The ninth annual Provincetown International Film Festival is made possible by the generous support of the Festival's Presenting Sponsors including HBO, Bacardi Peach Red, Art House, The Provincetown Banner, and The Boston Phoenix, and is also funded in part by the Provincetown Tourism Fund, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The Youth and Diversity Film Program receives support from the Gay and Lesbian Equity (GALE) Fund of The Cape Cod Foundation and Bank of America. Additional growing support comes from numerous national and community-based businesses. For more information on the Festival visit http://www.ptownfilmfest.org
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508-487-FILM. - Contact:
Gabrielle Hanna
(508) 487-3456
Gabby@PtownFilmFest.org