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The Insider: Celebrate the Film Community and Filmmaking at The Philadelphia Film Festival/CineFest 2009

This spring Philadelphia's film community will come together for 12 days to celebrate internationally acclaimed dramas, comedies, documentaries and shorts this spring for the Philadelphia Film Festival and CineFest 2009.

The Philadelphia Film Festival and CineFest 2009, a festival jointly organized by the Art Alliance, Philadelphia Cinema Alliance and Greater Philadelphia Film Office, will feature more than 250 films from 45 countries. The festival will run from March 26 to April 6 and will screen films from a host of categories, at various venues all across the city of Philadelphia.

The festival will feature highlights such as the Opening Night film, (500) Days of Summer, written by local Philadelphia film maker and University of Pennsylvania graduate Scott Neustadter. Another anticipated film is The Nail: The Story of Joey Nardone, made in and around South Philadelphia.

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Innovation Spotlight: Award-Winning Local Independent Filmmaker

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Innovation Philadelphia spotlights regional creative industry entrepreneurs and young professionals making an impact on the Philadelphia Region, or innovative initiatives that showcase the tremendous innovative and creative talent driving Philadelphia's economy.

March's spotlight on creativity is local creative professional Shannon Newby. In 1995 Shannon opened Out of House Motion Pictures, a film and video production company based in Philadelphia. Two years later, he wrote, produced and directed 'Dirty Laundry (Air it Out)', and won a best director award at the Atlantic City Film Festival and best feature film award at the Philadelphia International Film Festival (Philafilm).

In 2006, Shannon created the repertory theater science fiction television show 'Heavy Sedation' and within weeks it became a top 10 hit on WYBE and five months later it acquired by the National Education Television Association. It is now a nationally syndicated public television series that can be seen on 40 stations across the country.

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Nominations Due for 2009 Marketer of the Year

The Philadelphia American Marketing Association is now seeking the hottest marketing visionaries who delivered scorching hot results in 2008. The candidates who put fuel to the creative fire and delivered with sizzling success will be announced at the 2009 Marketer of the Year Awards Presentation and Dinner.

Award Categories Include: Branding Corporate ID, New Product/Service Launch, Small Budget, Interactive, Individual Marketer of the Year, Corporate Marketer of the Year and the Xtreme Makeover.

Applications must be received by April 3, 2009.

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