RIIFF VIP GALA OPENING
Meet, Mix and Mingle
with Visiting Filmmakers and Cast Members
 Maintaining
its traditional focus on the importance of short films
and saluting its affiliation with the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts & Sciences (the Oscars), the Rhode
Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) opens this
year’s fest with an eclectic and exciting array
of shorts that range from funny and sensitive to the
East Coast Premiere of a new animation short by the
Walt Disney Studios. The Opening Night is Tuesday,
August 8th with a 7:00 p.m. curtain at the historic
Columbus Theatre Arts Center, 270 Broadway in Providence
with a ticket price of $15.
This year’s opening screening will be bracketed
before and after by two gala parties—one VIP
and one public—at the Rotunda of One Citizens
Plaza in downtown Providence—which will salute
Rhode Island director, writer and actor, Michael Corrente
who will be receiving RIIFF’s annual Creative
Vision Award. Past winners of the prestigious award
have been German film director Rosa von Praunheim
and Elaine Lorillard, Founder of the Newport Jazz
Festival.
• RIIFF Pre-Gala
VIP Party, August 8th
$100.00
Before the Opening Night Screening
there will be a special VIP Pre-Gala Reception
beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Rotunda at One Citizens
Plaza in downtown Providence. Rhode Island filmmaker
Michael Corrente will be feted along
with visiting filmmakers and guests. This reception
is reserved specifically for filmmakers, sponsors,
press, VIP ticket holders, and special guests. VIP
tickets will be available to the public for one hundred
dollars per person ($100) on a limited basis. This
cost includes access to all opening night events and
parties. An RSVP or advance ticket is required
for this specific event.
Order Today for only $100
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