Ava Film Festival Plans Underway
(Smithfield, NC) – The fourth annual Ava Gardner Film Festival scheduled for September 24-27, 2008 will be a celebration of independent films from around the world and will showcase several of Ava’s classic films.
The Ava Gardner Museum has set the last week in September every year for this popular new festival that draws thousands of visitors to Smithfield. From Wednesday through Saturday, the festival will feature independent films, documentaries, narratives, short films and features. In addition to the films, there will be special museum exhibits and the JOCO Artist Guild sponsored Arts & Fine Crafts Marketplace near the Ava Gardner Museum located in Historic Downtown Smithfield.
“On the Beach”, for which Ava won the BAFTA Film Award at the Best Foreign Actress for her role as Moira Davidson will be shown, as well as, “Earthquake” starring Charlton Heston, and “The Night of the Iguana”, with Richard Burton which was shot in the remote location of Puerta Vallarta, Mexico, which has now become a resort destination. There will be five locations around downtown Smithfield that will show films including the theatre at the Ava Gardner Museum and the Historic Howell Theatre on Third Street - the same theatre that a young Ava watched her first movies starring legends Clark Gable and Jean Harlow.
The following schedule of activities has been set for this year’s festival. Tickets for individual films will be $2.00 each or festival patrons may buy an all inclusive pass that covers all movies, opening events and parties for $75.00 per person. Tickets to the festival parties and special events will be available on an individual basis through the museum.
Wednesday, September 24
Kick off Party and Opening Screening Event of “Lost and Found in Mexico”, a documentary by Caren Cross at the Ava Gardner Museum, 7pm - until.
Thursday, September 25
Film screenings begin, 12N and run until
“The Night of the Iguana”, Town Commons Amphitheater, 7pm - until
Friday, September 26
Special Exhibits Open, Ava Gardner Museum, 9am-5pm
Film screenings begin 12N and run until
Reception and opening art exhibit at the Frank Creek Art Gallery at the Johnston Community College, 7pm-9pm
Saturday, September 27
Breakfast with the film makers, place TBD
Special Exhibits Opens, Ava Gardner Museum, 9am-5pm
Film Screenings Open, 10am-11pm
Arts & Fine Crafts Marketplace, Sponsored by the JOCO Artist Guild, 10am-4pm
Party at Little Brown Jug, II - 7pm
Wrap Party, Ava Gardner Museum, 11pm - until
For more information check out the Ava Gardner Museun’s web site at www.avafilmfestival.com or email Angela Lawson, Museum Director at avainfo@avagardner.org
The Ava Gardner Museum is located at 325 E. Market Street in the heart of downtown Smithfield, NC. The Museum is dedicated to displaying and preserving artifacts from the life of screen legend Ava Gardner. The museum’s hours are Monday-Saturday, 9am-5pm, and Sunday 2pm-5pm. Admission is $6.00 for adults, $5.00 for Seniors and teens and $4.00 for children 5-12 years old.
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