Peace River Film Festival opens with fanfare
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Jon Rubin, of Jon Rubin Productions, is surrounded by models from T2M Model Management Service at the opening of the Peace River Film Festival including: Kimberly Little, Brittany Whittemore, Victoria Grasland, Chelsea Ance and Lauren Wolter.
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Filmmaker Dan McCarthy responds to questions from the audience after the showing of his film "Parapsychology 101," as Elizabeth Billings, artistic director, looks on. The sci-fi thriller won in the feature film category from among 126 entries.
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Elizabeth Billings, artistic director, and Jessie Doktor, marketing specialist, both of Elizablue Productions, arrive for the opening of the Punta Gorda Film Festival.
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Mike Riley, founder of The BoogieMen band, serves as emcee for the evening.
It certainly felt like Hollywood’s noted Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Thursday as the red carpet was rolled out, cameras flashed, and about 200 patrons filled the Charlotte Harbor Event Center in Punta Gorda to kick off the second Peace River Film Festival.
The four-day event opened with a world premiere screening of the winner of its feature film category, the sci-fi thriller “Parapsychology 101.” The 68-minute film was among 126 entries submitted to be reviewed by a committee of four judges, who critiqued each one in categories that included writing, editing and screenplay.
