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| You're Invited to Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival |
| Roger Ebert will bring 10 films plus directors and actors to this
international film festival on the prairie, featuring excellent films he considers to be
"overlooked" in some way, either through limited distribution, or for other
reasons. Roger will introduce each film, provide commentary, and share discussion
with the audience after each film, along with the guests. |
| Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival is a special program of the
College of Communications, University of Illinois. The Festival will receive
national media coverage, promote the Virginia Theater, and a portion of the proceeds of
the festival will suppor the Virginia Theater. Mr. Ebert, Pulitzer Prize winning
author, Chicago Sun Times critic and co-host of Siskel & Ebert, will
donate his time and expertise to the festival. |
| WHEN: April 21-25, 1999 |
| WHERE: at the historic Virginia Theatre, 203 W.
Park, Champaign, Illinois |
| TICKETS: are available by calling 217-356-9063.
$5 for each screening or a pass for the entire festival is $30. |
| SCREENING SCHEDULE: Thursday, 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 9
p.m., Friday, 6 p.m., 9 p.m., and Midnight Madness film, Saturday, 10 a.m. (childrens free
matinee), 1 p.m., 5 p.m., and 8 p.m. |
a gala VIP reception with Roger will be held for Sponsors
and special guests of the festival. |
| SPONSORSHIP'S LEVELS: Sponsors receive an ad page
in the festival program, a listing on the website, and a pass to the festival ($200 and
above) and VIP gala reception. |
Founding Sponsor |
$5,000 |
Brand Fortner; Chicago Sun-Times; The Greater Champaign-Urbana Economic
Partnership; UIUC; American Airlines/American Eagle |
Gold Sponsor |
$2,500 |
Trustee & Mrs. Roger Plummer; The News-Gazette/News Talk 1400 WDWS;
Roger Ebert; Betsy Hendrick of Hendrick House |
Silver Sponsor |
$1,000 |
The Busey Family of Financial Services |
Patron |
$500 |
WLRW 94.5 radio |
Festival Friends |
$499 and below |
Stanley and Sarah Balbach
Thomas Bearrows
H. Woods Bowman
Nancy Casey
Pat Casey
Alice Chou
Tony Harvey
Martha O'Malley
Carolyn and Joe Phebus
Louis Rice
Richard and Patricia Wilson
David and Donna Whitehill
Marsha Woodbury |
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| Festival Founder and Host: Roger Ebert |
| Producer: Nancy Casey, n-casey@uiuc.edu |
Director: Prof. Nate Kohn
(n-kohn@uiuc.edu for additional information, ideas,
and offers of assistance) |
| Assistant Director: Lisa Wilson |
Graduate Assistants:
Jack Bratich, Michael Elavsky, Shawn Miklaucic, Kevin Sadaj |
Manager: Nickie Dalton
217-333-2350; Fax: 217-333-9882; email: n-dalton@uiuc.edu |
| Virginia Manager: John Eby |
| Website: Robert Baird, r-baird@uiuc.edu |
| Graphic Design: Arwen Williams |
| Chair Academic Panels: Norm Denzin |
| Dean: Kim Rotzoll |
| Journalism Head: Ron Yates |
| Acting Director, Unit for Cinema Studies:
David Desser |
| Associate Director, Media Studies Program:
Andrea Press |
| Guest Star Managers: TBA |
| Program: Daily Illini |
Film Festival Board:
Jeff Cunningham
Betsy Hendrick
Alison Lundgren
Carolyn Phebus
Trustee Roger and JoAnne Plummer
Louis Rice
Lee Trail |
| Official Radio Stations: WLRW 94.5 and News Talk 1400
WDWS |
| Official Newspapers: The News Gazette, Chicago
Sun-Times, and The Daily Illini, The Octopus |
| Website: www.uiuc.edu/unit/pa/ebertfest |
| The first Overlooked Film Festival is dedicated to the
memory of Gene Siskel. |
A Special Event of the College of Communications
at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign |
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