Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival's

Ninth Annual Perrier French Film  Festival:

A Taste of France Through Cinema and Cuisine

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) in conjunction with The French Consulate-Miami whisks you off on a celluloid vacation to France via the Ninth Annual Perrier French Film Festival, July 29 – August 2, 2010 at Cinema Paradiso.  Audiences will experience the French culture through both cinema and cuisine.

Fifteen (15) films will be presented during the four-day fest featuring an eclectic array of dramas, scenic adventures and side-splitting comedies.

The fest opener July 29th is the street-smart comic adventure, PARIS EXPRESS. Michaël Youn (Iznogoud, Around The World In 80 Days) stars alongside Heroes' Jimmy Jean Louis and two of France's hippest, sexiest young actresses, Géraldine Nakache (Comme t'y es belle) and Catalina Denis (Go Fast).  Following the film, FLIFF hosts their popular Opening Night Soiree catered this year by internationally renown Chef Kim Naimoli. The sumptuous buffet of classic French cuisine will include Salad Nicoise, Pommes Dauphine, Coq au Vin and deserts including crepes.

Film and food pairings continue throughout the film festival.  Wine, baguettes and brie will be served July 30th between the comedy LES SŒURS FÂCHÉES starring Isabelle Huppert and Catherine Frot and the wildly entertaining MICMACS from director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet's (Amélie).  Refreshing Sorbets and cupcakes, provided by Gelato Station & Gelati Martini Lounge, will be offered July 31 between COCO CHANNEL & IGOR STRAVINSKY - the "sumptuous recreation of '20's France and the mad affair between two the century's most iconic figures" (Hollywood Reporter) and the romantic comedy MA VIE EN L'AIR starring Oscar® winner Marion Cotillard (Nine, La Vie en Rose). The monthly Sunday morning Cafe Cinematheque International brunch goes French with croissants, pastries and French roast coffee or tea before the irreverently funny road movie AALTRA.

On Saturday, July 31st, FLIFF'S Summer MAKE-A-MOVIE Camp concludes as FAB! Films for Kids presents a screening of the campers final film projects with a French flair. Admission is free.

Closing the fest on August 1 is LET IT RAIN, an endlessly charming and a sharp-witted battle of the sexes from the celebrated director Agnes Jaoui (Look at Me and the Oscar® nominated The Taste of Others).  FLIFF's  Wrap Party follows with light French fare including Soup d'Oignon, Ratatouille, Quiche Lorraine and for dessert, a Chocolate Fountain with fruit and cake.

Additional film highlights include: TWO IN THE WAVE an absorbing look at French directors François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard,  THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN Winner of the Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, DREAMS OF DUST which will transport audiences to a world few have seen, and DUMAS a fascinating and gorgeously told tale of French author Alexandre Dumas and his relationship with Auguste Maquet, the little known co-author of such classics as The Three Musketeers and  The Count of Monte Cristo. DUMAS stars Gerard Depardieu and Benoit Poelvoorde.  There will also be an encore presentation of select films on Monday, August 2.

Admission:

• All Films & Parties: Fast Pass $115 non-members / $70 FLIFF members
• Opening Night Film & Party:  $25 non-members and $15 for FLIFF members.
• Closing Night Film & Wrap Party: $15 General Admission and $10 FLIFF Members.
• Café Cinematheque : $12 general Admission, $8 FLIFF Members
• FAB! Films for Kids:  FREE!
• Films Only: $10 general Admission, $8 Seniors & Students, $6 FLIFF Members

Details and Advance Ticket Sales: www.FLIFF.com or 954-525-FILM (3456)

Venue:  Cinema Paradiso, 503 SE 6 Street in downtown Fort Lauderdale, one block east of Broward County Courthouse on south bank of New River.

Below is the complete film and event schedule.

The 9^th Annual Perrier French Film Festival, July 29 – August 2

THURSDAY, JULY 29

6:00PM  Opening Night Soiree

7:30PM  PARIS EXPRESS

Directed by Herve Renoh France / 2009 / 90 min / French w/English sub-titles

On his scooter, Sam breaks every rule of the road to make good on the "express delivery" promise of the courier service he works for. But however hard he tries, Sam never gets a bonus from his boss, never beats his slicker colleagues and never gets past his Dad, a cop who books him every time. All Sam has up is Nadia and she will turn on him if he doesn't show up for her sister's wedding. Trouble is, Sam has one more delivery to make and his day has just gone from bad to worse...

France has found another accidental hero in the shape of speedy Sam the delivery man

who innocently scoots into the heart of an art smuggling scam run by a shady organization

called The Sphere. On his trusty two-wheeler, Sam puts his life on the line to reel in a

missing Rembrandt and keep his girl. Michaël Youn (Iznogoud, Around The World In 80

Days) toplines in this street-smart comic adventure alongside Heroes star Jimmy Jean

Louis and two of France's hippest, sexiest young actresses, Géraldine Nakache (Comme

t'y es belle) and Catalina Denis (Go Fast).

FRIDAY, JULY 30

5:00PM  LES SŒURS FÂCHÉES / THE ANGRY SISTERS

Directed by Alexandra Leclère France / 2004 / 93 min

Starring Isabelle Huppert and Catherine Frot star as two very different sisters in the comedy, Les Sœurs Fâchées. Louise, 36, is a charming young woman who is disconcertingly open and rather awkward. She’s a beautician and lives in Le Mans.  Martine, 38, is her older sister. She’s a very beautiful, elegant woman, although aloof. She lives a deeply middle-class world in Paris. Louise has written a novel and she has an important meeting in Paris that could change the course of her life. She comes to stay with Martine for three days, during which time she and her obvious happiness drive Martine up the wall and shatters her life.

6:00PM  Wine, Baguettes & Brie

6:45PM  MICMACS

Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet  France / 2009 / 105 min / French w/English sub-titles

Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie is a landmark of cinematic ingenuity. Similar inspiration and wonder is echoed in his inventive, playful, and wildly entertaining Micmacs. Meet Bazil. He was raised in an orphanage from a young age, his father having been killed by a land mine as a soldier and his mom deemed insane. Flash forward years later, a grown-up Bazil is working at a video store when a stray bullet from a random drive-by shooting lodges into his brain. Unable to remove the stubborn slug, the doctors release him into the world to encounter an unexpected fate.

Homeless and hopeless, he is taken in by a group of merry misfits (the mic macs), among them an ex-con, a contortionist, a mathematician, and a human cannonball. The jolly motley crew lives in a junkyard, recycling materials and building ingenious knick-knacks to support themselves. But when Bazil discovers that his bullet and the bomb that killed his father are made by two feuding weapons companies, he hatches a brilliant plan to take them down. Quirky, energetic, and layered with timely themes, Jeunet's Micmacs is a feast for the eyes and fun for the whole family. Genna Terranova, Tribeca Film Festival

THE DIRECTOR: Jean-Pierre Jeunet's first feature film, Delicatessen (directed with Marc Caro, FLIFF 1991) brought new vigor to French cinema in 1991. He followed with the cult film The City of Lost Children (FLIFF 1995), Alien: Resurrection, Amélie (worldwide the most successful French film in history), and A Very Long Engagement.

8:30PM  JE CROIS QUE JE L’AIME | COULD THIS BE LOVE?

Directed by Pierre Jolivet  France / 2007 / 90 min

Lucas, a rich 43 years old industrialist, is just getting over a terrible breakup when he meets Elsa (Sandrine Bonnaire of QUEEN TO PLAY) , a nice looking, famous, 38 year-old ceramist to whom he commissions a fresco. Irresistibly attracted to the young lady, Lucas tries to conquer her. But even though he is a highly-skilled business man, Lucas lacks assurance when dealing with love. He therefore hires Roland Christin, a private detective from his firm, to spy on Elsa and find the reasons behind Elsa’s celibacy. Roland uses all the latest investigation techniques at his disposal for an ancestral feeling : love.

SATURDAY, JULY 31

10:00AM  FAB French Kids Films

FLIFF'S Summer MAKE-A-MOVIE Camp concludes with a screening of the campers final film projects with a French flair.  Free for everyone.

12:30PM  TWO IN THE WAVE

Directed by Emmanuel Laurent / France / 2009 / 91 min / French w/English sub-titles)

In the documentary Two in the Wave, first-time director Emmanuel Laurent decided, perhaps wisely, to base the entirety of the relationship between French New Wave icons François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard from the time period when they were friends and colleagues, beginning in the early 1950s, through to the 1970s.

He has made an absorbing, adulatory look at the directors, who in archival interviews are able to express how they made their films in a way that was different than those filmmakers that came  before them. That is not to say they rebelled against all filmmakers—Alfred Hitchcock, Howard  Hawks, Jean Renoir, and Nicholas Ray were their idols—but against a stale, studio aesthetic from the 1950s that they felt needed a change. It’s not that they were out to actively tear apart the world of filmmaking. Their purpose was to make new, exciting, and personally meaningful films.

1:15PM  CAUSE TOUJOURS!

Directed by Jeanne Labrune  France / 2004 / 87 min

This way-offbeat comedy from Gallic director Jeanne Labrune concerns two young French women, best friends Léa (Sylvie Testud) and Jacinthe (Victoria Abril). While Jacinthe develops a fixation with the moths that begin to cluster in frightening quantities throughout her apartment, Léa finds herself drawn to a dim-witted fellow employed by a local supermarket, then impulsively decides to follow him home via train. When Léa mysteriously disappears during the days that follow, Jacinthe naturally grows concerned about her friend and decides to investigate. Plot Synopsis by Nathan Southern

3:00PM  RÊVES DE POUSSIÈRE / DREAMS OF DUST

Director Laurent Salgues / Burkina Faso, Canada, France / 86 min / French w/English subtitles

Mocktar, a strikingly handsome peasant from Niger, comes looking for work in Essakane, a dusty gold mine in Northeast Burkina Faso, Africa.  He is an intriguing individual, tall, strong, and an honest worker. He is also a "man with a past". The film does not reveal much about him; only that he was once a farmer, was married and had a daughter.  Mocktar is intrigued by the beautiful widow Coumba who is courageously struggling to raise her daughter, and hopes to send her to school in France.  Dreams of Dust transports you to a world few have seen and totally immerses you there.  The golden desert relaxes the viewer to sit back and drink in every frame.

4:50PM  FATHER OF MY CHILDREN

Directed Mia Hansen-Love/France / 110 min / French w/English subtitles

Grégoire, a Parisian film producer, has it all — a beautiful wife, three adorable daughters, wealth and a buzzing career. On the surface he seems invincible, maintaining humor and charm as he tirelessly juggles the demands of his production company with his family's needs. But when Grégoire's reserves — both financial and emotional — reach a dramatic breaking point, his family's love and resilience is tested.

Winner of the Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and featured at the Toronto and London Film Festivals, THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN is an extraordinarily perceptive new drama from emerging young talent Mia Hansen-Love, and a deeply moving portrait of family in tumult.

6:45PM   COCO CHANNEL & IGOR STRAVINSKY

Directed Jan Kounen /France / 120 min / French w/English subtitles

Paris 1913. Coco Chanel is infatuated with the rich and handsome Boy Capel, but she is also compelled by her work. Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring is about to be performed. The revolutionary dissonances of Igor's work parallel Coco's radical ideas. She wants to democratize women's fashion; he wants to redefine musical taste. Coco attends the scandalous first  performance of The Rite in a chic white dress. The music and ballet are criticized as too modern,  too foreign. Coco is moved but Igor is inconsolable. Paris 1920, Coco is newly wealthy and successful but grief-stricken after Boy's death in a car crash.

Igor, following the Russian Revolution is now a penniless refugee living in exile in Paris. Coco is introduced to Igor by Diaghilev, impresario of the Ballets Russes. The attraction between them is instant and electric. Coco invites Igor along with his wife - now sick with consumption - together with his four children and a menagerie of birds to stay at her new villa, Bel Respiro, in Garches.

8:45PM Sorbet & cupcakes from Gelato Station & Gelati Martini Lounge

9:00PM   MA VIE EN L’AIR

Directed by Rémi Bezançon France / 2005 / 103 min

Vincent Elbaz, Elsa Kikoine and Oscar® winner Marion Cotillard star in this romantic comedy about an instructor for an airline company whose fear of flying has sabotaged his relationships. Yann Kerbec uses flight simulators to evaluate pilots’ abilities to handle extreme conditions. But Yann has a small problem: paradoxically, he’s afraid of flying, a debilitating panic linked to his birth and which, in his youth, stopped him from following the woman of his dreams to the end of the world.  This phobia leads to a continued childhood immaturity, a detachment from practical life kept alive by the incapacity, or unwillingness, to fly.  Today Yann is thirty years old. With nostalgia and humor, he reflects upon his trauma and delivers a scathing stocktaking of his love affairs that went sour because of his phobia.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 1

10:00AM Cafe Cinematheque International Brunch

11:00 AM  AALTRA

Directed by Gustave K/Vern, Benoît Delepine / France / 2004 / 92 min / French w/English

sub-titles)

Written, directed by and costarring comedians Benoît Delépine and Gustave

Kervern,AALTRA is an irreverent road movie, showing a distinct flair for understated

physical comedy and defiantly non-PC humor.

Rural neighbors who hate each other come to blows one day on a farm and get tangled up

in an agricultural tractor, leaving them both paralyzed, wheelchair-bound, and simmering

with spite. But rather than feel sorry for themselves, the embittered paraplegics decide to

seek revenge against the tractor's manufacturer. They take to the road, redirecting their

frustrations with their plights towards the people they meet on the way to Helsinki.

Captured in sharp black-and-white Cinemascope photography that complements its

exquisite Tati-like sight gags, Aaltra undermines conventional attitudes toward the

disabled with its dry wit and acerbic, vengeful characters. Look for some recognizable

cameos, including famous Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki.

1:15PM  VILLA JASMIN

Director Férid Boughedir / France / 2007 / 90 min / French & Arabic w/English sub-titles

Based on Serge Moati's novel, VILLA JASMIN, is a compelling double love story about a French-Tunisian Jewish family.  Serge Moati, a young, handsome Parisian and his equally beautiful wife visit La Goulette, Tunisia to discover Moati's family roots, seen in flashbacks from the 1920s through World War II. The film explores an exotic Jewish culture, which is marred by the impact of the Vichy Government under German Occupation in the 1940s.   The locus of the film is the eponymous Villa Jasmin, the seaside mansion of Serge Senior and Odette Boccara.  He is from an “old” established Tunisian Jewish family, and she from a “new,” immigrant one, and though they are very much in love, much is made of the social tensions between the two groups.  Moati finds solace as he discovers that his parents' love for each other sustained them through good and bad times. Their love was compared to the sweet aroma of Jasmin, the national flower of Tunisia.  His mother's charm necklace given by his father with the hidden inscription from Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy, "the love which moves the sun and stars" described their unique relationship.

3:00PM  DUMAS

Directed by Safy Nebbou France / 2010 / 105 min

Nobody knows Auguste Maquet, and yet everybody knows "The Three Musketeers", Everybody knows Alexandre Dumas who wrote the swashbuckling masterpiece but who knows that Maquet is his co-writer? No one, as his name does not appear on the cover. At least not Charlotte Desrives, the lovely daughter of a doctor stagnating in prison for his political opinions. When the lively girl mistakes the shy Maquet for the fiery ex-revolutionary Dumas, begging him to help her to have her father released, the former makes few efforts to put her right. She is so admiring of him.  She is so pretty.   Starring Gerard Depardieu as Dumas and Benoit Poelvoorde as Maquet.

5:00PM  LET IT RAIN / PARLEZ-MOI DE LA PLUIE

Director Agnes Jaoui France / 2010 / 98 min / French w/English sub-titles

From the celebrated director of LOOK AT ME and THE TASTE OF OTHERS, Agnes Jaoui, comes LET IT RAIN, an endlessly charming and a sharp-witted battle of the sexes. An audience favorite at the New York Film Festival, this charismatic comedy is not to be missed for fans of French cinema everywhere.

Agathe Villanova (Jaoui) is a self-centered, workaholic feminist politician who, upon reluctantly returning to her home in the south of France to sort out her mother’s affairs, runs for an local election. Upon her arrival, Agathe grudgingly agrees to take part in a documentary being made by the blundering duo of Karim (Jamel Debbouze, AMELIE) an aspiring filmmaker, and self-professed "reporter" Michel (Jaoui’s regular writing partner Jean-Pierre Bacri), on the subject of “successful women." As Agathe's life hilariously unravels, the camera is there to capture it all.

6:45PM The Wrap Party

MONDAY AUGUST 2

6:00PM Encore Film TBD

7:30PM Crudites with Fromage

8:00PM Encore Film TBD

Art Job Saved! Robert E. Davis Reels It In at Cinema Paradiso

Broward Cultural Division distributed economic recovery funds to 17 arts organizations including Cinema Paradiso, which retained a position that was previously slated for elimination due to financial cut backs.  Robert E. Davis assists with programming daily film screenings, special film series events, and educational programs while successfully serving a diverse and art-conscious community.

To date, 47 arts jobs in Broward County were retained through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and a national American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) enacted through the Obama Administration.

Cinema Paradiso is one of South Florida's most unique theaters. Operated by the Broward County Film Society and home of the annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, it is known for its role as Broward County's only full time Art House theater, showcasing the finest in independent and foreign films, along with documentaries and classic films not shown anywhere else on the big screen.

As a hub for the local and international film community, filmmakers, press, investors, celebrities, and movie fans from around the world gather during the annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival; and many will spend the bulk of their time in Fort Lauderdale at Cinema Paradiso!

Davis will specifically assist with the programming of The Italia Festa and the Perrier French Film Festival, selecting, procuring and writing program notes for the 24 Year Retrospective; and negotiating celebrity appearances. He will also be involved in the preparation of the Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival – the longest running film festival in the world. All this saved, through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, and a national American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Through the economic stimulus package, Broward County’s Cultural Division received a $250,000 grant, and in turn re-granted the funds through an ARRA Lifeline application process. These funds were specifically directed to restore jobs in the arts, endorsing the notion that the non-profit arts industry is an important sector of the economy. Arts organizations had the opportunity to apply for funds to provide salary support for an existing staff member who would otherwise have been laid off; or to re-engage artistic/contracted services already let go.

Even before the Obama Administration signed the ARRA into law on February 17, 2009, County staff was immediately mobilized to respond. The Broward Cultural Council as well as the Cultural Division moved quickly to execute these grants and distribute the funds to the cultural organizations. Also, a Broward County Stimulus Grants Coordination Office, www.broward.org/recovery was established for the purpose of centralizing the identification, development, review, approval and tracking for grants and contracts resulting from ARRA. The office is managed by Linda Ross, stimulus grants coordinator with Broward County.

For further information on the list of grantees, or this program, visit the Broward Cultural Division website; or contact Jim Shermer 954-357-7502; e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD. NAMES MICHELE NADEEM
VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has named Michele Nadeem to the position of vice president, Global Corporate Communications. Nadeem is responsible for leading Royal Caribbean’s overall global communication strategies and community relations efforts throughout all of its brands, and reports directly to the company’s chairman and CEO, Richard D. Fain.

“We are delighted to have Michele join our team,” said Fain. “We feel Michele’s extensive international and domestic accomplishments and experience in corporate communications leadership roles will make her invaluable when the company needs to deliver clear and consistent messages across the organization and to the public.”

A highly versatile communications professional with over 25 years of experience, Nadeem has achieved success in the fields of transportation, logistics, crisis/issues management, internal/external communications, reputation management, technology (software solutions), analyst relations, public and private sector relations, corporate sponsorships, social responsibility, community relations and healthcare.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise vacation company that operates Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Club Cruises and CDF Croisieres de France. The company has a combined total of 39 ships in service and three under construction.

Nearly $22,000 Raised at Cuisine for Art Fund-Raiser

Nearly $22,000 was raised for the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood at its 13th Annual Cuisine for Art fund-raiser, which was held recently at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. More than 350 people attended this fun event, where for the first time, community leaders joined elected officials to serve as celebrity waiters. Another first at this year’s event was recognizing local restaurateur Steve Martorano for his culinary excellence and national attention to South Florida.

This year’s celebrity waiters included Hollywood Commissioner Patricia Asseff;  Broward County School Board Member Robin Bartleman; Memorial Healthcare System Senior Vice President and Chief Strategic Officer John Benz; Hollywood Commissioner Dick Blattner; City of Hollywood Mayor Peter Bober; AutoNation Vice President of Corporate Affairs Gale Butler; Hollywood Commissioner Beam Furr; Bitner Goodman Partner Michael Goodman; Broward County School Board Chair Jennifer Gottlieb;  Broward County Commissioner Sue Gunzburger; Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce President Alan Koslow, Esq.; Broward County School Board Member Ann Murray; Hollywood Vice Mayor Heidi O’Sheehan; Nova Southeastern University’s Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Dean Don Rosenblum; Funding Arts Broward! President Drazia Rubenstein; Miami Dolphins Alumnus and Russell Life Skills and Reading Foundation Founder Twan Russell; Hollywood Commissioner Fran Russo; Winterfest, Inc. President and CEO Lisa Scott-Founds; and Hollywood Commissioner Linda Sherwood.

"We changed the recipe for this year’s event, and we were thrilled with the results,” says Art and Culture Center of Hollywood Executive Director Joy Satterlee. “Everyone present thoroughly enjoyed themselves while raising funds for the Center’s education, visual and performing arts programs."

Event sponsors include Black Art Beer; the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino; and Southern Wine and Spirits.

The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood presents contemporary gallery exhibitions, live stage performances and high-quality education programs for adults and children. The Center fosters a creative environment where new and challenging work can flourish through programs that reflect the highest standards of artistry and diversity. To learn more, call 954.921.3274 or visit www.ArtandCultureCenter.org.

Week of the Ocean Sea-Son

Continues Through May 8

Bu Year Around Awareness is

Ultimate Goal of Organization

National Week of the Ocean members encourage year-round ocean study from the arts to commerce, from history to foods, from endangered sea creatures to issues such as offshore drilling or ocean dumping. Once an interest is developed, some action steps should be taken by those involved with the preservation of the ocean as the goal.

Those who wish to support Week of the Ocean efforts can order a full-color 24 x 36" poster for $10.00 plus $4.95 shipping & handling. Proceeds will help fund campus celebration kits for teachers which are available for $5.00 plus $2.95 for shipping & handling. Topics include a campus-wide Week of the Ocean or a School Marine Fair to showcase student projects.

A complimentary festival schedule for events held annually in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is also available.

The Fort Lauderdale’s 31st festival sea-son through May 8, 2010 includes the April 30 - May 2 Week of the Ocean School Marine Fair and the May 8 Mother Ocean Day Community Awards & Film.

For more information about National Week of the Ocean’s programs, write to National Week of the Ocean, Inc., P.O. Box 179, Ft Lauderdale,FL 33302 or call 954-462-5573 for a Festival program. Visit the website at www.national-week-of-the-ocean.org.

National Week of the Ocean, Inc. is a Federal and State registered 501c3 operated solely by a volunteer staff of officers and directors.

Entre Nous completes a successful fund-raising year with

Starry, Starry Night Gala for the 24th Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival

Entre Nous, the support group of the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, completed another successful fund-raising year with its Starry, Starry Night Gala, opening the 24th annual Fort Lauderdale Film Festival on Friday, October 23, 2009, according to chairpersons Estelle Fineberg and Teri Pattullo.

Five hundred gala attendees - film buffs, stars, producers, directors and honorees - enjoyed an elegant buffet, dancing to the music of Joe Kuels, jazz vocals by Lisanne Lyons and live and silent auctions.

In late March Entre Nous also presented The Fine Art of Film, Fashion & Food, a benefit for FLIFF and the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale Scholarship Fund. Held at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale the evening included fashions designed and modeled by the Art Institute students, a buffet, silent auction and entrance into selected Museum exhibitions.

According to Gregory von Hausch, FLIFF CEO and President, Entre Nous members provide not only fund-raising support, this year amounting to $60,000, but also act as emissaries for special events such as the upcoming Academy Awards party scheduled for March 7, 2010 and their next planned fund-raiser Diving into Spring scheduled for Sunday, March 14, 2010 to be held at the International Swimming Hall of Fame from 5 - 8 p.m. featuring a swimsuits through the ages fashion show.

Event proceeds benefit the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, a 501c3 organization.

For more information on FLIFF visit www.fliff.com or call 954-760-9898.