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.