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January 15, 2008

For Immediate Release

PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SELECTED BY ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES AND SCIENCES
AS OFFICIAL OSCAR NIGHT® AMERICA PARTICIPANT

Oscar® Party to be held on February 24 at Bogart's at Muvico Palace, Boca Raton

PALM BEACH, FL., January 15, 2008 - The Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF) has been selected by the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences as an official Oscar Night America Participant. The PBIFF is one of only 52 organizations in the United States to be selected for this honor and the only organization in Palm Beach County.

PBIFF will celebrate Oscar Night America with a festive party at Bogart's at Muvico Palace in Boca Raton. Attendees, encouraged to dress in Oscar Attire, will be greeted with a red carpet arrival at Muvico and will proceed upstairs to Bogart's where they will enjoy hot hors d'oeuvres, cool cocktails, swanky swag bags a silent auction prior to the Academy Awards® telecast with host Jon Stewart.

Sponsors include Bogart's at Muvico Palace and Perfect 1864 Vodka. Tickets will be $25 and RSVPs are required. Please call   of visit www.pbifilmfest.org for more information.

"We are honored once again to be selected as the only Academy-sanctioned Oscar Night America participant in Palm Beach County," said Randi Emerman, Executive Director of the Festival. "We look forward to sharing the one of the most exciting nights of the years, the Academy Awards, with other South Florida film lovers."

About PBIFF

The Palm Beach International Film Festival is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization supporting film programs in local schools and dedicated to making a difference in the lives of future filmmakers by helping them fulfill their dreams to one day work in the world of film.

Founded in 1996, the Palm Beach International Film Festival emerged as a major cultural venue for the community as well as a productive fundraiser for film and TV education. Each year it introduces filmmakers worldwide to the area's unique resources, while celebrating the history and future of the film industry with seven days of world premieres, special events, seminars, feature films, short films and documentaries.

The PBIFF has always been supported and attended by some of Hollywood's greatest talents: Academy Award® Winners Adrien Brody, Anthony Hopkins, Tommy Lee Jones, Faye Dunaway, Michael Caine, Richard Zanuck, and William Friedkin; Academy Award® Nominees Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Edward Norton, Dennis Hopper, Sylvester Stallone, Woody Harrelson, Anouk Aimee, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Robert Evans, and Burt Reynolds. Filmmakers including Brett Ratner have strolled the festival's red carpet over the years.

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