London Indymedia Newswire Archive

13-07-2004 04:22

U.K.'s own, Director, Jonathan Lynn to receive honors in the U.S.

Contact: Stacey Kumagai - 818-506-8675 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DIRECTOR, JONATHAN LYNN TO BE PRESENTED LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
AT 10TH ANNUAL TEMECULA VALLEY INT’L FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL

Temecula, CA --- The 2004 Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival (TVIFMF) is proud to announce Director, Jonathan Lynn among
the honorees for the Lifetime Achievement Award, to be presented at the annual Awards Gala , 6 p.m. on Sunday, September 12, 2004 at Wilson Creek
Winery (35960 Rancho California Rd., Temecula). This year’s other honorees include: R&B Legend, Lou Rawls, Famed ICONS & LEGENDS
Photographer, Michael Childers and Dean of USC School of Cinema-Television, Dr. Elizabeth M. Daley.

Celebrating ten years, the TVIFMF is slated for September 8-12 at The Movie Experience 10 at Tower Plaza (E. I-15 @Ynez Road &
Rancho California Road). Last year the festival had over 8,000 attendees, boasting participation from 200 filmmakers, musicians, producers, directors,
writers, judges, cast and crew. The Lifetime Achievement Awards have been part of the festival since inception back in 1995. Past recipients include: the
late Ray Charles, Rita Coolidge, Shirley Jones, Robert Wise, Carl Reiner, Howard Koch, Marsha Mason, Billy Preston, Patty Duke and William Shatner
and last year’s honorees, John Spencer, Diane Ladd, Director, Penelope Spheeris, Paramount Producer, A.C. Lyles and UCLA’s School of Theatre Film
& Television Professor Emeritus, Dr. Howard Suber.

This year's honorees incorporate a distinguished slate of Hollywood’s most accomplished. Jonathan Lynn is an internationally recognized
Director, Screenwriter and Novelist, with an impressive body of work gracing both the U.S. and U.K. Some of his credits include, FIGHTING
TEMPTATIONS, WHOLE NINE YARDS, MY COUSIN VINNY, NUNS ON THE RUN, SGT. BILKO and BBC phenomena YES, MINISTER and YES,
PRIME MINISTER that initially propelled Lynn to fame in his native Great Britain.

With an initial surprised reaction to finding out about his upcoming honor, after nearly four decades of work in the entertainment business,
Lynn shows no signs of stopping and feels even though the industry has changed over the years, he’s still anxious to do even more work. “Changes:
What used to be an art film doesn’t really get made any more, except on somebody’s credit cards. What used to be a medium budget film with some
nuance and subtlety is now an art film. The studios mainly want to make huge, visual effects computer-generated films of cartoon characters that will
open equally strongly in Buenos Aires, Tokyo and LA. Furthermore, the consolidation of the studios and TV companies since de-regulation has reduced
the size of market place for many, if not most, writers and directors. As for me, I would like to continue to make films, large or small, that will make
people laugh, hopefully touch them, and perhaps illuminate the human condition in some way. This is much more difficult than it used to be, but not yet
impossible,” explains Lynn.

This year’s 10th anniversary celebration plans to be an action-packed event showcasing the best in the film and music from the US and
around the world including countries such as Australia, France, India and Italy. This year’s film showcases include a retrospective screening of Jonathan
Lynn’s work and presentations from The American Film Institute (AFI), Independent Feature Project (IFP), Toronto Int’l Film Festival, San Diego State
University and sister festival, Rome Independent Film Festival (RIFF) which will be the highlight supplement to four full general screening days of shorts,
documentaries, animation, features and student films.

Other highlights include: Opening Night Red Carpet Screening and Party, a Saturday All –Day Music Fest featuring emerging, up and coming unsigned
performing artists, bands and vocal performers - with ten finalists selected to be part of the 10th anniversary compilation CD and distribution from
Blockbuster, and a weekend of film & music industry workshops and panels featuring the hottest cutting-edge entertainment industry information from
Hollywood professionals. For more info. go to: www.tviff.com or call Festival Director, Jo Moulton: 909/699-8681

jmmoulton@earthlink.net.For
info. on Jonathan Lynn, go to www.jonathanlynn.com Media contact: Stacey Kumagai at 818/506-8675 or

mediamonster@yahoo.com
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10-07-2004 00:39

youarehere @ rampART

rampART centre joined the mute network today so now not only enjoys the benefits of broadband wireless internet access but also provides open access for anyone else in the neighbourhood to share as well... Read more >>

08-07-2004 18:02

U.S. V.P.CHENEY Faces Criminal Indictments; Other Illegal Actions Raise Warning

CHENEY FACES CRIMINAL INDICTMENTS; OTHER ILLEGAL ACTIONS RAISE WARNING FLAGS AT WHITE HOUSE - Vice President Dick Cheney faces criminal indictments for illegal activities while CEO of energy giant Halliburton and
also illegally intervened to secure a $7 billion no-bid contract Read more >>

05-07-2004 10:13

Anna Scher-Drama Teacher or Religious Fanatic?

Has Anna left her vocation as a drama teacher to join religious sects?
YOU DECIDE? Read more >>

03-07-2004 22:23

Union Officers Strike!

Elected Part time officers of Thames Valley University Students' Union have gon on strike after a yearlong battle for pay Read more >>

03-07-2004 15:50

Report of anti-occupation demonstration in Edinburgh on June 30th.

This is a 2,000 word report of the June 30th anti-occupation of Iraq demo which was held in Edinburgh. Read more >>

27-06-2004 18:05

First Hearing of the Diaz Trial.

Yesterday saw the preliminary opening of The Diaz/Bolzaneto Trial at the main Genoa Tribunal. The first Group of 29 police officers from the diaz raid, are to be tried first. The 44 police plus three doctors from bolzaneto are to be tried as the Diaz case finishes. Read more >>

23-06-2004 11:22

Embassy of Greece sending out infected e-mails

The press office at the Embassy of Greece have been sending e-mails to members of the public who sent e-mails in protest over their countries treatment of Simon Chapman who was released earlier this year without charge. Read more >>

21-06-2004 13:32

ANNA SCHER - JUSTICE RALLY (Friday 25th June)

Justice Rally for Anna Scher on Friday 25th June 5.30 - 6.30pm outside the Anna Scher Theatre, Barnsbury Road, Islington, London N1 Read more >>

14-06-2004 18:14

GUARDIANS of CLAPTON COMMON

CLAPTON COMMON IS BY FAR THE DIRTIEST FILTHIEST COMMON IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY.
WE NEED TO EDUCATE THE OFFENDERS WHO CONTINUE TO DROP LITTER DUE TO THEM HAVING LITTLE REGARD FOR OTHER USERS OF A FREE GREEN OPEN SPACE.... Read more >>

14-06-2004 09:11

Latest from www.globalecho.org

www.globalecho.org is an open publishing platform that invites YOU to post non-mainstream political and social news, opinion, and comment on local and global issues. Read more >>

11-06-2004 22:28

VIDEO STRATEGIES AND METHODS FOR GROUPS

showings + talk with video-makers on strategies for collective planning,
production, camera work & distribution with a view to practical working
applications.

Saturday 19th June, from 4pm.

at LARC, 62 Fieldgate St, Whitechapel, London E1
Tube: Whitechapel or Aldgate East
Phone: 020 7377 9088

http://londonarc.org Read more >>

11-06-2004 18:16

Day After Tomorrow.

From the Directors of Independance from Authourity " Class War ", Fuck This & the Multinationals. Read more >>

10-06-2004 00:21

D Day 60th anniversary commemoration ceremonies and war cemeteries, Normandy

Pix show D Day 60th anniversary commemorations in Trouarn and Honfleur, a couple of small towns in Normandy, France. They feature British, Canadian, Belgian and French resistance veterans at the ceremonies and receiving commemorative medals from local mayors and council officials.
There are also some pix of the Commonwealth war cemeteries at Banneville where the bodies of over 2.500 of the soldiers who were killed in the subsequent battle for Normandy are buried and a first world war cemetery at Mont Huon in which over 3.000 soldiers are buried. Pix were taken on the 6th and 7th June 2004. Read more >>

09-06-2004 11:51

They don't call him `Red Ken' for nothing

They don't call him `Red Ken' for nothing.
Check the video available now at

http://www.thoughtcrimenews.com/redken.htm Read more >>

07-06-2004 12:45

Urgent! Were You stopped & Searched during the 2003 DESI protests.

Please circulate widely:
Were you searched in London by police during the
DSEI arms fair last September? Liberty needs
your search receipts ASAP for the second stage of
a High Court legal battle against the Metropolitan
Police. 0207 378 3653 www.liberty-humanrights.
org.uk

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www.ldmg.org.uk
Postal address: LDMG, C/o BM Haven, London WC1N 3XX

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07-06-2004 09:03

Anti-war protest at Rumsfeld's home

Roughly 2,000 anti-war demonstrators have marched to the home of US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to call for an end to the American-led occupation of Iraq. Read more >>

06-06-2004 20:31

Cannabis Festival in London, Sat 5 June

Here there are some photos of Saturday's Legalise Cannabis Festival in London, and the Indymedia-UK stall. After the annual march from Kennington Park to Brixton, a huge crowd gathered in Brockwell Park to party all day to several sound systems and a live stage ... where different musical styles mixed well with the very particular smells of the day :-) Read more >>

05-06-2004 12:28

Fahrenheit 911 Trailer

The trailer to the controversial new Michael Moore film Fahrenheit 911 Read more >>

04-06-2004 12:26

G8 - What about Bilderberg?

The G8 summit seems to be perpetually on the front page of every IndyMedia website but the Bilderberg meetings hardly (if ever) get a mention. Read more >>