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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 24th, 2009

 

PHILADELPHIA FILM SOCIETY AND TLA TO COPRODUCE SPRING FESTIVAL

Philadelphia Film Festival/Cinefest to be jointly helmed production.  

 

The Philadelphia Film Society and TLA Entertainment Group are both pleased to announce a resolution of artistic and management differences, and have reached an agreement to enter into a partnership on the upcoming spring festival. The Philadelphia Film Festival/CineFest, presented by TLA Entertainment Group with the Philadelphia Film Society as a presenting sponsor will play from March 26- April 6th of 2009. Further information will be updated on both the new website, www.phillycinefest.com, as well as Phillyfests.com.

 

“Our only goal during these negotiations with the Film Society was to present a quality festival to the city of Philadelphia,” said Ray Murray, President of TLA Entertainment Group and CineFest Artistic Director.”This combined production guarantees that CineFest is an incredible event unmarred by any other problems.”

 

Producing the Philadelphia Film Festival/CineFest along with Murray and a season team of festival veterans will be Philadelphia Film Society Executive Director J. Andrew Greenblatt and Membership Coordinator Jared Miller. 

 

“We are thrilled that we are able to work together with Ray and TLA to produce this year’s Philadelphia Film Festival,” said J. Andrew Greenblatt.  “Throughout the negotiation process, it was PFS’ desire to deliver to our members and to Philadelphia the festival it deserves.  This agreement enables us to fulfill that promise while also advancing PFS’ mission of providing Philadelphia with year-round film programming.”

 

For additional information about the festival, check out our website @ www.phillycinefest.com

or call 267-765-9800.

 

 

 

Philadelphia Film Festival/CineFest 09 is the premier festival of international films in the Delaware Valley. Mounted and curated by a team of local and experienced festival producers and cinephiles, including Ray Murray, Carol Coombes, Thom Cardwell, Jennifer Steinberg, Scott Johnston, Claire Brown Kohler, Eric Moore and Lewis Tice.

 

 

CONTACT:

Matthew Ray

mray@phillycinema.org

 267-765-9800 Ext 682