The Hollywood Film Festival's Board of Advisors announced that this year's festival will honor Warner Bros.' BATMAN BEGINS with the Hollywood Sound of the Year Award, Disney's HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE with the Hollywood Animation of the Year Award," Dimension's SIN CITY with the Hollywood Make-Up of the Year Award and Paramount's WAR OF THE WORLDS with its "Hollywood Visual Effects of the Year Award.
The awards will be bestowed upon the honorees as part of the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony on Oct. 24, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Carlos de Abreu, founder/exec director of the Hollywood Film Festival, said, "Every year we are very proud to honor excellence in the art of filmmaking in all its disciplines, and this year's honorees are outstanding examples of that excellence.
BATMAN BEGINS supervising sound editor is David G. Evans. HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE was directed by legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki. SIN CITYs special make-up supervisor is Gregory Nicotero. WAR OF THE WORLDS visual effects were done by Industrial Light & Magic, led by senior visual effects supervisor Dennis Muren.
Other industry professionals who will be honored for their achievements at the Gala Awards Ceremony are Oscar-nominated cinematographer Pawel Edelman who will receive the Hollywood Cinematographer of the Year Award, Academy Award-winning editor Walter Murch who will be honored with the Hollywood Editor of the Year Award, Academy Award-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood who will be honored with the Hollywood Costume Designer of the Year Award, Oscar-winning production designer Grant Major who will receive the Hollywood Production Designer of the Year Award and casting director Avy Kaufman who will be honored with the Hollywood Casting Director of the Year Award.
The 2005 Annual Hollywood Film Festival will take place from Oct. 18-24. The festival's screenings take place at Arclight Theatres in Hollywood. Its Hollywood Film Awards Gala Ceremony will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Monday, Oct. 24.
For more information, go to www.hollywoodfestival.com.
Rick DeMott
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