Starz Entertainment to Host After Party for 12th Annual Hollywood Film Festival Awards Show

Starz Entertainment to Host After Party for 12th Annual Hollywood Film Festival Awards Show

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Starz Entertainment (Starz) and the Hollywood Film Festival are once again teaming up for the Starz Hollywood Awards(R) After Party. This is the third year Starz has sponsored the post-awards show poolside party at the Beverly Hilton immediately following the 12th Annual Hollywood Awards(R) Gala on Monday, October 27.

Celebrating the 12th Annual Hollywood Film Festival, the After Party will wrap up a week of screenings and special presentations at ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood. This year's lineup includes the world premiere of the Starz Originals production, Starz Inside: Fashion In Film which explores the world of fashion and costume design in Hollywood films and its unique influence on contemporary fashion off the screen.

On October 27, the festival culminates with the prestigious Hollywood Awards(R) Gala, which honors established Hollywood and emerging filmmakers. This year's honorees include Clint Eastwood, The Dark Knight producers Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven and Emma Thomas, Ben Stiller, Marisa Tomei, the cast of The Secret Life of Bees (Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Sophie Okonedo and Alicia Keys), James Franco, Sally Hawkins, screenwriters John Patrick Shanley and Dustin Lance Black. Following the Gala will be the Starz Hollywood Awards(R) After Party, whose attendees last year included cast members John Travolta, Nikki Blonsky and Zac Effron from the Golden Globe(R)-nominated film Hairspray, Academy Award(R)-nominated Ellen Page and Oscar(R)-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody from the Oscar(R)-nominated film Juno, as well as Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Cheryl Hines, Kelly Preston and more.

"We are honored to have Starz' continued support and generosity as presenting sponsor," said Carlos de Abreu, executive director for the Hollywood Film Festival. "The Starz Hollywood Awards(R) After Party is the perfect complement to the evening and is a wonderful opportunity for guests to unwind among friends and colleagues."

The Starz Hollywood Awards(R) After Party is produced by Joe Moller Events which incorporates innovative visions and expertise that reflects the glamour, excitement and tradition that is Hollywood. This year guests will enjoy music provided by Beverly Hills native DJ. GOC (Stork Club).

Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating in the United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship Starz(R) and Encore(R) brands with approximately 17 million and 31.3 million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs more than 1,000 movies per month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services including Starz HD, Encore HD, Starz On Demand, Encore On Demand, MoviePlex On Demand, Starz HD On Demand, Encore HD On Demand, MoviePlex HD On Demand, and Starz Play. Starz Entertainment (http://www.starz.com/) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Entertainment Group, a tracking stock group of Liberty Media Corporation.

    Contacts:    Rhiannon Hendrickson    Starz Entertainment    (720) 852-5802    rhiannon.hendrickson@starz.com     Chelsye Burrows    Starz Entertainment    (720-852-5838    chelsye.burrows@starz.com     Robin Mesger    The Lippin Group    (323) 965-1990    rmesger@lippingroup.com  

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CONTACT: Rhiannon Hendrickson, +1-720-852-5802,
rhiannon.hendrickson@starz.com, or Chelsye Burrows, +1-720-852-5838,
chelsye.burrows@starz.com, both of Starz Entertainment; or Robin Mesger of
The Lippin Group, +1-323-965-1990, rmesger@lippingroup.com, for Starz
Entertainment

Web site: http://www.starz.com/

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