SCREEN ACTORS GUILD FOUNDATION BENEFICIARY OF L.A. PREMIERE OF FOCUS FEATURES' BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Entertainment Desk
November 01, 2005
Focus Features is gifting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation with the benefit Los Angeles premiere of Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, the winner of the Golden Lion Award for Best Picture at the 2005 Venice International Film Festival. The film stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway and Michelle Williams.
The Tuesday, November 29 gala evening will benefit the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, the non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of actors by providing programs that educate, inspire, and at times provide a safety net for, the professional actor. In response to the recent catastrophe that devastated New Orleans and other cities in the South, the Screen Actors Guild Foundation is donating a portion of the event's proceeds to benefit displaced SAG members and their families.
From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ang Lee comes an epic American love story. Brokeback Mountain is based on the short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx and adapted for the screen by the team of Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. Set against the weeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas, the film tells the story of two young men -- ranch-hand Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and rodeo cowboy Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) -- who meet in the summer of 1963, and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection. Together and apart, with family and without, Ennis and Jack face the eternal questions of commitment and trust. Ultimately, the one constant in their lives is a force of nature - love. Brokeback Mountain also stars Linda Cardellini, Anna Faris, and Randy Quaid. The producers are Diana Ossana and James Schamus, and the director is Ang Lee.
Founded in 1985, the Screen Actors Guild Foundation is a humanitarian, educational and philanthropic 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization*. In addition to providing emergency assistance, scholarships and medical funding for SAG members, the SAG Foundation is dedicated to providing volunteer opportunities for professional actors to support their communities through the award-winning literacy program, BookPALS (Performing Artists for Literacy in Schools). This nation-wide literacy program helps educate over 100,000 elementary school children on a weekly basis. For more information about the SAG Foundation, visit their Web site at www.sagfoundation.org or contact Marcia Smith at (323) 549-6708.
The premiere will take place on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at Mann's Westwood 1 Theatre (located at 10925 Lindbrook Drive, in Westwood). The cast and creative team of Brokeback Mountain will attend the 7:30 PM screening, as well as the exclusive post-screening reception at the nearby Napa Valley Grille.
Tickets and sponsorship packages begin at $250 per person. Please call Levy Pazanti & Associates at (310) 201-5033 for more information.
All contributions to the Screen Actors Guild Foundation are tax-deductible to the full extent allowable by the law.
The Tuesday, November 29 gala evening will benefit the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, the non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of actors by providing programs that educate, inspire, and at times provide a safety net for, the professional actor. In response to the recent catastrophe that devastated New Orleans and other cities in the South, the Screen Actors Guild Foundation is donating a portion of the event's proceeds to benefit displaced SAG members and their families.
From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ang Lee comes an epic American love story. Brokeback Mountain is based on the short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx and adapted for the screen by the team of Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. Set against the weeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas, the film tells the story of two young men -- ranch-hand Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and rodeo cowboy Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) -- who meet in the summer of 1963, and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection. Together and apart, with family and without, Ennis and Jack face the eternal questions of commitment and trust. Ultimately, the one constant in their lives is a force of nature - love. Brokeback Mountain also stars Linda Cardellini, Anna Faris, and Randy Quaid. The producers are Diana Ossana and James Schamus, and the director is Ang Lee.
Founded in 1985, the Screen Actors Guild Foundation is a humanitarian, educational and philanthropic 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization*. In addition to providing emergency assistance, scholarships and medical funding for SAG members, the SAG Foundation is dedicated to providing volunteer opportunities for professional actors to support their communities through the award-winning literacy program, BookPALS (Performing Artists for Literacy in Schools). This nation-wide literacy program helps educate over 100,000 elementary school children on a weekly basis. For more information about the SAG Foundation, visit their Web site at www.sagfoundation.org or contact Marcia Smith at (323) 549-6708.
The premiere will take place on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at Mann's Westwood 1 Theatre (located at 10925 Lindbrook Drive, in Westwood). The cast and creative team of Brokeback Mountain will attend the 7:30 PM screening, as well as the exclusive post-screening reception at the nearby Napa Valley Grille.
Tickets and sponsorship packages begin at $250 per person. Please call Levy Pazanti & Associates at (310) 201-5033 for more information.
All contributions to the Screen Actors Guild Foundation are tax-deductible to the full extent allowable by the law.
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