Red Nation Film Awards Nov 1-4 2011

OCTOBER 27, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – CELEBRITIES CONFIRMED LIST

November 2nd though 7th, 2011; 8th Annual Red Nation Film Festival - The Authentic Voice of American Indian & Indigenous Cinema, 35 films, 7 Star-Studded Red is Green Carpet events, Awards Gala, Tribute Ceremony, 2 World Preimeres, 5 Los Angeles Exclusives Premieres, 2 Respectives, Oyate Wayanka Po Win Lifetime Achievement Award, Native Youth Films, Native “Sports” Films, Red is Green Cinema, Native Women in Film & Television, The Pitch, Commercial Film Contest, VIP Parties, … A presentation of Red Nation Celebration l Entertainment l Productions

OPENING NIGHT - Experience American Indian Cinema, Los Angeles Exclusive World Premiere feature film “YELLOW ROCK", starring Michael Biehn, James Russo, Lenore Andriel, Michael Spears, Eddie Spears.

Celebrities CONFIRMED: Michael Biehn (“The Terminator”, “Aliens”, “The Abyss”, “The Rock”), James Russo (“Public Enemies”, “Donnie Brasco”, “Beverly Hills Cop”, “My Own Private Idaho”), Lenore Andriel (“Jamie Secret”, “Childhood”), Michael Spears (“Dances with Wolfs”, “Imprint”), Eddie Spears (Hell on Wheels), Ed Asner (“Up”, “Mary Taylor Moore”, “Lou Grant”, “Elf”), Emmy nominated Ed Bagley Jr (“St. Elsewhere”, “Batman Forever”, “The Accidental Tourist”), Billy Zane (“Titantic”), Academy Award nominated actor Michael O’Keefe ("The Great Santini," "Caddyshack," "Ironweed," "The Pledge"), Zahn McClarnon (“Ringer”), the Baker Twins Shannon and Shauna (“Blue Mountain State”), Montano Rain (“Matrix Reloaded”, youth environmental activist), Sage Galesi (Steven Spielberg’s “Into the West” & “Dreamkeeper”), Bobby Ray Chafer ("The Office"), Tony Denison ("The Closer"), Vic Bulluck (Hollywood NAACP), Jesse Corti (“Beauty and the Beast”), Quinn Duffy (“The Nutty Professor”), Producer James Jacks (“Tombstone”, “Raising Arizona”,”The Mummy”), Martin Kove (“Rambo” & “Karate Kid”), Chris Carmack ("Shark Night 3D"), Composer Cliff Martinez (“Traffic”, “Drive”, “Contagion”),
Franco Tordi (“Ocean's Twelve”), J. Eddy Peck (“Dallas”, “Dynasty”), and RNFF founder/president Joanelle Romero (“Pow Wow Highway”, “American Holocaust: When It’s all over all still be Indian”) plus more.

5:30 Media Check-In; 6:00 Red Carpet Arrives & Interviews; 7:30 Opening Blessing; 7:45 Screening; 9:15 Red Nation FilmLab Conversations with Filmmakers and Cast.
Event Venue: Simon Wiesenthal Plaza – Peltz Theater
Event Location: 9786 W Pico Boulevard, (southeast corner of Pico Boulevard and Roxbury Drive) Los Angeles, CA 90035
Contact: Nadine Aragon 818 854 6078; info@rednation.com.
Tickets: http://rednationfilmfestival.com/purchase-tickets/
For more information: www.rednationflmfestival.com
Credentialed press only.

Proceeds benefit: Native Youth Matter – Ending Youth Suicide on Reservations