Backup Documents 10/26/2010 Item # 4EPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, in 2009 Naples welcomed the first Naples International Film Festival a
celebration of film that was an immediate success and helped grow the
reputation of Collier County as an area rich in cultural diversity and with
citizens who appreciated filmmaking as having developed into an art form;
and,
WHEREAS, films are cultural artifacts created by specific cultures, which reflect those
cultures, and in turn, affect them. Film is considered to be an important art
form, a source of popular entertainment and a powerful method for educating
citizens. The visual elements of cinema give motion pictures a universal power
of communication. Some films have become popular worldwide attractions by
using dubbing or subtitles that translate the dialogue; and,
WHEREAS, a film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more
movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. The films
may, depending upon the focus of the individual festival, include international
releases as well as films produced by the organizers' domestic film industry,
and,
WHEREAS, the mission of the Naples International Film Festival is to nurture and
support a diverse artistic and cultural experience with a creative, fun and
cutting edge boutique film festival showcasing the work of independent
filmmakers; and
WHEREAS, the film festival will improve the economics for Naples and benefit the
community at large by collaboration with local artists and art organizations to
nurture and grow film and arts education in Collier County Schools and in
oddition twenty five percent of this year's donations will go towards the
Conservancy for wildlife; and
WHEREAS, as a showcase event, the Naples International Film Festival will spotlight
Southwest Florida and our talented pool of actors, writers, producers, and
filmmakers and expand this film festival exponentially, so that Naples and
Collier County could become an epicenter for the Entertainment Industry.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, that November 4 through November 7, 2010 be designated
as
NAPLES FILM FESTIVAL WEEK
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 26th Day of October, 2010
ATTEST:
DWI)Aqf E. BROCK, CLERK
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA