Agenda 10/26/2010 Item # 4EAgenda Item No. 4E
October 26, 2010
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COLLIER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Item Number:
4E
Item Summary:
Proclamation designating November 4 through November 7, 2010 as Naples Film Festival
Week. To be accepted by Rowan Samuel, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Naples
International Film Festival. Sponsored by Commissioner Coletta.
Meeting Date:
10126/2010 9:00:00 AM
Prepared By
Paula Springs
Executive Aide to the BCC Date
BCC
BCC 10118/2010 11:40:19 AM
Approved By
Ian Mitchell
Supervisor- BCC Office Operations Date
BCC
BCC 1011812010 11:52 AM
Approved By
Michael Sheffield
Assistant to the County Manager Date
County Managers Office 10/2012010 9:23 AM
Agenda Item No. 4E
October 26, 2010
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, in 2009 Nap /es 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, /n turn, affect them. Film is considered fo 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 fi /ms in one or more
movie theaters or screening venues, usually /n a sing le local /ty. The fi /ms
may, depending upon the focus of the individual festival , include internafional
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 w /1/ improve the economics for Naples and benefit the
community at large by collaboration with local art /sts and art organizat/ons to
nurture and grow film and arts education in Collier County Schools and /n
addition twenty five percent of this year's donations will go towards the
Conservancy for wildlife; and
WNSQ6AS, 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, F10Nda, that November 4 through November 7, 2010 be designated
as
NAPLES FILM FESTIVAL WEEK
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 26th Day of October, 2010
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
FRED COYLE, CHAIRMAN
ATTEST.
DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK