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Southeast Premiere Of Paper Man And Young Hollywood To Open Florida Film Festival

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SOUTHEAST PREMIERE OF PAPER MAN AND YOUNG HOLLYWOOD TO OPEN FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL
Emma Stone, Kieran Culkin, and Kieran and Michele Mulroney
Headline Opening Night Film and Party

Orlando, FL – (Mar. 11, 2010) – ENZIAN announced today that the opening night film for the 19th annual Florida Film Festival will be the Southeast premiere of Paper Man, directed by Kieran and Michele Mulroney and starring Jeff Daniels, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Lisa Kudrow, and Kieran Culkin. The Festival, sponsored by Full Sail University, will take place April 9 through 18, 2010.

Paper Man star Emma Stone, co-star Kieran Culkin, and co-directors Kieran and Michele Mulroney will be among the celebrity attendees at the 2010 Opening Night Film and Party, taking place April 9 at 6:30 p.m. Emma Stone, who starred in Zombieland and appeared in Judd Apatow’s Superbad, recently graced the March cover of Vanity Fair and was dubbed one of the “new faces of Hollywood.” Kieran Culkin, who starred in Lymelife (FFF 2009), received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in Igby Goes Down. Paper Man marks the directorial debut for married filmmakers Kieran and Michele Mulroney, who are currently slated to write the screenplay for the untitled Sherlock Holmes sequel.

Tickets to attend the Opening Night Film and Party are available to the public for purchase and start at $30 for Film Only passes, $80 for Party Only Passes, and $100 for Film and Party Passes. Visit FloridaFilmFestival.com to order.

“We’re thrilled to kick off this year’s event with the fresh and talented filmmakers and the cast of this truly indie dramatic-comedy,” said Florida Film Festival President, Henry Maldonado. “This will be an unforgettable evening, as we’ll also host masters in the culinary world with visiting celebrity food icons the Lee Bros. and more.”

A coming-of-middle-age story that’s drawn comparisons to Lost in Translation and Away We Go, Paper Man tells the story of an unlikely and quirky friendship between a struggling writer and a Long Island teenager whose companionship shows him that no matter how much it hurts, it’s never too late to grow up.

The complete 2010 film program is now available online at www.FloridaFilmFestival.com.

The Florida Film Festival is a core program of ENZIAN, a nonprofit organization which exists to entertain, educate, inspire, and connect the community through film. 2010 marks the 19th year of the Festival and ENZIAN’S 25th anniversary. Combined, ENZIAN and the Florida Film Festival have served more than 1.5 million guests, premiered thousands of films and hosted hundreds of celebrities including Academy Award winners Paul Newman, Oliver Stone, Christopher Walken and Jon Voight.

Full Sail University (http://www.fullsail.edu) has been recognized as an award-winning institution with over 34,000 alumni, and has served as an educational leader for those pursuing careers in the entertainment media industry. Graduate credits include work on OSCAR®, Emmy® and GRAMMY®-winning projects, best-selling video games, and the #1 grossing U.S. concert tours. Full Sail currently offers 29 degree programs and proudly welcomes over 8,400 students from 50 states and 57 countries. Full Sail was most recently named “Best Company” in the 2009 Orlando Business Journal’s Reader’s Choice Awards.