Jon Fitzgerald Named Executive Director of the 17th Annual Hollywood Film Festival

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The Hollywood Film Festival announces the appointment of Fest veteran Jon Fitzgerald as Executive Director of the 17th Annual Hollywood Film Festival.

"Jon's experience in the online, film festival, and worldwide film communities will be a great asset to the growth and new direction of our Festival," said Carlos de Abreu, founder of the Hollywood Film Festival.

As a co-founder and former executive director of Slamdance, AFI Fest, Santa Barbara and Abu Dhabi film festivals among others. In addition, in 2012 he launched CineCause, a philanthropic platform, connecting socially relevant films to related causes.

Fitzgerald will be working closely with festival founder Carlos de Abreu, and will be in charge of development, artistic direction, programming, marketing and overall Festival management, as well as the Hollywood Gives Back Project.
The Festival is excited about the integration of several new components for the 2013 edition, led by Fitzgerald. One of the core missions has always been to "bridge the gap" between Hollywood and the global creative community. The Festival will take this concept to the next level with the new Hollywood Network program. With film presentations taking place in the heart of Hollywood, the Festival presents a valuable screening platform for independent filmmakers, while providing for access to the studios and industry at large. The event will initiate a series of meetings between independent filmmakers and Hollywood industry professionals.

In addition, the Festival will combine sister organization Hollywood Gives Back with CineCause, showcasing the other side of Hollywood, celebrating the Industry's creative artists who have supported causes around the world. These efforts will be presented through the CineCause Spotlight section of the Festival, connecting social impact films with related causes.

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