FREE ALL ACCESS PASSES

For all guests that book a room at our host hotel (Hyatt Regency Hotel) for at least 2 nights by February 15, 2010 will receive 1 FREE All Access Pass to PVIFF 2010.  This pass includes an All Access Pass to The International Soul Music Summit as well.  All reservations must be validated.  Please email reservation number to: pviff@live.com prior to January 5th.

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PVIFF PARTNERS WITH DEEPROCK ENTERTAINMENT

PVIFF 2009-10 partners with Deeprock Entertainment from Cameroon to bring 4 promising filmmakers to Atlanta, GA for a one of a kind hands on internship in film post production, marketing, advertising and film festival marketing.  Deeprock Entertainment has completed a film titled Ca Dose and PVIFF will be assisting these interns with finalizing the post production and creativing a stellar marketing strategy to make the film a huge success.  This great program will consist of 3 months of training throughout the city of Atlanta.  PVIFF's managing partners and alliances will go through an in depth step by step process to provide training on all aspects of filmmaking as it relates to finalizing a film and preparing it for a worldwide release. 

Interns:

Monkam Tchangou Florent

Minyem Ndemba Charles

Meyomesse Patrick Gérard

 Mbola Mbe Marie Madelaine

About DeepRock Entertainment:

DEEPROCK Entertainment is a structure which occurs in Cameroon delegate producer or executive for achievements in various audio-visual. From a small team reporting ENG, to a multi-shelf camera, we are implementing the technology and digital broadcast adapted. Production Program "rich media" are part of our skills: multi-format encoding, streaming video ...

Our production experience and digital is a guarantee of success.

At a time when the Internet has woven its web, new concepts of production & achievements made their appearances, always more daring and more real. Our youth of mind DEEPROCK Entertainment, makes us an inexhaustible source of innovative ideas for your programs ...

From the script in terms of filming, the cast recording of the interview Logging, requests permission to post production, mixing CSA (produced before release) ... DEEPROCK Entertainment is ready to provide products of complete satisfaction.

DEEPROCK Entertainment Masters or near the techniques of professional video, design, video filming, video editing, video special effects.

PVIFF 2009 WINNERS!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Best Screenplays:

-Strawberry Mansion by R. Scott Shields

-Color of Music by William Melton

Best Feature Film:

Everyday Black Man Directed by Carmen Madden

Best Animated Short:

Enter The Sandbox Directed by Keith Adams

Best Documentary:

Behind The Wheel Directed by Cody Lucich & Tao Ruspoli

Best Short Film:

In The Dark Directed by Alex Fazeli

Best Music Video:

The Secret Directed by Axel Gimenez

The HAH TV Network Best Filmmaker Award

Business Is War Directed by Kemal Gordon

PVIFF 2009 Humanitarian Award:

Winston D. Johnson

 PVIFF 2009 TV Spotlight Award:

 Lincoln Heights

** Award Accepted By Erica Hubbard & Nikki Micheaux

Honorable Mentions:

-Best Southern Comedy: The Hills Have Thighs Directed By Bubba Cromer

-Best Political Documentary: From Crispus Attucks To Barack Obama Produced By Marvin Arrington, ESQ

PVIFF Prepares To Award The Cast of Lincoln Heights With A TV Spotlight Award

           Erica Hubbard      Nikki Micheaux

On September 27, 2009 PVIFF will be holding their closing night award ceremony at the Rialto Center For The Arts at GA State University in Atlanta, GA.  Stars of the hit show Nikki Micheaux and Erica Hubbard will be present to accept this dynamic award.

Darrin Henson will be hosting our Closing Night Ceremony at the Rialto Center for The Arts at GA State University

NEWS ANCHOR JOVITA MOORE OF WSBTV JOINS PVIFF AS THE OPENING NIGHT HOST

Jovita Moore anchors the 5 p.m. newscast on Channel 2 Action News.
Jovita joined WSB-TV in 1998. Before moving to Atlanta, Jovita worked as weekend anchor/reporter at WMC-TV in Memphis, Tenn.

Jovita began her career as a reporter at KFSM-TV in Fayetteville, Arkansas in 1990. Jovita is a native New Yorker. She earned a Master's Degree in Journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in literature, from Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont.
Jovita made the 2007 list of 40 Under 40 by Georgia Trend magazine and is member of Leadership Atlanta’s Class of 2007.

She currently sits on the Boards of the Center for the Visually Impaired, Dress for Success and the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra. She’s a past Vice President/Broadcast for the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists. She's a sustaining member of the Junior League of Atlanta and a former member of the Board of Directors of the YWCA of Greater Atlanta.

Dedicated to helping communities around the metro Atlanta area, Jovita donates countless hours working with civic associations, hosting events for community agencies and mentoring students.
Jovita is a member of Outstanding Atlanta's Class of 2004 and has also been featured in Jezebel’s 50 Most Beautiful.

Jovita is an Emmy award winner and has been awarded by the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists. Jovita and her husband have three children.

Best Video Award Presenter

DJ Trini

Nationally Acclaimed DJ Trini of Hittmen DJ's will award the Best Video Award at the PVIFF 2009 Award Ceremony. For more info. on DJ Trini and Hittmen DJ's visit: www.hittmenndjslive.com

Closing Night Ceremony (New Location)

Rialto Center for the Arts
80 Forsyth Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30303

A CONVERSATION WITH TYLER PERRY STUDIO’S ROGER BOBB (PVIFF 2009 CONVERSATION SERIES)

SUN. SEP. 27, 11 A.M. –

UNDERGROUND ATLANTA EVENT LOFT

Tyler Perry Studio’s Executive Producer and First Assistant Director Roger Bobb (EP of the hit TV Show “Meet The Browns,” Co. Producer of Madea Goes To Jail & many more..) will take part in the Peachtree Village International Film Festival’s first “Conversation Series.” PVIFF’s Executive Producer/Director Len Gibson will interview Bobb about his life at TP Studios, his production experience as well as ask candid detailed questions about the state of Black Hollywood and where it’s headed. This is a must see interview. Tickets Sold In Advance ONLY. The event will take place at the Underground Atlanta Event Loft on Sunday, Sep. 27 at 11 a.m.

And though Tyler Perry Studios has filmed in other cities, Atlanta will remain a mainstay. “Tyler loves Atlanta and we do our films here,” Bobb offered reassuringly. "House of Payne" and, now, "Meet the Browns," the hit comedies on TBS, are filmed here in Atlanta, out by Greenbriar Mall, at Tyler Perry Studios. Ultimately, for Bobb, the goal is to put Atlanta on Hollywood’s radar in a major way. “With ourselves and Rainforest [Films], Rob [Hardy] and Will Packer, who are doing great things too, hopefully, we can make that same explosion that the music scene had happen in film and television. Hopefully, a byproduct of us being successful is making a Hollywood South here in Atlanta.”—
By Ronda Racha Penrice (Special to Metromix)-May, 2009

Roger Bobb’s Bio:

Cost: $20.00 (Proceeds to support the African American Cinema Gallery)

Malcolm Lee - Director

Malcolm Lee- Director ("The Best Man," "Roll Bounce," "Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins" etc.).
Will award the winner of the Best Feature Film category with a special honor.