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Mickey Rourke - SBIFF Riviera Award

Saturday, January 31, 2009, 08:00pm

Santa Barbara International Film Festival Wrestles Down Another Honoree

The 24th Santa Barbara International Film Festival Presents Mickey Rourke With The American Riviera Award

WHO: The 24th Santa Barbara Film Festival honors Mickey Rourke with the American Riviera Award.  Rourke’s breakout performance in The Wrestler has garnered him a Golden Globe Award as well as an Oscar nomination. World-renowned writer, director and producer, Francis Ford Coppola, will be giving the award to Rourke.

WHAT: The American Riviera Award is presented to a performer with an outstanding achievement in American film.  Established in 1995, it was created to honor an individual who has enriched our culture through his/her accomplishments in the motion picture industry.  Past recipients include Tommy Lee Jones, Forrest Whitaker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kevin Bacon and Diane Lane.

WHERE: Arlington Theatre, 1317 State Street

WHEN: Saturday, January 31, 2009
6pm - Press Check-In
7pm – Red Carpet Opens
8pm – Tribute Starts

Media Contacts:

Carol Marshall Public Relations
Carol Marshall                      Phil Jun
805-904-7106                        805-904-7760

24th Santa Barbara International Film Festival: SBIFF.org

Click here to download the full program announcement.

Events at The Arlington Theatre:

Opening Night

Film: Nothing But The Truth
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Kate Winslet

Montecito Award
Friday, January 23th, 2009

Penelope Cruz

Outstanding Actor of the Year Award
Saturday, January 24th, 2009

Clint Eastwood

Modern Master Award
Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Mickey Rourke

American Riviera Award
January 31th, 2009

Closing Night

Film: Lightbulb
February 1st, 2009

Saturday, January 31, 2009

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