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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
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