2008: a space odyssey | 2007 Festival | 2006 Festival
Poster
Malcolm speaking
Malcolm and Vivian Kubrick
Discovery repro prop
Space suit prop
Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 6:00pm
The Edison:
6:00 PM - The Doors Open -
complimentary appetizers & beverage from 6PM until the show begins around
7PM.
7:00 PM - Stage show hosted by Ben Mankiewicz with guest stars: Keir Dullea,
Vivian Kubrick, Dan Ritcher
Presentation of the Jules Verne Award to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: a space odyssey
7:20 PM - choose your screen with the same ticket.
Edison : Multi-Screen HD Projection, Lounge Seating and
dinner available to order
or
8PM - Imaginasian Center enjoy all the glory of 2001 in 35 mm
Both venues welcome you, and you choose where you wish to watch Stanley
Kubrick's masterpiece. HAL voice courtesy of Wally Fields, "Wally's WEIRD
Voices"
Vivian Kubrick was there to accept the Jules Verne award on behalf of her father, and there was a short Q&A and at the end of the presentation, the award was finally handed over by 'surprise guest' Malcolm McDowell.
The Opening Night
Shrine Auditorium,
Thursday, Dec. 6
Green Carpet at 6pm, show at 7pm
Presided over Buzz Aldrin,
Astronaut of the first Moon Landing, Mission Apollo 11
Hosted by Malcolm McDowell
Honoring
Ted Turner,
Jean-Michel Cousteau,
Tippi Hedren
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"Jules Verne rockets us up from the Earth to the moon, and I hope you join me for a similar journey tonight. Most importantly, his ideal of conservation, we must conserve what we have," McDowell said. A crowd favorite during the evening was when Luke Skywalker's trusted droid R2-D2 joined McDowell on stage. The audience was welcomed as part of the event and reciprocated by giving standing ovations and heartfelt cheers throughout the night.
Los Angeles, CA - 9/07/06 - "The Greatest Show On Earth...Is Earth
Itself" is the stunningly simple and profoundly accurate premise of the
spectacular Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival and Expositions (JVAFF).
France's most feted film festival for the past 15 years, and an internationally
celebrated event for those passionate about cinema, adventure, exploration,
discovery and natural preservation, JVAFF will herald its upcoming 2007 debut in
the New World with a gala Oct. 6th launch event at Los Angeles' Shrine
Auditorium, the site of next year's full-blown, 2-week festival. The launch
itself lives up to JVAFF's "greatest show" standards with a program
that includes actor Malcolm McDowell hosting and special awards going to
film legends Harrison Ford and George Lucas and primatologist Jane Goodall.
The Jules Verne Adventures organization was founded in Paris
in 1991 by filmmakers/explorers Jean-Christophe Jeauffre and Frédéric
Dieudonné as a nonprofit organization dedicated to exploration, discovery and
education and a collective mission to honor and preserve the natural
bio-diversity of the planet. JVAFF was conceived to inspire and enlighten the
human spirit about the mysteries and wonders of the universe with unprecedented
spectacle, style and passion. Since 1992, the festival has taken place annually
in Paris at the Grand Rex, the largest movie theatre in Europe. It's only
fitting, then, that the Oct. 6, 2006 preview/launch and the inaugural U.S.
presentation of JVAFF in 2007 are to take place at L.A.'s world famous, 6,000+
seat Shrine Auditorium, North America's largest stage. At this year's launch on
10/6, this magnificent proscenium stage will be formally renamed the "Jules
Verne Stage" after the legendary explorer and JVAFF's namesake. In the
great tradition of the naming and launching of ships as they embark on great
adventures, the Jules Verne Stage's naming will be accompanied by a Mumm's
Cordon Rouge Champagne toast.
On 10/6, the evening's trio of honorees will each receive a
"Special Jules Verne Award" (SJVA), created to cite artists and
explorers whose work and actions have encouraged the spirit of adventure,
imagination and open-mindedness. Jane Goodall -- primatologist/anthropologist,
U.N. Messenger of Peace, Officer of the Legion d'Honneur and founder of the Jane
Goodall Institute -- will receive the "Lifetime Achievement" SJVA.
Legendary filmmaker George Lucas, whose epic feats include the "Star
Wars" and "Indiana Jones" film series as well as the pioneering
company Industrial Light & Magic, is to be honored with the
"Imagination Achievement" SJVA. Golden Globe winning actor Harrison
Ford will take home the SJVA "Spirit Of Nature" honor.
Also on the program for the extraordinary 10/6 JVAFF
preview/launch is a salute to the classic 1933 version of "King Kong,"
in which Kong takes his first steps in what is meant to be a New York City
theatre - but is actually the Shrine Auditorium. Legendary motion picture
special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen will be on hand for the tribute. The
evening will also mark and be closed by the U.S. premiere of the documentary
film "EXPLORERS: From the Titanic to the Moon," starring Oscar-winning
filmmaker James Cameron and astronaut Buzz Aldrin, veteran of Apollo 11, the
first manned lunar landing. Cameron and Aldrin are Honorary Presidents of the
non-profit Jules Verne Adventures USA, established in California in 2005 on the
occasion of the Jules Verne centennial celebration.
The week following the gala launch, the Aero Theatre in Santa
Monica will host four days of exploration, adventure and wildlife documentary
and adventure movies from Thursday, October 12 through Sunday, October 15. Among
the highlights are: "Karen Blixen: Out Of This World," spotlighting
the adventuress and "Out Of Africa" author; "The Little Buddhas
And The Tigers," filmed in the heart of the Thai jungle; the evening film
premiere of "Devil's Island" and the Oscar-nominated 1973 feature
"Papillon," and a 40th anniversary celebration of "Star
Trek." The Aero is located at 1328 Montana Ave. in Santa Monica, CA;
tickets may be purchased through their box office, please call 310.260.1528. For
a complete schedule, visit www.adventure-festival.com
Archived 2006-08 Alex D. Thrawn for www.MalcolmMcDowell.net