Elizabeth Banks will receive the 2012 Maui Film Festival Navigator Award, it was announced by Barry Rivers, Director of the event, which will be held June 13-17, 2012, at the Wailea Resort in Maui.

The Navigator Award honors a film artist for carving a path of distinction through the turbulent waters of the entertainment industry without sacrificing their fundamental commitment to excellence. Banks will be presented the Navigator Award at the Celestial Cinema located at the Wailea Gold & Emerald Golf Course. Following Banks' award presentation, there will be a screening of her upcoming DreamWorks Pictures' drama/comedy "People Like Us," about family, inspired by true events, co-starring Chris Pine and also featuring recipient of the Maui Film Festival 2011 Shinning Star honor Olivia Wilde, Michael Hall D'Addario, Philip Baker Hall, Mark Duplass and Michelle Pfeiffer.

Indie Filmmakers Redefining Brazilian Cinema Will Showcase Their Heralded Work at the 4th Annual Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival

The opening night festivities include a red carpet, the Los Angeles Premiere of HELENO starting Rodrigo Santoro; and the traditional after party. Indie Filmmakers from all corners of Brazil will showcase their work at the Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival (HBR FEST) and will interact with Hollywood industry professionals in exclusive networking events. The 4th annual edition of the festival will showcase selected narrative and short films by up and coming Brazilian filmmakers and will take place in the heart of Hollywood, California from June 6th to the 10th at the Egyptian Theatre. Tickets to most screening are free thanks to the generous support of the Grace Helen Spearman Foundation, the General Consulate of Brazil in Los Angeles, and the Brazilian Foreign Relations Ministry. See www.hbrfest.com for more information.

The Los Angeles Film Festival, in conjunction with Presenting Media Sponsor the Los Angeles Times and Host Partner L.A. LIVE, announced the Closing Night film and official US and international selections for the 2012 Festival. Guest Director, Artists in Residence and Conversations with special guests will be announced later this month. The 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival will screen a diverse slate of nearly 200 feature films, short films, and music videos, representing more than 30 countries, along with signature programs such as the Filmmaker Retreat, Poolside Chats, Coffee Talks, music events and more. As previously announced, Woody Allen's To Rome With Love will be Opening Night, sponsored by Virgin America, and Lorene Scafaria's Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Ava DuVernay's Middle of Nowhere and Benh Zeitlin's Beasts of the Southern Wild were selected for the Galas section.

Returning to downtown Los Angeles and headquartered at L.A. LIVE for a third year, the Festival will run from Thursday, June 14 to Sunday, June 24. Now in its eighteenth year, the Festival is widely recognized as a world-class event, showcasing the best in new American and international cinema, and is produced by Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that also produces the Spirit Awards.

The 11th annual Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, and presented by founding sponsor American Express, announced the winners of the two Heineken Audience Awards at the wrap party in New York City. This year for the first time two awards-one for narrative and one for documentary-were given to the audience choices for the best films. Any Day Now, directed by Travis Fine, was chosen to receive the Narrative award and BURN, directed by Tom Putnam and Brenna Sanchez, was chosen for the Documentary award. Each award comes with a cash prize of $25,000. Additionally as part of the Tribeca Film Festival Artists Awards program, Any Day Now receives the sculpture Ascension courtesy of Nathan Sawaya and BURN receives Jacobs #16 "Blue Skies" courtesy of Peter Dayton & Winston Wachter Fine Art

Throughout the Festival, which kicked off on April 18, audiences have been able to vote for the Heineken Audience Awards by completing nomination ballots upon exiting screenings of TFF films. Films in the World Narrative Competition, World Documentary Competition, Viewpoints, Spotlight and Cinemania sections were eligible.

Any Day Now begins when aspiring singer Rudy (Alan Cumming) pounds on the door to discover his neighbor's son Marco, a teenager with Down syndrome, left alone by his drug addicted mother with only the blaring stereo to keep him company. Family Services takes Marco, but days later Rudy sees him on the street and brings him home, where Rudy and his closeted district attorney partner Paul (Garret Dillahunt) become the stable family environment Marco has never had. But when authorities discover Rudy and Paul are gay, the men must battle a biased legal system to adopt the child they have come to love as their own. Set in 1970s Los Angeles and inspired by a true story, Any Day Now is a poignant and occasionally incendiary drama from TFF alum Travis Fine (The Space Between) that addresses gay adoption rights issues that are as relevant today as they were nearly 40 years ago. Augmenting the touching performances from Cumming and Dillahunt is Isaac Leyva, who offers a subtle yet impactful performance as a boy who inspires those around him to fight for what is right when no one else will. Cumming, Dillahunt and Leyva received a standing ovation for their performances at the premiere.

BURN, executive produced by Denis Leary, introduces audiences to the men and women charged with saving Detroit, the once-roaring city that many have left for dead. With vast stretches of forsaken buildings left as kindling, the highest arson rate in the country, and a budget crisis of epic proportions, the city turns to new Fire Commissioner Donald Austin to shake up the system with hard-line decisions and drastic, often controversial measures. Cautiously regarded by the department as a bombastic outsider, the Detroit native sets out to demonstrate his commitment to helping his hometown rise from the ashes. Many of the film's screenings at TFF were attended by members of the DFD and received standing ovations.

The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) announced the award winners for the TFI Latin America Media Arts Fund and first-ever Heineken VOCES grant at a celebration over the weekend for Latin American filmmakers during the Tribeca Film Festival. The funds, totaling $60,000, support innovative Latin American film and video artists to help them explore stories reflecting diverse cultures and gain exposure in the film industry. The TFI Latin America Media Arts Fund awards $10,000 grants to animation, documentary, or hybrid feature-length films in advanced development, production or post-production from filmmakers living and working in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America. Grantees also receive exclusive guidance from TFI to ensure that each film reaches completion and enters the U.S. marketplace from the best possible vantage point. The Fund is sponsored by Moviecity and CANACINE.

The winning films were selected by a jury of industry professionals including Fernando Rovzar, Executive Producer of La Casa de Mi Padre and Producer of Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark; Cynthia Lopez, Vice-President of American Documentary/POV; and actor/filmmaker Ricardo Darin (The Secret in Their Eyes, The Aura, Nine Queens).

The following four films are winners of this year's TFI Latin America Media Arts Fund:

-City of the Caesars (Chile), Directed & Produced by Francisco Herve, Edited by Andrea Chignoli-Two conspiracy theories. Two ordinary men. Wisdom, immortality and natural resources are at stake in a mythical place somewhere in Patagonia.

-Cuando los Muertos Estan Mas Secos/When the Dead Are Drier (Bolivia), Directed & Produced by Claudio Araya Silva and Produced by Yara Morales Rivera-In the eighties, more than 50 women committed suicide in a small peasant community. Hermenegildo and Pedro return to their community, attempting to retrace the paths of memory regarding the deaths of their wives. The trip aims to unravel the mystery surrounding the life and death of these women.

-Elena (Brazil), Directed & Produced by Ana Petra Costa - The film recounts the journey of Petra, a young Brazilian woman who dreams of becoming an actress but is warned not to do so by her mother. Against these admonitions, Petra moves to New York City where the reasons why she was advised against this path begin to unfold.

-The Shark's Eye (Argentina), Directed by Alejo Hoijman and Produced by Gema Juarez Allen - Summer is coming to Nicaragua and Maycol and Bryan will start to learn their families' trade, shark hunting. In a place where traditional trades disappear in favor of drug trafficking, these two boys choose their future. A coming of age film set in the forgotten Caribbean coast of Nicaragua.

The winners of the first-ever Heineken VOCES grants include:

Heineken VOCES Award for Documentary

-Las Marthas - A documentary about an extraordinary rite of passage in Laredo, Texas where Mexican-American debutantes are presented at a grand Colonial ball dressed as American revolutionaries - a border tradition that's 114 years old. Directed & Produced by Cristina Ibarra and Produced by Erin Ploss-Campoamor

Heineken VOCES Award for Narrative

-Feriado (Holiday)

The sheltered life of Juan Pablo is turned upside down when he must spend the carnival holiday with his wealthy family at their hacienda in the Ecuadorian Andes and meets Juano, a self-assured black metal fan from the nearby pueblo.

Written & Directed by Diego Araujo

Produced by Hanne-Lovise Skartveit, Juan Sebastian Jacome & Andres Longares

Executive Produced by Frida Torresblanco

Cinematography by Bradford Young

World NARRATIVE COMPETITION CATEGORIES:

The jurors for the 2012 World Narrative Competition were Patricia Clarkson, Dakota Fanning, Mike Newell, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Jim Sheridan, and Irwin Winkler.

The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature - War Witch, directed by Kim Nguyen (Canada). Winner receives $25,000 and the art award "The Wrinkles of The City, Los Angeles, Carl revealed on wood, 2011" by JR. Sponsored by AKA. The award was given by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Larry Korman, President of AKA.

Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film - Dariel Arrechada and Javier Nunez Florian as Raul and Elio in Una Noche, directed by Lucy Mulloy (UK, Cuba, USA). Winners split $2,500. The award was given by Patricia Clarkson

Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film - Rachel Mwanza as Komona in War Witch, directed by Kim Nguyen (Canada). Winner receives $2,500. The award was given by Jim Sheridan.

Best Cinematography in a Narrative Feature Film - Cinematography by Trevor Forrest and Shlomo Godder, for Una Noche, directed by Lucy Mulloy (UK, Cuba, USA). Winner receives $5,000 and $50,000 in post-production services provided by Company 3. The award was given by Lisa Schwarzbaum.

Best Screenplay for a Narrative Feature Film - All In (La Suerte en Tus Manos), written by Daniel Burman and Sergio Dubcovsky and directed by Daniel Burman (Argentina). Winner receives $5,000. The award was given by Irwin Winkler.

GUILLEMOTS AND GLEN HANSARD JOIN SUNDANCE LONDON OPENING NIGHT EVENT AN EVENING WITH ROBERT REDFORD AND T BONE BURNETT

Sundance Institute and The O2 announced that BRIT Award-nominated psychedelic pop band Guillemots and Academy Award-winning musician/actor Glen Hansard will join the Opening Night Event An Evening with Robert Redford and T Bone Burnett at the first-ever Sundance London film and music festival on 26 April at The O2. Guillemots and Glen Hansard will perform separately during the event. These performances will enhance the conversation between filmmaker, actor and Sundance founder Robert Redford and 12-time Grammy Award winning musician, songwriter, and soundtrack and record producer T Bone Burnett about the relationship between film and music. Redford and Burnett will share their recollections of achieving great musical moments with the many filmmakers, actors and musicians they've collaborated with throughout their storied careers. Joined on stage by Nick Hornby (High Fidelity), who will moderate the evening, the two artists of 'sound and screen' will utilise film clips from some of the many films they’ve worked on for which music made an indelible contribution. Redford and Burnett will also discuss some of their favourite musical moments from other great films that have influenced their work.

Guillemots are: Fyfe Dangerfield, Magrao, Aristazabal Hawkes and Greig Stewart. Formed in 2004, they make music that works and moves on many levels, for many people. Their Mercury-nominated 2006 debut album, Through The Windowpane, broke into the Top 20 and eased their 2008 follow-up, Red, into the Top 10. The quartet's third album, Walk The River, is a collection as elemental, timeless and awe-inspiring as the deep, green countryside surroundings in which it was created. Hansard is best known as the principal songwriter and vocalist/guitarist for Irish group The Frames and as one half of acclaimed duo The Swell Season. His acting credits include appearing in BAFTA-winning film The Commitments, as well as starring in Once, which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award. His song "Falling Slowly" from Once, co-written with Marketa Irglova, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2007 and earned him several other major nominations or awards. In recent months Hansard has been seen in the documentary The Swell Season, contributed two songs to the blockbuster soundtrack, The Hunger Games, and been active in the promotion of Once, The Musical, which opened on Broadway. His first solo album, Rhythm and Repose, will be released June 18.

Previously announced events and performances for Sundance London include: a rare intimate concert performance by Placebo; Tricky and Martina Topley-Bird performing Maxinquaye; a performance by Rufus and Martha Wainwright following the world premiere of Lian Lunson's film about the music of their mother, folk singer Kate McGarrigle; and screenings of 14 feature-length and eight short films from the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, U.S.A.

The 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards event was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 1, 2012. The star studded ACM Awards 2012 event was aired live on CBS. Blake Shelton and Reba McEntire were the hosts of the gala awards event for the second consecutive year.

ACM Awards 2012 Winners:

Entertainer of the Year: Taylor Swift

New Artist of the Year: Scotty McCreery

Favorite Song: "Crazy Girl" (Eli Young Band)

Favorite Album: 'Four the Record' (Miranda Lambert)

Favorite Single Record: 'Don't You Wanna Stay' (Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson)

Favorite Vocal Group: Lady Antebellum

Favorite Vocal Event: 'Don't You Wanna Stay' (Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson)

Favorite Vocal Duo: Thompson Square

Favorite Vocalist (Male): Blake Shelton

Favorite Vocalist (Female): Miranda Lambert

Favorite Video: 'Red Solo Cup' (Toby Keith)

For information on all the winners visit www.acmcountry.com

Hard Rock Hotels SOYS Music Lounge and The Motorola Cafe from SXSW

Sponsors included Hard Rock Hotels, belVita Breakfast Biscuits, Music Choice's SWRV TV, Carrera Sunglasses, New Amsterdam Vodka and Gin, Revel Stoke Whisky, Asahi Beer, Red Bull, SOUL by Ludacris, & MOTEL, Motorola, belVita Breakfast Biscuits, UV Vodka, ZICO Pure Premium Coconut Water, VH1, Asahi Beer, & Disaronno

Attendees included: B.o.B., Pete Wentz, Kat Graham, Brad Womack (The Bachelor), Jenna Bush, Kaiser Chiefs, We are Augustines, The Knocks, Feathers, Asher Roth, Penguin Prison, Semi Precious Weapons, Wale, Cher Lloyd, etc.

It was jammed packed when artist B.o.B. took the stage at the Hard Rock Hotels Presented: "The Sound of Your Stay" Music Lounge, after delivering one of the hottest performances at SXSW, he ran off the stage and bumped into Pete Wentz for the first time ever. The two chatted about their schedules at the festival and the definite must-see shows. The new found friends picked up clothing from MOTEL.

RED WAGON TO TRANSLATE DUTCH THRILLER "TAPED" FOR COLUMBIA PICTURES

Columbia Pictures has acquired the rights to develop the Dutch thriller Taped, into an English-language motion picture to be produced by Red Wagon Entertainment's Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher, it was announced by Hannah Minghella, president of production for Columbia Pictures. In the Dutch film, a young couple, while vacationing in Buenos Aires to recapture their romance, inadvertently tapes the murder of an innocent man by a corrupt cop, forcing them to find resources they didn't know they had to fight for their lives to escape. Through Red Wagon, Wick and Fisher are currently producing The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, and Carey Mulligan, with Baz Luhrmann directing, and Wettest County, a prohibition-era gangster film directed by John Hillcoat and starring Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Gary Oldman, and Guy Pearce.

NL Films, the Dutch production company behind Taped, will serve as an executive producer on the new production. The company is owned by Alain de Levita and Endemol. The original film was produced by De Levita and the negotiations were handled by NL producer Sytze van der Laan. Their TV series "Penoza" is currently being remade for American audiences by ABC. Minghella and Jonathan Kadin will oversee the project for Columbia Pictures, and Rachel Shane and Andy Dahm will oversee for Red Wagon.

Bloodshot first appeared in Valiant comic books in 1992 and quickly became one of the comic world's most popular characters. Appearing in over 70 issues, the character sold seven million comic books globally and was a cornerstone of the Valiant Universe, which sold more than 80 million comic books, third only to Marvel and DC. As Valiant re-launches in 2012, the Bloodshot character will return to shelves as well.

Originally founded in 1989, Valiant Comics quickly became one of the most successful comic book publishers by creating unique and compelling heroes and villains and focusing on storytelling. Valiant characters have been written and illustrated by many of the industry's most famous creative talents, including Jim Shooter, Bob Layton, Barry Windsor Smith, Joe Quesada, Jim Lee, Frank Miller, Garth Ennis, Warren Ellis, Bryan Hitch, Steve Ditko, Mike Mignola, Kevin VanHook, Don Perlin and Neal Adams, among many others; in addition, Valiant was previously named Publisher of the Year by Diamond Comics Distributors. Valiant is returning to comic books in May 2012 and has a number of movie projects in development based on its characters involving some of the industry's top business and creative talent.

Bruce Willis will star in Five Against A Bullet, the action thriller being developed by producers Lorenzo DiBonaventura, J ordan Schur, and David Mimran for Columbia Pictures, it was announced by Hannah Minghella, president of production for Columbia Pictures. Alex Litvak is writing the screenplay which centers on a Mexican politician who, after his father is killed by a drug cartel, hires the five best bodyguards from around the world to protect him through a contentious election.
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"Rock/Style," Los Angeles Times' annual music and fashion start-of-summer event, returns to the iconic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel's Tropicana Bar and Pool on Wednesday, June 6. The World Famous KROQ's own Ted Stryker will host the evening which will feature a live performance from bewitching singer-songwriter sister act The Pierces. The outdoor club event will also include live runway shows, special guests and DJ sets. Tickets are on sale now: latimes.com/rockstyle. Macy's, "Rock/Style's" presenting sponsor, is producing a series of live runway shows inspired by the vivid, playful fashion of Brazil. Throughout the night, individual segments will showcase the latest trends in swim, rock, prep and color with a soundtrack straight from Rio. The Annenberg Space for Photography will show images from the "Who Shot Rock & Roll" exhibit originally organized by the Brooklyn Museum with guest curator Gail Buckland, which arrives later this summer, with projections inside the event. Los Angeles Times "Rock/Style" is presented in collaboration with the American Cancer Society. New Line Cinema's "Rock of Ages" distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, in theaters and IMAX June 15, is a supporting sponsor. Tickets are $50. Los Angeles Times members have access to a limited number of discounted tickets. A hosted bar and appetizers are included with ticket purchase. For details, go to latimes.com/rockstyle. Follow us at facebook.com/latimesevents or on Twitter, @latimesevents, for more.

AARON SORKIN TO ADAPT "STEVE JOBS" FOR SONY PICTURES Film to be Based on Walter Isaacson's Best Selling Biography of Late Apple Co-Founder

Academy Award winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin will adapt Steve Jobs, a motion picture based on the best-selling biography of the legendary Apple co-founder by award-winning journalist Walter Isaacson, it was announced by Amy Pascal, Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Doug Belgrad, President of Columbia Pictures. The project is being produced by Mark Gordon, \ Scott Rudin and Guymon Casady. Published late last year, Steve Jobs was Amazon's best-selling book of 2011. In addition, the biography ranked #1 among bestselling hardcover books by a 2:1 margin, with sales of 2,246,569 in 2011, according to Publisher's Weekly. AARON SORKIN won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on The Social Network. His other screenplays include Moneyball, Charlie Wilson's War, The American President, Malice, and A Few Good Men. He has also acquired the motion picture rights to The Politician, the best-selling book by Andrew Young about the downfall of former Senator John Edwards. He will adapt the book and make his directorial debut with the film, which he will also produce. For television, Sorkin created "The West Wing," "Sports Night,' and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip." He is currently in production on the HBO series "The Newsroom," which is scheduled to premiere on June 24, 2012

DWAYNE JOHNSON RECEIVED "CINEMACON ACTION STAR OF THE YEAR AWARD"

Johnson will star in this summer's action-packed Paramount Pictures feature "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," which is set to release on June 29, 2012. In this follow-up to the 2009 release of "G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra," the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra, they are also forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. The film also stars D.J. Cotrona, Byung-hun Lee, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce, Ray Stevenson, Channing Tatum and Bruce Willis.

MICHELLE PFEIFFER RECEIVED "2012 CINEMA ICON AWARD" WARNER BROS. PICTURES TO RELEASE "DARK SHADOWS" ON MAY 11, 2012

Pfeiffer will next be seen in Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures' gothic comedy "Dark Shadows," when director Tim Burton brings the cult classic series to the big screen. Opening on May 11, 2012, the film features an all-star cast, including Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and "CinemaCon Female Star of Tomorrow" Chloe Grace Moretz. Pfeiffer stars as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, the matriarch of the mysterious Collins family.

CHARLIZE THERON RECEIVED "CINEMACON DISTINGUISHED DECADE OF ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM AWARD"

Stallone can next be seen in Liongate's highly anticipated sequel, "The Expendables 2." On August 17, 2012, the star-studded cast is back when Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job. The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney (Stallone) and his band of old-school mercenaries. But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them. Hell-bent on payback, the crew cuts a swath of destruction through opposing forces, wreaking havoc and shutting down an unexpected threat in the nick of time. Joining Stallone are the newest cast members Liam Hemsworth, Scott Adkins, martial arts legends Chuck Norris and Jean Claude Van Dame, and Chinese actress Yu Nan as the first female Expendable. Reprising actors include Stallone, Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Terry Crews, Dolph Lundgren and Randy Couture.

ANNA FARIS RECEIVED "CINEMACON COMEDY STAR OF THE YEAR AWARD"

Faris will be seen next starring opposite Sacha Baron Cohen in Paramount Pictures' "The Dictator," in theaters May 16, 2012. Directed by Larry Charles, written by Sacha Baron Cohen, Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer, and also starring Ben Kingsley, "The Dictator" is the heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

JEREMY RENNER TO RECEIVE "CINEMACON MALE STAR OF THE YEAR AWARD"

UNIVERSAL PICTURES TO RELEASE "THE BOURNE LEGACY," STARRING RENNER, ON AUGUST 3, 2012.Renner stars in two films this summer. On May 4, he portrays Hawkeye in Marvel Studios' "The Avengers," from director Joss Whedon. On August 3, Renner stars in Universal Pictures' "The Bourne Legacy," the next chapter of the hugely popular "Bourne" series. In this latest installment, writer/director Tony Gilroy expands the "Bourne" universe with an original story that introduces us to a new hero whose life-or-death stakes have been triggered by the events of the first three films. Joining Renner will be series newcomers Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacy Keach and Oscar Isaac, along with franchise veterans Albert Finney, Joan Allen, David Strathairn and Scott Glenn.

Legendary Filmmaker Martin Scorsese Accepts 'RealD Innovation in 3D Award' at CinemaCon Academy Award Winner 'HUGO' Honored for Pioneering Contributions to 3D

RealD Inc., a leading global licensor of 3D technologies, awarded its third 'RealD Innovation in 3D Award' to five-time Academy Award winning film 'HUGO' during a luncheon at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, NV. Academy Award winning filmmaker and 'HUGO' director Martin Scorsese was on hand to accept the award on behalf of the film from RealD Chairman and CEO, Michael V. Lewis.

'HUGO,' recipient of 11 Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Best Director, and winner of 5 Oscars, is the astonishing adventure of a wily and resourceful boy whose quest to unlock a secret left to him by his father will transform Hugo and all those around him, and reveal a safe and loving place he can call home. Directed by Martin Scorsese, 'HUGO' is based on Brian Selznick's best-selling novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret and stars Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer with Jude Law. Independently produced by Graham King's GK Films, 'HUGO' was distributed by Paramount Pictures.

JACK BLACK, CAMERON DIAZ AND ANTONIO BANDERAS PRESENTED THE 2012 'PIONEER OF THE YEAR' AWARD TO JEFFREY KATZENBERG

The Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation presented its 2012 "Pioneer of the Year" Award to Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.

Katzenberg was honored on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at CinemaCon, the industry's largest and most important gathering of cinema owners and operators from around the world.

LACOSTE L!VE Pool Party at Coachella presented by HTC

Guests included: Katy Perry, Lea Michele, Diane Kruger, Joshua Jackson, Lauren Conrad, Teresa Palmer, Cory Monteith, Gerard Butler, Florence Welch, Shenae Grimes, Lo Bosworth, Bijou Phillips, and more. Performances by DJs with special guest appearances by Elijah Wood and Nigel Godrich of Radiohead.

LACOSTE L!VE, the younger-minded, fashion conscious crocodile, geared up to host a chic pool party, presented by HTC, a leading designer of smartphones like the new HTC One, in celebration of one of the most stylish music festivals in the country - the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. Music-loving tastemakers and influencers were invited to make a splash in the pool among green crocodile rafts, enjoy a cocktail, or just lounge in the desert sun. Guests were re-fueled by delicious gourmet treats from the famous "The Slice Truck" and "Don Chow Tacos" food trucks from LA or cooled down with FIJI Water Shaved Ice and Patrón Tequila popsicles. LACOSTE and HTC also featured additional activities such as Giant Twister, speed boat racing, Superbooth fun, panoramic photos by TourWrist, a phone charging station, and more. The most highly anticipated feature was the launch of the high-tech LACOSTE L!VE Pop-Up shop, which provided guests with an exclusive shopping experience at a special VIP discount. The pop-up supported the efforts of The Voice Project, donating 10% of all proceeds to the foundation. For more information, visit www.voiceproject.org.

The Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) will celebrate its 13th anniversary with an action-packed line up of independent and studio films from around the globe. Celebrated as one of the leading lifestyle film festivals in the United States, the Festival seeks to bring to Orange County the best classic and contemporary filmmaking. Committed to enlightening the public with a first-class international film program, a forum for cultural understanding and enriching educational opportunities, the Festival will include feature-length narrative, documentary, short, animated and student films.

Special Programs planned for 2012 NBFF include the following: Action Sports Film Series, Environmental Film Series, Art, Architecture + Design Film Series, Music Film Series, Family Film Series, Collegiate Showcase, Youth Film Showcase, and a free Seminar Series.

Greystone Mansion Concours d'Elegance

3rd ANNUAL GREYSTONE MANSION CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE

The event is held in conjunction with the Friends of Greystone a non-profit organization, with a portion of all proceeds going toward the ongoing preservation of the Estate. Greystone Mansion is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Ticket sales are now available online for the 2012 Greytone Mansion Concours d' Elegance at wwww.greystoneconcour.org