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June 11, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA – Las Vegas, NV - Actor Jeremiah David Turner will join the stars of Hollywood on the red carpet for the special screenings and performances to be held at the 2009 CineVegas Festival starting (today) Wednesday and runs through June 15th.
Turner appears in the film Etienne!, an independent feature film about “the little things in life.” The film was locally produced and shot on location throughout California, and follows a young man on a journey with his hamster, Etienne. It premieres at the Las Vegas event. Turner has other film projects that are in post-production or are in pre-production.
The 11th annual film festival opens Wednesday, launching a condensed six-day run at the Palms' Brenden Theatres and other venues. “I am excited to be reunited with the cast and crew on the red carpet, and finally view the premiere of Etienne,” said Turner. “I am proud of our work under a great director and we look forward to a competitive, yet, exciting week here at CineVegas.”
The movie premiere with red carpet walk is set for June 12th with an additional screening on June 13th. Turner plays - Doug - in a hilarious film about a hamster that goes on an incredible adventure and journey down the California coast with his owner Richard – Richard Vallejos. Etienne, which was written, directed/edited by Jeff Mizushima and produced by Giacun Caduff. Movie trailer is at: (http://www.cinevegas.com/jackpot/Etienne.php
Jon Voight will be given the Marquee Award for his artistic excellence, professional accomplishment and dedication to cinema. Willem Dafoe will be honored with the Vanguard Actor Award, which honors the distinctive mark he has made in film through his brave performances.
In addition, CineVegas will be honoring Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago with the inaugural Planet Illogica Award for Excellence in New Media. The award is handed to artists working in video gaming, who have pushed the envelope in storytelling. This year’s Vanguard Director Award honorees – George and Mike Kuchar plan to take part in a live conversation before a screening of their new short films on Sunday, June 14 at 9 p.m. An outdoor screening of the Beatles Yellow Submarine will take place at Mandalay Bay Beach on Saturday, June 13th.
Actor Jeremiah David Turner (ETIENNE, MILK, KARMA) will show some skin playing King Athamas in Scott Allan Stubbe's THE MAENADS, a sexy, costume drama adaptation of Eurpides' Greek tragedy THE BACCHAE about husbands with wives gone wild. The Maenads shoots in Los Angeles this summer.
For more about Actor Jeremiah David Turner please visit: www.imdb.com/name/nm2598922, and his blog is at: jeremiahturner.wordpress.com, Jeremiah Turner website is at: http://www.jeremiahturner.com and the movie trailer is located at: www.hamstermovie.com.
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