THE JULES VERNE FESTIVAL
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH... IS EARTH ITSELF
“This is not just a film festival. It’s about bigger issues. It helps us broaden our imagination and think outside the box“.
George Lucas
Jules Verne Achievement Award, 2007
The Jules Verne Film Festival, with ceremonies held each in Los Angeles and in Paris, entertains and enlightens audiences of some 60,000 at the sister cities’ most historically significant theaters, and hundreds of thousands more via the internet. A glittering international occasion in each of its venues, the Festival is where Science meets Fiction : where film aficionados have the opportunity to interact with explorers and filmmakers, artists and scientists, movie stars and environmental heroes.
The Festival’s signature events include movie premieres, documentary competitions, the prestigious Jules Verne Awards gala, and tributes to timeless films and filmmakers representing the Jules Verne traditions of adventure, exploration, and imaginative flights of fancy.
Audiences have been treated to appearances by the likes of George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Jane Goodall, Buzz Aldrin, Johnny Depp, James Cameron, Christopher Reeve, Omar Sharif, Edward James Olmos, Tony Curtis, Roy Disney, William Shatner, Ted Turner, Patrick Stewart, Buzz Aldrin, Tippi Hedren, Malcolm McDowell, and many more.
And special evenings have been devoted to the creators and cast of such cultural landmarks as Star Trek, Heroes, Smallville, Lost and Battlestar Galactica.
Prestigious sponsors have been supporting the festival : The City of Los Angeles, Walt Disney Pictures, Clear Channel, L.A.Downtown News, L.A. Conservancy, KTLA, L.A. Weekly, Warne Bros., 20th Century Fox and many more.
THE JULES VERNE FILM FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 24-26
DOWNTOWN - LOS ANGELES
AT THE EDISON and THE IMAGINASIAN CENTER
A total blast !
THANK YOU !
Photos © Ludovic Boulnois/Jules Verne Adventures 2008
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE 2008 FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Jean-Christophe Jeauffre, Frédéric Dieudonné and the Jules Verne Team warmly thank the audience, the special guests, the jury members, the volunteers and the sponsors of the 2nd Jules Verne Film Festival.
Bringing the festival to Downtown Los Angeles again has been a wonderful experience !
We gratefully thank
20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Sony Pictures and the independent producers.
Special thanks to
Councilwoman Jan Perry | 9th District, Carol Schatz |
Downtown Center Business Improvement District, Dawn Eastin |
L.A. Downtown News, The Edison, The ImaginAsian Center,
Brookfield Properties and NASA.
Congratulations to our Jules Verne Award-winning Guests :
Roy E. Disney, Ron Moore, Richard Zanuck, Linda Harrison.
And to the Jules Verne Award-winning films of the year :
The Wonder of It All and Mawson, Life and Death in Antarctica.
THE FESTIVAL’S OPENING NIGHT
Mickey Mouse’s 80th Birthday at the Jules Verne Fest !
Jules Verne Nature Award to Roy E. Disney !
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