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**MEDIA ADVISORY**
CONTACT:
Tara Chantal Silver,
202.415.6253,
tara@westinrinehart.com
Jessica Hoy, 202.415.1023,
jessica@westinrinehart.com
ENTERTAINMENT
LEADERS DISECT 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
PARK CITY, UTAH (January 21, 2008) – As the
2008 Presidential elections gain momentum, Poli-Wood, an
annual industry dialogue and dinner, has become one of
the most anticipated events during this year’s Film
Festival in Park City. Sponsored by The Creative
Coalition, the entertainment community’s preeminent
public advocacy and education nonpartisan nonprofit, the
Poli-wood dinner has drawn luminaries from the media,
entertainment, arts, business and policy worlds since
its inception. The focus of the dialogue this year will
be the intersection of Hollywood
and Politics during this Presidential Election season.
Leading the dialogue will be Senator Mike Gravel, MPAA
Chair Dan Glickman, Tim Daly, Richard Schiff, CNBC
correspondent Julia Boorstin, CNBC Editor Dennia Kneale,
The New Republic magazine, Silvercup Studios and
John Paul Dejoria CEO of Paul Mitchell, .
Moderated by Lawrence O’Donnell, Jr. (The West Wing,
The McLaughlin Group, MSNBC Senior Policy
Analyst), the dialogue will be followed by a seated
dinner at the Hollywood Life House (692
Main St.;
Park City).
Robin Bronk, Executive Director of The Creative
Coalition, heralded the event as, “An interactive forum
for understanding how entertainment converges with
politics. The films we produce often affect the public’s
dialogue which, in turn, contributes to public policy.
The Poli-wood conversation is important as it recognizes
how we as individuals and industry leaders might
influence who will be in the White House in 2008.”
What: POLI-WOOD: Politics and
Hollywood
Dinner
When:
Sunday, January 21, 2008,
7:00pm
Where: Hollywood Life House in
Park City, UT
(692 Main Street,
Park
City)
Past participants in The Creative Coalition dialogue
dinners and events include Tim Russert, Charlie Rose,
Sean Penn, Walter Cronkite, Matt Dillon, Senator John
Edwards, Senator Hillary Clinton, National Pollster John
Zogby, Newsweek's Howard Fineman, Morton
Kondracke and other national figures.
This is a by invitation only event. Press must be
credentialed to attend.
Please contact:
Tara Chantal Silver,
202.415.6253,
tara@westinrinehart.com
Jessica Hoy, 202.415.1023,
jessica@westinrinehart.com for press inquiries.
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About The Creative Coalition
The Creative Coalition (www.thecreativecoalition.com)
is the leading 501 ©(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan social
and public advocacy organization of the arts and
entertainment community. Founded in 1989 by
prominent members of the creative community, The
Creative Coalition is dedicated to educating and
mobilizing its members on issues of public importance,
primarily public education, the First Amendment, arts
advocacy, media literacy, destigmatizing mental illness
and stemming runaway production. Headquartered in
New York City, The Creative
Coalition also has offices in
Washington,
DC, Los Angeles
and San Francisco.
The Creative Coalition does not endorse or raise funds
for political parties or candidates.
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