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Tyrese of Fast & Furious thanks
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ORANJESTAD, ARUBA – The of all genres,” said Ronella claimed filmmakers will
island of Aruba will once be presenting awards to
again host filmmakers Tjin Asjoe-Croes, CEO of competition films in the fol-
and film enthusiasts from lowing categories: Inter-
around the world during ATA. national Features, DoxNfo-
the fifth annual Aruba In- cus, Caribbean Spotlight
ternational Film Festival “We encourage guests Series, Aruba Flavor and
(AIFF), Oct. 7-11. Kicking International Shorts. The
off with a short film and to fully immerse them- line-up of feature films and
Q&A session with actor Ty- festival events includes:
rese Gibson (from the Fast selves in Aruba’s dy- SHAME, screening before
& Furious and Transformers the Opening Night film The
franchises) and sponsored namic and authentic cul- Driftless Area.
by the Aruba Tourism Au- This 23-minute exploration
thority (ATA), this world- ture, during this popular of a man who wants to do
class event is filled with in- the right thing for his fam-
ternational and regional festival and all around ily was written by and stars
premieres of feature-length Tyrese Gibson in addition
and short films from around our One happy island.” to Academy Award win-
the world, special tributes, ner Jennifer Hudson, and
master classes, panel dis- For the past four years, was produced by Acad-
cussions and more. emy Award winner Denzel
“With more than 90 on-is- local and global audi- Washington. Following the
land nationalities, Aruba’s screening, Gibson will con-
diverse culture lends itself ences were abuzz as AIFF duct an audience Q&A
as the perfect host for films session.q
welcomed film luminaries
such as Academy Award-
nominated actor Richard
Gere; multiple Academy
Award-winning editor and
long-time Martin Scors-
ese collaborator Thelma
Schoonmaker; Academy
Award-nominated ac-
tress and repeat visitor Vir-
ginia Madsen and others.
This year, a jury of indus-
try professionals and ac-
