Saturday, February 18, 2012

HBO Opening Night a Huge Success!

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On Friday, Feb. 17, HBO Documentary Films generously sponsored a superb opening night for Big Sky. Matthew Akers' new film, Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present - recent winner of the Berlin International Film Festival's Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary 2012 - played to huge crowds at the Wilma.

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Following the screening, BSDFF Film Festival Director Mike Steinberg hosted a Q&A with the film's director, Matthew Akers.

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Intrigued audience members posed questions and learned about the process of making the acclaimed documentary.

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Following the screening, filmmakers and festival pass holders attended an intimate HBO Kickoff Party at The Loft, enjoying delicious food, drink, and music by Burlesco.

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Festival attendees mingled with filmmakers and discussed the night's spectacular opening film.

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The opening night festivities proved to be an excellent kickoff to ten days of amazing documentary films at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival!

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Photos by BSDFF Promo Team member Dan Doran. Click here for more photos from BSDFF opening night.