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LIIFE 2015 Long Island International Film Expo

From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (annparry.com)
July 20, 2015

LIIFE 2015 was held at historic Bellmore Movies. The 18th Annual Long Island International Film Expo, including screenings, panels, parties & more, spanned July 8-16, with Official Opening Night & Tech Awards on July 10th, and the Awards Ceremony on July 16th.

Bellmore, New York, USA. 16th July 2015. KEVIN BROWN, DOT COM on the TV series 30 ROCK, hosts the LIIFE Awards Ceremony at Bellmore Movies. It was the 18th Long Island International Film Expo. (Ann Parry/Ann Parry, ann-parry.com)

Bellmore, New York, USA. 16th July 2015. KEVIN BROWN hosts the LIIFE Awards Ceremony at Bellmore Movies. (© 2015 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Actor KEVIN BROWN, Dot Com from the TV series 30 Rock, hosted the Awards Ceremony; presenters included actors LUKAS HASSEL (In Montauk) and MARILYN CHRIS (TV’s One Life to Live), and actor JOHON AMOS was an LIFTF Lifetime Creative Achievement Honoree for his work, including the groundbreaking miniseries Roots. DEBRA MARKOWITZ, Nassau County Film Commissioner, was the Director of LIIFE 2015.

Bellmore, New York, USA. July 16, 2015. Actor LUKAS HASSEL and DEBORAH MARKOWITZ, Nassau County Film Commissioner, are on the Red Carpet at the 18th Annual LIIFE Awards Ceremony, at the Bellmore Movies. Markowitz is the director of of the Long Island International Film Expo. (Ann Parry/Ann Parry, ann-parry.com)

Bellmore, NY, USA. July 16, 2015.  Actor LUKAS HASSEL, a Presenter, and DEBORAH MARKOWITZ, Nassau County Film Commissioner, are on Red Carpet at LIIFE Awards Ceremony, at Bellmore Movies. (© 2015 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

HENRY STAMPFEL, owner of Bellmore Movie Theater, shared background about the theater, which was built in 1912 and is Long Island’s oldest operating theater —  and has been part of my family’s entertainment life for over half a century.

Bellmore, New York, USA. July 16, 2015. HENRY STAMPFEL, owner of Bellmore Movies, and NICOLE GONZALEZ, pose at the 18th Annual LIIFE Awards Ceremony. The Long Island International Film Festival was held at historic Bellmore Movies. (Ann Parry/Ann Parry, ann-parry.com)

Bellmore, NY, USA. July 16, 2015. HENRY STAMPFEL, a co-owner of Bellmore Movies, & NICOLE GONZALEZ, a staff member, pose at 18th Annual LIIFE Awards Ceremony. (© 2015 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

If films are an important part of your LIIFE – the annual Long Island International Film Expo – is for you.

LIIFE 2015 Ceremonies:  PHOTO GALLERY

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Nassau County State of the County Address 2012

Nassau County State of the County Address 2012

From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)
March 17, 2012

During the March 14, 2012 State of the County Address, Nassau County’s Movie Industry was one of the topics highlighted by County Executive EDWARD MANGANO.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano gives State of the County Address, on Wednesday night, March 14, 2012, at Cradle of Aviation museum, Garden City, New York, USA. Mangano (front) was introduced by Legislator Peter Schmidt (at podium) Nassau County Presiding Officer and Majority Leader. (Ann Parry/Ann Parry, ann-parry.com)

Garden City, New York, USA. March 14, 2012. Nassau County Executive EDWARD MANGANO gives State of the County Address at Cradle of Aviation museum. ( © 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

I already knew about one of the films mentioned – the Phil Spector Biopic (2012), starring Al Pacino and Helen Mirren – because my daughter Sue was an Extra when some scenes were shot at Nassau County’s Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building, Mineola, in 2011.

Understandably, Extras aren’t supposed to start chatting with principal actors, but when my daughter was positioned near Ms. Mirren on the grand stairway leading to the building’s entrance, Sue was concerned how Mirren’s shawl was dragging on the steps.

So  – when the cameras weren’t on – Sue pointed out the hazardously droopy shawl to Ms. Mirren, who was charmingly grateful for the head’s up.

Nassau County State of the County Address 2012: my PHOTO GALLERY

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