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Become a Star of the Film Festival

ENGLISH RIVIERA TOURIST BOARD

PRESS RELEASE: 31 July 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BECOME A STAR OF THE FILM FESTIVAL

The team behind the first ever International Comedy Film Festival have come up with a unique way for film fans to actively get involved in supporting the celebrations this September. They are looking for festival patrons to help make the inaugural International Comedy Film Festival a huge success. With your help the festival will become an amazing showcase of both classic and new comedy films, really putting the English Riviera on the international film festival map.

There are two types of festival patrons. The first is an 'Individual Patronage' which will give you two patron passes, allowing you free entry to all festival events and film screenings. You will also receive two invitations to the festival launch, two invitations to the 'It's A Wrap' charity gala evening at the Riviera International Centre and two tickets to the exclusive VIP first-ever screening of '"Snappers" and the exclusive after-show party.

'Individual Patronage' costs just £100 (or £50 each) and is a huge saving on buying individual tickets for two people to all of the events. In fact you can save around £150 and a significant amount of people have already signed up to become patrons, including one lady from New Jersey in the USA!

We are also offering Corporate Patronage for £300, ideal for businesses that would like to support the International Comedy Film Festival. As a 'Corporate Patron' you will receive four passes, valid for all of the festival events and film screenings, four invitations to the festival launch and four invitations to the 'It's A Wrap' charity gala evening, with a reserved table and a bottle of champagne (additional tickets for family, friends and colleagues can also be purchased). You will also receive four tickets to the VIP first-ever screening of "Snappers" and the very special after-party.

Businesses will also have their company logo included in the festival guide and on the website at www.icff.co.uk. Corporate Patronage is an excellent way to reward your staff and clients and also support this fantastic festival from the very first year. Patron application forms can be downloaded from the website, by clicking on the "Get Involved" section. Torbay Taxi's became the first local corporate patrons a couple of weeks back, realising the full benefits of supporting the festival in this way.

The International Comedy Film Festival is looking like developing into a huge success. The website, which only launched three weeks ago, has already had an amazing 15,000 hits, showing the massive interest in this brand new event. In fact the countries showing the most interest include not only the UK and USA, but China, Brazil and Germany as well.

Aviva Pearson, Director of Tourism said: "We are delighted that so many people are becoming patrons and helping us make this festival a massive success. The Patron Scheme is a great way of becoming involved and works out at incredible value for film fans. It is also a great opportunity for local businesses to promote themselves and support the festival as well."

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For more information contact:

Matt Newbury
PR & Marketing
English Riviera Tourist Board
01803-408350
Matthew.Newbury@torbay.gov.uk