PRESS-RELEASE
Laughlin International Film Festival (LIFF)
To Present Lifetime Achievement Award to Lee Meriwether
Laughlin NV, October 1, 2015 --- The organizers of the 2015
Laughlin International Film Festival (LIFF), which is scheduled to be held
October 15th – 18th in Laughlin, NV, are
very proud to announce that Lee
Meriwether will be the recipient of the first LIFF Lifetime Achievement Award.
Meriwether, who began
her acting career in the mid-1950s, has appeared in an impressive line-up of films
and television series over the last 5 decades.
She is best remembered for her role as Catwoman in “Batman: The Movie” (1966). In 1973-1980 she was also a regular in the
popular series “Barnaby Jones” in which
she played Betty Jones, the secretary and daughter-in-law of Barnaby Jones (played
by the late Buddy Ebsen). She is also remembered for her role as Lily
Munster in the television series “The Munsters Today” (1988 - 1991), and her
role as Ruth Martin in the popular soap opera “All My Children” (1996-2011). She was nominated twice for a Golden Globe
Award for Best Actress (Drama) and once for an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress
(Drama). In addition to her illustrious
film career, Meriwether also held the titles of “Miss San Francisco” (1954), “Miss
California” (1954) and “Miss America” (1955).
“We are so honored and
proud to be able to give this award to Lee Meriwether”, said Mara Karsen, LIFF
co-founder and Executive Director. “We
have wanted to establish a LIFF Lifetime Achievement Award for the past 3
years, and now we are finally seeing it become a reality. Having someone as impressive at Lee
Meriwether to receive this first award is very exciting, and will be the
highlight of our LIFF Awards Ceremony this year”. The LIFF Awards Ceremony will be held at the
Tropicana Pavilion Theater on Saturday, October 17th, at 8:00 PM
(preceded by social hour at 7:00 PM). This
gala event is open to the public and everyone is invited to join in the
celebration. Tickets can be purchased
online ($20.00) at: www.laughlinfilmfestival.com
As a supporter of
independent films, Meriwether has recently
lent her acting talents to the feature film “Sunny in the Dark”, directed by Courtney Ware of Texas, which will be screening at the Laughlin
Stadium 9 theaters as part of LIFF’s line-up of films. “Sunny in the Dark” is an intriguing film
about a reclusive family therapist Jonah
(played by Jay Huguley, “12 Years A Slave”) craving solitude, who moves into a
new loft only to find that he is not the only person living in the same space. A young homeless girl, Sunny (Hannah Ward)
secretly lives in the crawlspace above him and watches his every move in order
to survive. In the film, Lee Meriwether
plays the role of Jonah’s mother, Dorothy.
“Sunny in the Dark” has
recently won awards at the Northeast Film Festival in Teaneck, New Jersey for
“Best Director” (Courtney Ware), “Best Actress” (Hannah Ward), Best Actor (Jay
Huguley) and a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Lee Meriwether. A Best Actress award was also awarded to
Hannah War at the Hill Country Film Festival in Fredericksburg, Texas. The film will be shown at the Laughlin
International Film Festival on Friday, October 16th, at 5:30 PM, with
Meriwether, the films’ director Courtney Ware, and the films’ producer Meredith
Burke in attendance. Tickets will be
available at the LIFF Sales table, located in front of the theaters, beginning
on Thursday, October 15th, at 9:00 AM.
($10.00, $8 for students/seniors). There will also be an encore screening of the
film on Sunday, October 18th, at 6:45 (without cast and crew in
attendance).
For more information
about LIFF 2015, visit their website at www.laughlinfilmfestival.com ,
or contact the LIFF team e-mail at info@laughlinfilmfestival.com,
or call LIFF at (702) 755 - 8391.
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For
more information, contact:
Dagmar "Mara"
Karsen
Executive Director /
Co-founder
Laughlin International
Film Festival (LIFF)
LIFF Phone: (702) 755-8391
LIFF Fax: (951) 824-7535
e-mail: mara@laughlinfilmfestival.com
website: www.laughlinfilmfestival.com
Coverage by Eva Louis
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