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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Digital Domain Institute Presents the 6th Annual Gasparilla International Film Festival 

TAMPA, Fla. – Feb. 8, 2012 – Digital Domain Institute, a subsidiary of leading digital production company, Digital Domain Media Group, has been named presenting sponsor for the Gasparilla International Film Festival.

Recently nominated for two Academy Awards for Real Steel and Transformers 3, Digital Domain is returning to the Gasparilla Film Festival, this time as presenting sponsor for the next two years.

“Digital Domain is a prominent influence in the film industry, and we’re excited and honored to have been chosen as a beneficiary by such a prestigious Florida-based company,” says Joe Restaino, board president of GIFF. “Our continued partnership with such a groundbreaking company reaffirms the importance of GIFF in the Tampa Bay area, as well as the necessity to have such organizations to promote not only the media of film, but the arts as an entirety within the region.”

This year’s event will be held from March 29-April 1 and features more than 100 films from documentaries and dramas to comedies and short films.

This year’s festival will honor Emmy and Tony award winning actor, Keith David with the Career Achievement Award. David has been featured in a variety of film’s including, Oliver Stone’s Platoon, Crash, There’s Something About Mary and as the narrator of numerous Ken Burns films. 

Additional award nominees will be announced soon, as well as upcoming films and featured talent.

For updated information regarding the Gasparilla International Film Festival, visit: www.gasparillafilmfestival.com

ABOUT THE GASPARILLA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
First launched in the summer of 2006, the Gasparilla International Film Festival (GIFF) has grown into an entertaining and educational year-round entity in Tampa Bay. Well-known for its annual film festival, GIFF is operated by the 501(c) 3 non-profit Tampa Film Institute and continually upholds its mission to provide year-long support for film screening, production, and education throughout Tampa Bay and the region. For more information on GIFF including sponsor and volunteer opportunities visit, www.gasparillafilmfestival.com.

ABOUT DIGITAL DOMAIN INSTITUTE
The Digital Domain Institute inspires the aspiring - those looking to blaze new trails in digital arts and animation. A subsidiary of Digital Domain Media Group, DDI sets a new standard in digital media education. Through an unprecedented public-private partnership with The Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts, DDI stands in a class of its own, offering programs that combine creative and technical training with hands-on immersion in a studio environment.

ABOUT DIGITAL DOMAIN MEDIA GROUP
Digital Domain Media Group is an award-winning digital production company. Since its inception in 1993, it has been a leading provider of computer-generated ("CG") animation and digital visual effects ("VFX") for major motion picture studios and advertisers. The company, its work and its employees have been recognized with numerous entertainment industry awards and nominations, including seven awards issued by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - three Academy Awards® for Best Visual Effects and four awards for Scientific and Technical Achievement. Our filmography of over 80 major motion pictures includes Thor, TRON: Legacy, the Transformers trilogy, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Apollo 13 and Titanic. The company's digital production capabilities include the creation of CG animated content, performance capture, the conversion of two-dimensional ("2D") imagery into three- dimensional ("3D") imagery and CG visual effects such as fluid simulation, terrain generation and photorealistic animation.

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