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Steven Feinberg, executive director of the R.I. Film & TV Office, chats with
filmmaker Amy Redford, daughter of actor and director Robert Redford, at the 2012 Rhode Island International Film Festival’s film forum at the Providence
Biltmore Hotel on Aug. 9. Redford premiered her film “Delivery” at the festival, which this year attracted 176 filmmakers. Among the discussions at the forum was how to get more filmmakers to shoot movies in Rhode Island.
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8/20/12
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Strike a pose: the sixth StyleWeek fashion event in Providence, StyleWeek Northeast, is here.
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The R.I. State Council on the Arts has awarded 117 grants to artists, educational institutions and nonprofits - including the Trinity Repertory Company - around Rhode Island.
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By PBN Staff
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The Ocean State Theatre Company Inc. will conclude its role as the production company for the Theatre By The Sea at the end of the current season, the Matunuck-based theater announced Friday.
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By PBN Staff
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Living in Italy was a dream come true for Jessica Ricci, even if the dream she ended up with was different than the one she planned.
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By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 9/3/12 |
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Most Rhode Islanders knows that “Dumb and Dumber,” the 1994 movie by brothers Peter and Bob Farrelly, was partially filmed in the Ocean State thanks to shots of The Big Blue Bug and the Providence skyline. The same could be said for a few other films, including “The Great Gatsby,” released in 1974 and shot at the Rosecliff and Marble House mansions in Newport.
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The largest collection of 18th century Venetian paintings in the United States has returned to its original American home at The Elms in Newport, the Preservation Society of Newport County announced Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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WaterFire, the annual summer event that lights up downtown Providence, will expand to Rome, Italy for the first large-scale WaterFire lighting in Europe, Artistic Director Barnaby and Providence Mayor Angel Taveras announced at a press conference Thursday.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Alex and Ani LLC has committed to donate $1 million to Rhode Island College. The award, announced Tuesday, will be paid in $100,000 increments annually over 10 years.
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By PBN Staff
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After nine years with the company, Yvonne Seggerman has submitted her resignation as executive director of the Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre, effective Jan. 1, 2013.
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By PBN Staff
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