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University of North Alabama
Office of University Relations

William M. Jarnigan, Director
Tel: 256-765-4225
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March 29, 1999

2ND GEORGE LINDSEY FILM FESTIVAL DRAWS 44 ENTRIES FROM 13 STATES
For release: Immediately (with schedule of events)

FLORENCE, Ala. - The second annual George Lindsey/University of North Alabama Television and Film Festival has drawn 44 entries from 13 states.

Bobbie Hurt, chair of the festival which will be held April 22-24, 1999, at UNA, said the event has garnered much interest since last year’s inaugural festival which had 39 entries, three of which have been picked up for national distribution or aired on a cable network.

The festival will also feature the lifeworks of actor Ernest Borgnine. Dr. Lindsey, a UNA alumnus, will present Borgnine during a noon luncheon for the entrants on Friday, April 23. That is the only event in the otherwise free admission festival that will require a ticket. Luncheon tickets are $20 for the general public and $10 each for students. There is limited seating, so Hurt suggests that tickets be reserved well in advance of the event. To make meal reservations, call Lisa Darnell at (256) 765-4596 or Hurt at (256) 765-4592 by April 15.

Hurt said the 1999 professional entrants, their works and hometowns are:

* From Birmingham, Ala.
** Gold City is from Glencoe, Ala.