You are cordially invited to attend a special benefit reception to support the first annual CinemaEast Film Festival

Monday Nov. 7, 2005 6:30-8:30
ZANZIBAR: 645 9 Ave. @ 45 Street, New York, NY 10036

Special Guest of Honor: actress Laila Alawi

Meet the filmmmakers: Berke Bas (Turkey), Nouri Bouzid (Tunisia), Azza El Hassan (Palestine), Hicham Fallah (Morocco/France), Oussama Fawzi (Egypt), Jillali Ferhati (Morocco), Hala Galal (Egypt), Hammadi Gueroum, Rachid Kasmi (Morocco), Bahman Kiarostami (Iran), Rachida Lledo (Algeria), Marjaneh Moghimi (US/Iran), Fatih Özgüven, Chrif Tribak

Also a Silent Auction of vintage film posters, dinners at exclusive New York restaurants and select complimentary tickets to festival screenings.

There are several levels of support that you can offer:

 
 $50 (1 ticket)
 
$100 (2 tickets)
 
$250 ArteEastar (2 tickets and listing in festival catalogue)*
 
$500 Friend (4 tickets and listing in the program)*
 
 $1000 Supporter (10 tickets and your name listed in the evening’s program)*

* You must list the names of your guests at the time of purchase.

Reservations required. You may call 718.832.6564 to charge your tickets by phone or buy your tickets online.

Please note that tickets will not be mailed; your name and names of your guests will be held at the door.

2005 Festival Benefit Committee:
Bashar Azzouz
Asli Bali
Adham Elkady
Parag Gupta
Tariq Jawad
Hamid Khereif
Ali and Sheila Navab
Sana Odeh
Susan Peters
Karim Tartoussieh
Leila Zubi

According to IRS regulations, all but $15 of each ticket is tax-deductible. Contributions are fully tax-deductible.