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THE
LIFE CAREER AWARD
ROBERT HALMI, SR.
Robert Halmi, Sr., is one of the most accomplished television
producers working today. With his partner and son, Robert Halmi, Jr.,
the Halmis have produced well over 200 films, series, and mini-series
for television which have earned over 400 primetime Emmy Nominations
(and more than 100 Emmy Awards).
Some of his projects include: Animal Farm, Lonesome Dove, The Odyssey,
Merlin, Dinotopia, Dracula, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Snow
White, Earthsea, and the recent mini-series, Tin Man, for the Sci Fi
Channel.
ROBERT HALMI, JR.
Robert Halmi, Jr. is President and CEO of RHI Entertainment, LLC (formerly
Hallmark Entertainment, LLC). He has produced more than 200 movies and
mini-series for television including: Arabian Nights, The 10th Kingdom,
Alice in Wonderland, Mysterious Island, Frankenstein, and the Poseidon
Adventure. He is an acclaimed producer and executive producer who has
worked with his father, Robert Halmi, Sr. since 1980.
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THE
GEORGE PAL MEMORIAL AWARD:
GUILLERMO
DEL TORO
Guillermo
del Toro is one of the most talented and creative filmmakers working
in contemporary film. His films have been widely recognized as genre
classics. His recent film, PAN’S LABYRINTH, won several Academy
awards in 2007. His upcoming film is HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY opening
in July through Universal Pictures.
President of the Academy, Robert Holguin, says of del Toro: “Nobody
embodies the full range artistry of classic filmmaker George Pal more
than Guillermo del Toro”.
George Pal was the genius filmmaker who produced and/or directed such
genre classics as “War of the Worlds” (1960), “When
Worlds Collide” (1951), and “The Time Machine” (1960).
He was also the creator of the three-dimensional cartoons, Puppetoons,
in the 30’s. George Pal was a close friend of Academy founder
Dr. Donald A. Reed, and long time supporter of the Saturn Awards until
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THE
FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE AWARD
MATT REEVES
Matt Reeves is the director of the recent film, CLOVERFIELD.
The film sparked the imagination of many filmgoers and became one of
the most successful genre film debuts in recent memory. Reeves previously
directed a film, “The Pallbearer” (1996) and has written/produced/directed
episodes of the television series, Felicity. He also wrote several films
including: “Under Siege 2: Dark Territory”, “The Pallbearer”,
and “The Yards”. |
THE
SERVICE AWARD
FRED BARTON
Fred Barton is affectionately known as the Robot Man
for his deep-seated love for automatons. His robot collection includes
custom built museum quality animatronic replicas of Robot B9 (“Lost
in Space”), Gort (“The Day the Earth Stood Still”),
Maria (“Metropolis”), the “Silent Running” drones,
“Star Wars” droids, R2-D2 and C-3PO and Tobor, the Great
to name but a few. His most famous robot is ROBBY the Robot (from “Forbidden
Planet”). Fred has exclusive licensee rights to Robby as well
as being the exclusive manufacturer (whose rights are owned by Turner
Entertainment). For info on owning your very own replica, visit Fred’s
website: www.the-robotman.com
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THE
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
TIM LUCAS
One
of the great achievements of 2007 was the publication of the book, Mario
Bava: All the Colors of the Dark written by author Tim Lucas. This book
interweaves biography, history and criticism of the life and work of
Filmmaker Mario Bava. This massive project, which took many years of
exhaustive research, is 1128 pages (nearly 800,000 words) and fully
illustrated with well over 1000 stills and annotated poster art from
all over the world. The book itself weighs 12 pounds. The book is a
tribute to a filmmaker who was original and influential to many contemporary
filmmakers including: Tim Burton, Joe Dante, Guillermo del Toro, and
Martin Scorsese (who wrote the introduction). Bava’s films include:
“Black Sunday” (1960), “Black Sabbath” (1963),
“Planet of the Vampires” (1965), and “Danger: Diabolik”
(1968).
Tim Lucas is publisher and editor of Video Watchdog. He has written
other works which include Throat Sprockets and The Book of Renfield:
A Gospel of Dracula. |
