Cinemagic will host its annual Cinemagic Gala at the MSD Capital, LLC and Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, on 27th June and it is set to be the most high profile and well supported gala to date with Saffron Burrows of Mozart In The Jungle and Ben Robson of Animal Kingdom in attendance as ambassadors, with the event staged to celebrate the achievements of young filmmakers from Northern Ireland and Los Angeles. Cinemagic young people from Northern Ireland will represent the organisation and showcase their filmmaking talents, talents that have been developed through Cinemagic programmes over the last twelve months.
Cinemagic Los Angeles will unite young people from different backgrounds, from Northern Ireland and Los Angeles and give them the opportunity to meet the representatives from the world’s biggest film and television studios. Cinemagic Los Angeles is supported by MSD Capital, LLC and Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows.
HBO, CAA, NI Bureau, Harry Hartford, Friendly Sons of St Patrick, Britweek, Camera Division, American Ireland Funds, American Airlines, Mondrian Hotel, Boston Public High Schools.Partners include Fox Music, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, PAC TV, Minted Content, Brothers, Sony, Remote Control Studios and the British Consulate.
Young people from 18 different schools in Northern Ireland, Boston and Los Angeles have been working together as part of Cinemagic Los Angeles with the opportunity to participate in educational Q&A’s, film screenings, workshops, masterclasses and many other special events. They have participated in Masterclasses with Sean Barney, Julia Ormond, Maryann Yee, Lance O’Connor, Kevin Huvane, Colin Farrell, Ross King, Ryan Rowe, Fox Studios, Sony, Warner Bros, Celebration at the British Consulate, CAA, HBO, Remote Control Studios, LMU
Last year’s 2018 gala in Los Angeles, was a huge success that celebrated the achievements of young people from Northern Ireland and Los Angeles with celebrity guests including Jennifer Morrison, Ed Begley Jr, Ashley Roberts, Kristina Smirnoff, Ryan McCartan, Lady Victoria Hervey and Briana Evigan, to name but a few.