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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Toronto,
ON – Sept 4th, 2007) On Tuesday, Sept. 11th 2007 at
Club V (88 Yorkville Ave), Choroid
Films brings to Toronto, the Green Carpet TIFF event you will not want to
miss. Ecollywood makes its debut
during the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival and will draw together the
eco-curious, eco-conscious and celebri-green!
Ecollywood uses the spotlight of TIFF to raise environmental and global
awareness on eco-friendliness, by providing a unique party environment that
embodies the eco-friendly existence advocated by environmentalists and A-list
celebrities alike. From organic food and drink to a vegan organic fashion show
and environmentally friendly gift bags, this TIFF party acknowledges those
companies, celebrities and charities that are making a world of difference.
With staples like the 3rd Annual Tastemakers Lounge going Green,
eco-friendliness in Hollywood is all the rage. Ecollywood
2007 is designed to show guests how we can all live and party
green. Ten reasons why you should come to ECOLLYWOOD 07? 1. Mingle with Lindsay
Gartner (CSI, Roswell, Rush Hour 3, Maxim Model), Katie Boland (Mount Pleasant, upcoming Atom Egoyan
film Adoration), Adria Vasil (NOW
columnist and author of Ecoholic), Lauren Gropper (HGTV’s Green Force), Nicole Arbour
(Video on Trial), some of your favourite top models, and those A-list
celebrities coming to town who are going green. 2. Get a complimentary organic drink from MILL STREET BREWERY, FROG POND WINERY
or SQUARE ONE VODKA, all
eco-friendly brands. Quench your thirst with +1 WATER in compostable,
biodegradable bottles. 3. Watch a fashion show that features vegan lingerie
from HEALING HEART DESIGNS and PURRFECT PINEAPPLES and cutting edge
designs by eco-friendly companies like SUSAN
HARRIS DESIGNS, and more. 4. Listen to the tunes of DOUGLAS SEPTEMBER and LINDI
ORTEGA and jam to THE HUMAN RECORD's
DJ set with his amazing b-boxing abilities. 5. Embark on a culinary adventure with finger foods
from LIVE FOOD BAR, one of Toronto's
eco-friendly vegan food hotspots. 6. Try out the organic olive oil at the CARLINA CUCINA taste-tester station. 7. Receive on-site massage therapy from one of five ALIVIAR SPA representatives. Calm your
film fest tensions using vegan organic products. 8. Décor from ECOFLORA
shows us how we can dress a space with flowers that are organically grown or
fairly traded. 9. Leave with an eco-friendly swag bag valued at over
$100. This bag includes donations from: ECOFRIENDLY
BAG, SHOSHI NATURALS, ORGANIC LIFESTYLES MAGAZINE, COCOA CAMINO, GREEN BEAVER
and more… 10. Feel good knowing that your attendance helps the David Suzuki Foundation further its
efforts with regards to sustaining the planet. About Choroid Films Choroid
Films is a Toronto based production company that
creates engaging, enlightening and above all, entertaining films. The company’s founder, writer/director Maurey
Loeffler, was the 2004 recipient of the Susan Anton Clark Memorial Award, an
award give to works that bring great energy and empathy to women’s issues. He was also the recipient of the 2005 Michael
Monty Memorial Award for excellence in storytelling. Maurey recently directed two episodes of “The
Ugly Canadians”, which can be seen on CBC’s Exposure. Maurey has recently been chosen as one of the
“Emerging 20” at the ReelWorld Film Lounge during the
Toronto International Film Festival. This fall, Maurey goes to camera on his
next film, Pooka, starring Katie Boland (upcoming role in Atom Egoyan’s Adoration
and a Thom Fitzgerald film) and Maria del Mar.
Pooka is endorsed by Kids Help Phone - another worthy cause
supported by Choroid Films. Choroid
Films is proudly donating a portion of the proceeds from the Ecollywood event
to the David Suzuki Foundation to
help with its mission to save the planet www.choroidfilms.com Event coordination is
done by Upstage Productions, who are
also known for coordinating the ever popular POV: Presenting Our Vision Film
Program event during TIFF, which has brought out the likes of Woody Harrelson,
Ray Liotta, The Philosopher Kings and Mayor David
Miller over the years. www.upstageproductions.ca Eco event
consultation done by Talen Events. www.talenevents.com EVENT INFO Date: Tuesday,
September 11th, 2007 Time: 8pm- 4am
(extended liquor license) Where: Club V (88
Yorkville St @ corner of Yorkville & Bellair) For
more information on the event or to be included on our media guest list, please
contact: Jill
Davies 416-949-1079 Did
you Know that Green Celebrities include (many are attending TIFF): Brad
Pitt, Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Leonardo DiCaprio,
Orlando Bloom, Woody Harrelson, Edward Norton, Larry Hagman,
Daryl Hannah, Don Cheadle, Robin Williams, Ed Begley,
Jr., Alicia Silverstone, Danny deVito , Salma Hayek, Rhea Pearlman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Brad Hall,
Robert Redford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alanis Morissette,
Sharon Lawrence, Dennis Weaver, Pierce Brosnan, Ted Danson, Mike Ferrell, Robert Kennedy, Jr,
Eric Idle, Sheryl Crow, Diane Keaton, Tobey Maguire, Ben Stiller, Albert
Brooks, Carole King, Willie Nelson, Tom Ford, Rob Reiner, Rita Wilson, Martin
Short, Mark Burnett, Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, Mary Steenbergen,
Wendie Malick, Penelope
Cruz, Blythe Danner, James Cromwell,
Alec Baldwin, Tim Robbins, Bono, Sting, Bradley Whitford,
Jane Kaczmarek, Dave Matthews, Harrison Ford, Richard
Branson, Goldie Hawn, Kelsey Grammer, Peter Horton,
Larry David, Kirsten Dunst, Joshua Jackson, Morgan
Freeman, Charlize Theron,
Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Dana Delany, Dean
Cain, Johnny Depp, Frances Fisher, Peter Horton,
Ashton Kutcher, Bill Maher, Donna Mills, Poppy
Montgomery, Donny Osmond, Alexandra Paul, Jason Schwartzman, Jeffrey Tambor, Julie Warner, Mia Farrow, Cate
Blanchett, Kate Bosworth, George Clooney, Josh Lucas,
Josh Hamilton, Cameron Diaz, Will Ferrell, Julia Roberts, Patricia Arquette, Jamie Oliver, Billy Joel, Anthony Keidis, Kristen Davis, Jeffrey Tambor,
Wilmer Valderrama, Sarah Polley
and many more. | >