Red Carpet Experience 2020

Event Kicks Off A Year Long Celebration Of The 38th Anniversary Of The Flickers Arts Collaborative

THE 2020 PRODUCER’S CIRCLE AWARD HONOREES:
Presented to members of the community who have actively worked to support and promote the mission of the Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival. These Friends of the Festival have had a significant impact on the growth, evolution and quality of what has become RIIFF as well as the arts and humanities locally, nationally and internationally.
• David M. Dooley, President, University of Rhode Island
• Dominick J. Ruggerio, RI Senate President
• IATSE, Local 481 (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees), represented by Chris O' Donnell & Kevin Sciotto
• Daniel Sousa, Filmmaker/animator
• Michelle D. Abbott, Producer, WSBE, RI PBS

THE 2020 GEORGES MELIES SCI-FI, FANTASY AWARD
The Georges Méliès Sci-Fi & Fantasy Award is presented to a filmmaker with a unique and creative vision, reflecting the work of the visionary French illusionist and film director who pioneered many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. Méliès films include A Trip to the Moon (1902) and The Impossible Voyage (1904), which both are considered among the most important early fantasy and science fiction films, thus establishing the importance of the genre.

• Robert M Schulbaum, writer/director, "The Wrong Todd"

THE 2020 RI FILM OFFICE DREAMMAKER AWARD
The Dream Maker Award recognizes those who provide incredible service and support of the local film community and are a voice for advocacy of the film industry."

• Lawrence J. Andrade, Flickers Board; Director Research & Development at Dominion Diagnostics.