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PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Film Festival Media and Sponsor Kickoff Party


  • By Nick Friedman
  • | 1:27 a.m. March 13, 2014
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Tonight at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota Film Festival executives announced the lineup for this year's festival, which takes place April 4 through 13. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 14.

Allaire Cutshall and Stephanie Nobbs
Allaire Cutshall and Stephanie Nobbs
Allaise Cutshall and Stephanie Nobbs
Allaise Cutshall and Stephanie Nobbs
Ashley Ryan and Sarah Fulton
Ashley Ryan and Sarah Fulton
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Brooke O'Malley, Edward Fagan and Shaun Greenspan
Brooke O'Malley, Edward Fagan and Shaun Greenspan
Charlie Ann Syprett and Jennie Famiglio
Charlie Ann Syprett and Jennie Famiglio
Cindy Cockburn and Dion Lim
Cindy Cockburn and Dion Lim
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crowd
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drink
Erin Wood and Elizabeth Rabbitt-Stephen
Erin Wood and Elizabeth Rabbitt-Stephen
Ina Pira and Amy Donnellan
Ina Pira and Amy Donnellan
Isabel Mascarenas, Jim Van Fleet and Allison Kropff
Isabel Mascarenas, Jim Van Fleet and Allison Kropff
Jon and Laura Manning
Jon and Laura Manning
Mark Famiglio
Mark Famiglio
Mike Mayers and Heidi Walker
Mike Mayers and Heidi Walker
music
music
Nikki Heimann, Amy Donnellan, Barbora Hodinarova, Christy Chilton, Ana Molinari and Drew MacDonald
Nikki Heimann, Amy Donnellan, Barbora Hodinarova, Christy Chilton, Ana Molinari and Drew MacDonald
Pat Smith and Ken Bregg
Pat Smith and Ken Bregg
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Sue and Paul remy
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Tim Schalch and Rich Ganim
Tim Schalch and Rich Ganim

 

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