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Sarasota Film Festival throws extraterrestrial evening

The Out of this World 20th Anniversary Party was hosted April 20 at the Art Ovation Hotel.


  • By Kayleigh Omang
  • | 5:28 p.m. April 20, 2018
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The Sarasota Film Festival celebrated its 20th anniversary with an Out of this World party on April 20 at the Art Ovation Hotel. 

Those involved with the films and other VIPs danced in the ballroom with a dancer on stilts and enjoyed cocktails. There was also a red carpet and virtual reality game station. 

 

Dylan Jones, Philip Troyer and Briana Francis
Dylan Jones, Philip Troyer and Briana Francis
Michael Given and Alexandra Vogel
Michael Given and Alexandra Vogel
Ben Cummings and Justyna Tafel
Ben Cummings and Justyna Tafel
Erica Elliott and Tyler Caswell
Erica Elliott and Tyler Caswell
A dancer on stilts occupied the dance floor in the VIP ballroom.
A dancer on stilts occupied the dance floor in the VIP ballroom.
The dancer stood tall amongst the guests on the floor.
The dancer stood tall amongst the guests on the floor.
Yael Shavitt dances on the dance floor.
Yael Shavitt dances on the dance floor.
Natalie Oliver and Emmabella Rudd
Natalie Oliver and Emmabella Rudd
Danny and Elema Canton
Danny and Elema Canton
Nygel Robinson and Lydia Baxter
Nygel Robinson and Lydia Baxter
Dario Jevtic and Sandra Mitrovic
Dario Jevtic and Sandra Mitrovic
David and Susan Short
David and Susan Short
Sasha Settiemyer and Rita Mirchandani
Sasha Settiemyer and Rita Mirchandani
Greg and Peter Familglio
Greg and Peter Familglio
A model dressed in a NASA space suit walked around in a bubble in the VIP ballroom.
A model dressed in a NASA space suit walked around in a bubble in the VIP ballroom.
CJ Bannister and Drew Deininger
CJ Bannister and Drew Deininger
Charlotte Stewart, Carl Troiano, Lisa Marie Kess, David Neff, Linda Krysinski and Frank Duran
Charlotte Stewart, Carl Troiano, Lisa Marie Kess, David Neff, Linda Krysinski and Frank Duran
Guests took videos on their phone of the dancer on stilts.
Guests took videos on their phone of the dancer on stilts.
Sarah Wertheimer, Eduardo Anaya, Joshua Beadle and Brenna Wilhm
Sarah Wertheimer, Eduardo Anaya, Joshua Beadle and Brenna Wilhm
Sarah Wertheimer tries the virtual reality.
Sarah Wertheimer tries the virtual reality.

 

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