2010 Recap
Florida Entertainment Summit’s Teen Summit, Cinema Lounge & Remembering Haiti Benefit

Florida’s premier entertainment networking event the 6th Annual Florida Entertainment Summit took place in Miami, FL this past weekend Dec. 9-11, 2010. The weekend conference kicked off with The Teen Summit which featured a panel discussion on the impact of violence in media on youth and film screenings by filmmakers R. Malcolm Jones “Magic City” and Hometeam Entertainment’s James Bland and Vanessa Baden “Cocoa Love”. Journalist and Author Peter Bailey also joined the filmmakers on the panel discussion which was moderated by istandardproducers.com co-founder J Hatch. Teen Summit concluded when the teens, consisting of students from The Children’s Trust Student Advisory Committee and students from The Resource Room, received a surprise visit from Rainforest Film Co-Founder & Chairman Will Packer (Producer of “Takers”, “Obsessed”, “Stomp The Yard” & a host of others.

The Teen Summit rolled right into The Cinema Lounge & Remembering Haiti Benefit which kicked off with a keynote address by Will Packer. The Rainforest Films Co-Founder expressed to participants that success is personally defined, sharing anecdotes about what it took to pull off his first film and answering questions during a Q&A moderated by WEDR personality Lorenzo Ice-T Thomas. Emerging filmmakers Lorenzo Thomas “Perfect Peace”, Darren Saunders “Makeup”, R. Malcolm Jones “Magic City”, Curtis Ballard “Bagdad”, Regina Bennet “One Small Thing” and James Bland & Vanessa Baden “Cocoa Love” films received rave reviews after the screening.

                                                   Chef Wilkinson “Ken”Sejour & North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre

Before the film screenings, North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre recognized Chef Wilkinson “Ken”Sejour for his philanthropy throughout Miami Dade County. Sejour was also honored with ACE Magazine’s “Power of Influence” Award for his charity involvement in South Florida and Haiti. Maranatha Community Center, a 501c3 non profit organization was The Cinema Lounge & Remembering Haiti Charity Partner.  Deepside Entertainment recording group Goons United by the New School donated $500 to assist in the organizations Haiti Mission and Will Packer pledged an additional $1,000 to the organization on behalf of himself and his Rainforest Films Company.

The Florida Entertainment Summit Cinema Lounge & Remembering Haiti benefit was sponsored in part by E. Mason & Associates,365Voice.com, New Amsterdam Gin, Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, Cakefetti, Chef Creole, Scrapye.com and RollingOut.com