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Submissions for Eugene Celebration Film Fest Due July 23

The Eugene Celebration's annual Film Fest features many award-winning independent films and filmmakers from throughout Oregon and around the world.

July 6, 2010 - EUGENE, Ore. — The Film Fest is accepting submissions of original films in all genres. New to the festival this year is a slot devoted to fun, original zombie films. Also, festival organizers are seeking music videos for a new segment of the Film Fest.

About the Eugene Celebration
The 28th annual Eugene Celebration, the southern Willamette Valley's largest and most celebrated civic event, will be held Friday, Aug. 27, through Sunday, August 29. This year's theme, "Raise the Roof," reflects the start of a three-year partnership with Habitat for Humanity and invites participants to celebrate the community by giving back and gettin' down.

The Eugene Celebration, presented by Northwest Community Credit Union, includes indoor and outdoor performance stages located in downtown Eugene. Stages are linked by street performers, food vendors, beverage gardens, a marketplace, a Community Causeway showcasing up to 100 nonprofit groups, an extensive KidZone area, the Celebration Parade, the Pet Parade, a film festival and much more. Downtown merchants and venues also participate in special promotions and indoor performances throughout the weekend. The event attracts an average of 20,000 participants per day.

The Eugene Celebration was created in 1983 by the City of Eugene to bring the community together for three days of music and fun. In 1998, Downtown Events Management, Inc. (DEMI) was launched to manage the Celebration. DEMI is registered with the State of Oregon as a domestic nonprofit corporation, managed by an all-volunteer board of directors. The Celebration is produced and funded through grants, business sponsorships, private contributions, admissions fees, in-kind donations and volunteer support.

For the third consecutive year, the Eugene Celebration will be produced by Kesey Enterprises, Inc., owner and operator of the McDonald Theatre and partners in managing the city of Eugene’s Cuthbert Amphitheater.

Applications for vendors, parade entrants, and volunteers are available online at http://www.eugenecelebration.com. For more information, including sponsorship opportunities, please call (541) 681-4108, visit the website or connect with us on:

http://www.facebook.com/eugenecelebration.kesey
http://twitter.com/Eug_Celebration
http://www.myspace.com/eugenecelebration

Contacts:

*Kelly Cadigan, Eugene Celebration/Kesey Enterprises, (541) 681-4108, kelly@kesey.com
*Don Griffin, Springfield/Eugene Habitat for Humanity, (541) 741-1707, don@sehabitat.org
*Monica Shovlin, The Ulum Group, (541) 434-7028, mshovlin@ulum.com

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