Celebrating and Honoring the Film Industry’s Most Accomplished Actors, Directors and Filmmakers.

We are incredibly excited to announce the return of the Night of the Star Tribute! This extraordinary evening celebrates the imagination, passion and vision that shape today’s cinematic achievements. It is with great honor that we will be presenting prestigious awards to recognize the outstanding contributions of some of the most accomplished and influential artists in the industry.

  This year’s celebration will spotlight the extraordinary talents of
Penelope Ann Miller, Alessandro Nivola, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Lhapka Sherpa who will be presented with the Humanitarian Award. 

Here are the brilliant contributions of our honorees in these must-see films!

Penelope Ann Miller: Reagan, Carlito’s Way, The Artist, The Birth of a Nation
Alessandro Nivola: The Brutalist, The Room Next Door, American Hustle, Wizard of Lies.
Marianne Jean-Baptist: Without a Trace, Secrets & Lies, Hard Truth, Broadchurch
Lhakpa Sherpa – Summited Mt Everest 10 times, as shown in the Netflix documentary: Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
Amanda Righetti – Reagan, The Mentalist, Captain America: The First Avenger, Friday the 13th

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This year, we are proud to present our 10 student finalists in the Festival’s FOCUS on Impact Art Exhibit at the Tribute
and throughout the Festival.
Students range from 6-11th grade from the San Diego Unified School District.

Learn more about this program and how to donate HERE

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