LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Jan. 21, 2010) — The Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF), America’s largest and most prestigious Black film and arts festival, has announced the L.A. Courtyard by Marriott Los Angeles Westside as its 2010 Host Hotel. As the PAFF’s official Host Hotel, the PAFF’s guests can take advantage of a $95 per night rate for either a king size bed or two queen size beds. As one of America’s largest international film festivals, each year the PAFF draws hundreds of filmmakers and attendees from around the world to the City of Los Angeles. In order to receive the PAFF’s special rate, guests must either make their reservations online at www.paff.org or call Marriott Reservations 1-800-736-0698 and ask for the Pan African Film Festival rate. A valid credit card is required to guarantee the reservation and to check into the hotel. The L.A. Courtyard by Marriott Los Angeles Westside is located at 6333 Bristol Parkway Culver City, California 90230.
Taking place February 10-17 in Los Angeles at the Culver Plaza Theatre (9919 Washington Blvd.), PAFF presents and showcases a broad spectrum of Black creative works, particularly those that reinforce positive images and help to destroy negative stereotypes of Africans and African-Americans. In addition to the film festival, the PAFF will present its world renowned Art Show February 12-15 at the Westfield Culver Plaza (6000 Sepulveda Blvd. Culver City), featuring over 100 fine artists and craftspeople from around the world showcasing the best in Black fine art, sculpture, photography, unique handmade crafts, home furnishings, designer jewelry, designer fashions and accessories that highlight the artistry and beauty of the African aesthetic. For more information, please visit www.paff.org or call (310) 337-4737.
About the L.A. Courtyard by Marriott Los Angeles Westside
Conveniently located near LAX, downtown LA, Beverly Hills, Venice Beach and other beach cities, the NEW Courtyard by Marriott Los Angeles Westside hotel in Culver City reflects the trendy and contemporary LA lifestyle. The downtown Culver City hotel features 260 spacious guestrooms and suites with complimentary Internet, a restaurant & lounge, room service, and a state-of-the-art fitness room. Business travelers enjoy our downtown Culver City hotel’s modern business center and over 10,000 square feet of flexible indoor-outdoor meeting space, including a 2,600-square-foot Studio Ballroom, large breakout rooms, and two executive boardrooms. Distinctly unique amongst hotels in Culver City, the hotel is a short drive to all of LA’s famous attractions and beaches. Electronic Arts, Sony, Univision, Symantec, the new LA Clippers Training Center, Pepperdine University, and Loyola Marymount University are all within a five-minute drive of our Courtyard hotel in Culver City.
About the Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF)
Taking place February 10-17, 2010 in Los Angeles, it is PAFF’s goal to present and showcase the broad spectrum of Black creative works, particularly those that reinforce positive images and help to destroy negative stereotypes. The PAFF believes film and art can lead to better understanding and foster communication between peoples of diverse cultures, races, and lifestyles, while at the same time, serve as a vehicle to initiate dialogue on the important issues of our times. For more information, please log onto www.paff.org.
The 18th Annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival is an official event of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s Black History Month Celebration and is sponsored in part by: the City of Los Angeles Los Angeles 8th District Council Member Bernard Parks Sr., Los Angeles 9th District Council Member Jan Perry, Los Angeles 10th District Council Member Herb Wesson Jr., Department of Cultural Affairs City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Africa Channel, Fox, Directors Guild of America, Sony Pictures, Water Replenishment District of Southern California, South African Airways, Wells Fargo, and Time Warner Cable. The 2010 PAFF is an official recipient of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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