Joseph Jackson, Father of Michael Jackson to Be Honored in Cannes

For Immediate Release
May 14, 2010

Contact:
Popular Press Media Group (PPMG)
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Joseph Jackson,
Father of Michael Jackson to Be Honored in Cannes

LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - May 14, 2010) - Mr. Simon Sahouri, President of the Jackson Family Foundation is pleased to announce that Mr. Joseph Jackson, father of Michael Jackson, Patriarch of the First Family of Music, and creator of the Jackson Five, has accepted an invitation from TotalPrestige and Las Vegas Hollywood to attend this year's Cannes International Film Festival. This will be Mr. Jackson's inaugural festival visit.

The highlight of Mr. Jackson's Cannes visit will be the unveiling of the Jackson Family Foundation's plans for the creation of the Jackson Family Museum; the Michael Jackson Performing Arts and Culture Center, and the Jackson Family Center in the family's hometown of Gary, Indiana.

Press conference details for Mr. Jackson's announcement are available upon request.

On Saturday, May 22, 2010, Mr. Jackson will be honored by the Jackson Family Foundation at an exclusive celebrity event in Cannes hosted by Las Vegas Hollywood and TotalPrestige. Event Chairpersons Mr. Simon Sahouri (President, Jackson Family Foundation), Mr. Marco Derhy (Chairman & Founder, Clean World Wide), and Ms. Rose Marie Perez (Founder, TotalPrestige) will present.

ABOUT THE JACKSON FAMILY FOUNDATION:

www.jacksonfamilyfoundation.us 

The Jackson Family Foundation was established by Joseph and Katherine Jackson for the purpose of developing the Jackson Family Museum & Cultural Center and Michael Jackson Performing Arts Center & Concert Hall and Jackson Family Center in the birthplace of the Jackson musical family; Gary, Indiana, as both a memorial to their son Michael and a tribute to their entire family. In addition, it will support cultural, social and educational projects carrying on the philanthropic work of Michael Jackson.

The Jackson Family Foundation will endeavor to help encourage unity between cultures and people, and to support disadvantaged children through education and scholarships who have the ability to excel in the arts, music and entertainment by enhancing their outlook on life and instilling in them a vision for their future that there is nothing impossible in life if you put your mind to it. The goal will be to pass on the vision to build centers in other cities and countries around the world to deliver Michael's and the Jackson family's message globally: "Peace, Love & Unity." Mr. Simon Sahouri the President of Jackson Family Foundation welcomes any support for these projects. simon@jacksonfamilyfoundation.us

For more on the TotalPrestige Group, http://www.TotalPrestige.com

For more on the Clean World Wide Media Group, http://www.Cleanww.com

Media inquiries and for exclusive interviews with Mr. Joseph Jackson, during his stay in Cannes please contact, Angel Eure, Publicist Angel, +1-562-458-6700, Publicistangel@aol.com

Media inquiries for the Jackson Family Foundation / TotalPrestige / Clean World Wide Cannes 2010 event: +1-310-600-0575, media@ppmg.info

Gala Opening 11th Annual Polish Film Festival Los Angeles

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Updated Tuesday, April 20, 2010 12:50pm

Gala Opening 11th Annual Polish Film Festival Los Angeles

When: Tuesday, April 20, 2010

6:00pm, media check-in, no earlier please.

6:30pm, talent arrivals & reception

7:30pm, screening of The Children of Irena Sendler

What: 11thth Annual Polish Film Festival Los Angeles, http://www.polishfilmla.org

Why: The Gala Opening of the 11th Annual Polish Film Festival Los Angeles and celebration of Opening Night film, The Children of Irena Sendler starring Anna Paquin, Marcia Gay Harden, Goran Visnijc, Steven Speirs, Paul Freeman, Maja Ostaszewska, Danuta Stenka, Krzysztof Pieczynski and Jerzy Nowak.

Where: Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA, T: (323) 461-2020

Who: Festival Founder Vladek Juszkiewicz

Who: (The following names are scheduled to appear)

From the cast & crew of The Children of Irena Sendler: Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Waldemar Kalinowski, Beata Pisula, Jeff Most, Jeff Rice, Brent Shields.

Festival Jurors: Matt Craven, Margaret O'Brien, Brett Ratner, Billy Dee Williams, Jim Miller, Jeff Orsa, Jeff Stimmel.

Guests: Ed Harris, Olivier Gruner, Max Ryan – Sex And The City 2.

Opening Night Film: THE CHILDREN OF IRENA SENDER

As a Polish Catholic social worker in the early 1940's, Irena Sendler created and led a conspiracy of women who moved in and out of Warsaw's Jewish Ghetto disguised as nurses employed by the Warsaw's Health Department. Though they worked under the guise of merely attempting to prevent and contain the spread of typhus and spotted fever, Sendler and her brave cohorts emerged each time with the children of consenting Jewish parents. The children were sometimes sedated and hidden inside boxes, suitcases and coffins as a means of rescuing them from their imminent deportation to death camps. They were given new identities and placed with Polish families and in convents. Sendler kept a hidden record of their birth names and where they were placed with the hope that they would some day be reunited with their own families.

In 1943, the Nazis discovered Sendler's daring and dangerous ruse and arrested her. She was tortured by Gestapo agents and suffered broken feet. On the day of her scheduled execution she was rescued by "Zegota," the underground network with which she worked to save the Jewish children.

As a result of Sendler's efforts, approximately 2,500 children were smuggled to safety. Not a single child she rescued was ever betrayed or discovered by the Nazis.

Festival Opening Night Media & Celebrity Contact:

Popular Press Media Group (PPMG)

310-860-7774, on-site cell 310-600-0575, media@ppmg.info

Festival Contact:

Vladek Juszkiewicz (818) 982-8827,

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