PICS & FLICKS: WIREIMAGE AND HP SWOOSH INTO THE 2006 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL WITH ANNUAL FILMMAKER AND CELEBRITY PORTRAIT STUDIO
One-of-a-Kind Autographed Photos to be Listed on eBay Beginning ® Feb. 6 to Benefit Habitat for Humanity International at hp.com/go/sundance Extensive 2006 Festival Photography Available to View in Real-Time at WireImage.com and Sundance.WireImage.com Beginning January 19 LOS ANGELES, CA (January 11, 2006) –- WireImage, the official photography provider of the Sundance Film Festival, and HP, a presenting sponsor of the Festival, are collaborating for the third consecutive year to create the exclusive HP Portrait Studio Presented by WireImage at the film industry’s premiere festival, the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Located in the heart of Park City at the Monkeys in Pants GreenRoom, which is being created especially for this year’s Festival at 201 Heber Ave. (behind Easy Street and Zoom), the Portrait Studio will operate from 10 am – 5 pm, Friday, January 20 – Friday, January 27, 2006. The HP Portrait Studio Presented by WireImage has quickly become one of the most popular venues for the Festival’s attending celebrities, filmmakers and industry executives, providing a unique opportunity to have their official Festival portraits taken by WireImage co-founder and photographer Jeff Vespa during scheduled appointments. To ensure guests are picture perfect for their photo shoot, L’Oréal Paris, sponsor of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and sponsor of the HP Portrait Studio Presented by WireImage, will have makeup artists on hand to provide touch-ups. New to the HP Portrait Studio Presented by WireImage this year, HP has selected Habitat for Humanity® International to be the recipient of all net proceeds from an exclusive eBay® charity auction the company will be hosting. The auction will feature a selection of 13”x19” one-of-a-kind celebrity autographed photos shot by Vespa in the Portrait Studio, along with autographed HP Photosmart 475 printers. The photos available in the charity auction will be of both individual celebrities, as well as full cast shots from a variety of films playing at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Each listing will include a celebrity photograph (with certificate of authenticity) and a portable HP Photosmart 475 printer, both autographed by the talent in the photo. People around the world can participate in the charity auction beginning Monday, Feb. 6 and teaser photos will be available for viewing and updated daily beginning January 20 at hp.com/go/sundance. In addition to having their official Festival portraits taken, VIP guests will enjoy the Lounge at the Portrait Studio, an intimate and fun place where they can watch Festival Highlights on HP plasma TVs, test out a variety of HP’s latest consumer technology, including cameras and printers, check e-mail and go online using HP Pavilion notebooks or the HP TC4200 tablet PC, enjoy beverages from Stella Artois and Turning Leaf Vineyards and indulge in Wild Oats’ delicious food.
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Stars who visited the HP Portrait Studio Presented by WireImage at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival included: Amy Adams, Joan Allen, Kevin Bacon, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Kristen Bell, Selma Blair, Adrien Brody, Pierce Brosnan, Steve Buscemi, Neve Campbell, Patricia Clarkson, Glenn Close, Kevin Costner, Daniel Craig, Alan Cumming, Rosario Dawson, Vivica A. Fox, John Goodman, Brian Grazer, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Bonnie Hunt, Jewel, Penn Jillette, Miranda July, Greg Kinnear, Kevin Kline, Keira Knightley, Lisa Kudrow, David LaChapelle, John Leguizamo, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Daniel Day Lewis, Benjamin McKenzie, Jenny McCarthy, Taryn Manning, Robin Wright Penn, Jeremy Piven, Keanu Reeves, Don Roos, Keri Russell, David Schwimmer, Peter Sarsgaard, Kyra Sedgwick, John Singleton, Steven Soderbergh, Mary Steenburgen, Marisa Tomei, Matthew Vaughn, Donnie Wahlberg, Naomi Watts, Rita Wilson, Evan Rachel Wood and James Woods, among many others. This marks the fourth consecutive year WireImage will serve as the official photography provider of the Sundance Film Festival with Jeff Vespa leading the company’s 80+ member team of photographers and staff in capturing all highlights from the Festival’s extensive array of events, including premieres, parties and panels. All photos will also be updated around-the-clock and made available at www.WireImage.com and Sundance.WireImage.com throughout the run of the Festival. If you can’t attend the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, you can still experience all that’s going on in snowy Park City via your own computer screen. Visit WireImage.com, Sundance.WireImage.com and hp.com/go/sundance daily to find out which of your favorite filmmakers, producers and actors are there and what they’re up to. Coverage will be continuously updated throughout the Festival. About L’Oréal Paris The L'Oréal Paris Brand Division of L'Oréal USA, Inc. is a total beauty care company with well-known products for the entire family, including Couleur Experte, Preference, Excellence Creme, Féria, ColorSpa Moisture Actif, Color Pulse and Hi-Light Styliste haircolors; Studio Line styling products, the VIVE line of shampoos and conditioners, the L'Oréal Kids grooming line, Dermo-Expertise skincare, Men’s Expert Skincare, Sublime Bronze Self Tanners, Sublime Slim Anti-Cellulite Gel, and L'Oréal Color Cosmetics. About Habitat for Humanity® International Habitat for Humanity International, based in Americus, Ga., is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since 1976, Habitat has built more than 200,000 houses in nearly 100 countries, providing simple, decent and affordable shelter for more than one million people. To learn more, visit www.habitat.org. About WireImage WireImage is the leading digital photo agency and wire service for entertainment. The company provides professionally licensed photography and assignment services to the world media on a real-time basis. Launched in 2001, New York-based WireImage operates wholly-owned offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Atlanta, Las Vegas, London, Tokyo and Sydney, and works with local agency affiliates in over 50 countries. WireImage’s Portrait Studios at the Sundance, Cannes, Tribeca and Toronto Film Festivals have become one of the most popular attractions and a unique part of the independent film festival world.
WireImage is part of MediaVast, a digital media company whose other divisions include Contour Photos (high-end celebrity portraiture), WireImage Creative (stock photography), WINCreps (a photographer representation agency), MediaVast Mobile (wireless content) and WireImageVideo. For more information on WireImage and to view images, please visit www.WireImage.com. ### Media Contact: Jennifer Garnick The Lippin Group (323) 965 1990 jgarnick@lippingroup.com