MIAMI, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival
Corporation (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest leisure
travel company, today announced support for the Dallas arts community through a new
sponsorship with Dallas Film and the Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF), the
largest film festival in North
Texas.
Carnival Corporation's sponsorship of the
14th annual event, powered by Capital
One, includes support for a newly added DIFF "Broaden Your
Horizons" screenwriting competition. It offers aspiring
writers the opportunity to submit scripts for feature films,
television pilots and short films, which will be reviewed by
readers at top Hollywood talent
agencies and management companies. The winner will also receive a
cruise vacation, among other prizes.
In addition, the network of experienced film professionals tied
to the festival can offer input to help improve story submissions,
increase industry exposure and provide insider guidance on how to
navigate the professional film business.
"We welcome the support of a major global brand such as Carnival
Corporation to support our mission to help develop the next
generation of filmmakers," said Johnathan
Brownlee, chief executive officer at Dallas Film. "Having
Carnival Corporation as one of our sponsors is a great fit, as
going on a cruise goes hand in hand with instilling the creativity
and open-mindedness that can come from new cultural
experiences and exciting destinations. Those are valuable
benefits for people from all walks of life, and especially
important for writers looking to develop authentic characters
and unique settings."
"Art, music, film and stage shows are all part of the magic that
makes cruising such an extraordinary vacation and the fastest
growing segment of the vacation sector," said Roger Frizzell, chief communications officer
for Carnival Corporation, whose nine cruise line brands
include Carnival Cruise Line, Cunard, Holland America Line,
Princess Cruises and Seabourn. "We support and encourage the growth
of the arts as part of our commitment to the markets we
serve – and that includes the Dallas-Fort Worth community, with its
convenient access to our ships sailing out of the Port of
Galveston."
DIFF runs April 16, 2020, to
April 23, 2020, at West Village
in Uptown Dallas and is accepting screenplay entries now through
midnight on March 31. The
Dallas International Film Festival
is one of the few competitions to allow re-entry after a
quarterfinalist elimination to anyone who has purchased
professional feedback, while also making the process of multiple
submissions more affordable.
Finalists will be announced during the DIFF Filmmakers Brunch,
Sunday, April 19. Winners will receive DIFF Star Passes,
professional consultations, up to $1,000 prize money and a writer's enrichment
cruise.
For more information on the Dallas International Film Festival, powered by
Capital One, visit dallasfilm.org, dallasiff.org or contact
info@dallasfilm.org. Information can also be found on: Facebook,
Instagram and Twitter.
Details on the screenplay competition are available at
eventhorizonfilms.com
About Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival
Corporation & plc is the world's largest leisure travel company
and among the most profitable and financially strong in the cruise
and vacation industries, with a portfolio of nine of the world's
leading cruise lines. With operations in North America, Australia, Europe and Asia, its portfolio features Carnival Cruise
Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O
Cruises (Australia), Costa
Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard.
Together, the corporation's cruise lines operate 105 ships with
254,000 lower berths visiting over 700 ports around the world, with
16 new ships scheduled to be delivered through 2025. Carnival
Corporation & plc also operates Holland America Princess Alaska
Tours, the leading tour company in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Traded on both
the New York and London Stock
Exchanges, Carnival Corporation & plc is the only group in the
world to be included in both the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100
indices.
With a long history of innovation and providing guests with
extraordinary vacation experiences, Carnival Corporation has
received thousands of industry awards – including recognition by
the Consumer Technology Association™ as a CES® 2019 Innovation
Awards Honoree for OceanMedallion™. A revolutionary wearable device
that contains a proprietary blend of communication technologies,
OceanMedallion enables the world's first interactive guest
experience platform transforming vacation travel on a large scale
into a highly personalized level of customized service. The
prestigious CES Innovation Awards honor outstanding design and
engineering in consumer technology products.
Additional information can be found on www.carnival.com,
www.princess.com, www.hollandamerica.com, www.seabourn.com,
www.pocruises.com.au, www.costacruise.com, www.aida.de,
www.pocruises.com and www.cunard.com.
About Dallas Film
Dallas Film
(www.dallasfilm.org), established as Dallas Film Society in 2006,
is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that exists to celebrate the
past, present and future of film in our community. The organization
provides leadership in screen education and the recognition and
celebration of excellence in the art of film, television, and
digital media. Through year round screenings, festivals and a
variety of educational programs including The Veterans Institute of
Film & Media and the Mercury One High School Film Labs, Dallas
Film raises awareness of the world's most approachable and
inclusive art form. #WeAreDallasFilm
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