Celebrate cinema and Michigan movie magic when Oscar Night® America and the Waterfront Film Festival come together for the 81stAnnual Academy Awards®.
Date: February 22, 2009
Time: 6:30pm red carpet arrival, 81st Academy Awards® telecast at 8 p.m.
Place: Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, 41 Sheldon Blvd SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Honorary Chair: Brian Vander Ark (The Verve Pipe)
The 81st Academy Awards® aired live
Red Carpet | Movie Set | Film-Lovers’ Feast
The Waterfront Film Festival is sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as the official Oscar Night® America event for West Michigan.
Buy tickets – visit our online store
Sponsorship packages – contact Cindy Johnson at 616.450.2462 or cjevents@sbcglobal.net (please download our sponsorship brochure for more information)
Volunteer – contact Leslie Mosterd at lamosterd@hotmail.com.
Media inquiries – Kori Eldean Rentz at 616.836.3701 / kori@waterfrontfilm.org
