Olivia Wilde and Hank Azaria to Accept Artivist Awards at 6th Artivist Film Festival Awards, December 5 in Hollywood

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Artivist Award

Filmmakers, celebrities and NGOs from around the world gather at the Artivist Awards to celebrate advocate artists that inspire positive actions in our global community.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 25, 2009

The Artivist Collective is pleased to announce the Artivist Award winners for the 6th Annual Artivist Film Festival Awards. Actress, and activist Olivia Wilde and Actor Hank Azaria both will accept the Artivist Award, honoring those artists whose exemplary work in their community stands out as a shining example of one person's ability to change the world for the better.

Olivia Wilde has helped numerous causes including Power Up Gambia, Artists for Peace and Justice, the ACLU and the Barack Obama campaign. She is well known for her work on the Fox Network’s hit drama “House” as well as her starring roles in major features Alpha Dog, Year One and next year’s highly anticipated Tron: Legacy.

Four-time Emmy award winning actor Hank Azaria has appeared on over 400 episodes of “The Simpsons” as such beloved characters as Moe the Bartender, Apu the convenience store owner and Cletus. He also starred in the television series “Huff,” the classic made for television film Tuesdays with Morrie and has appeared in top feature films including The Simpsons Movie, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Birdcage, America’s Sweethearts and Along Came Polly. His upcoming projects include FOX’s romantic comedy “Love & Other Drugs.” He is the founder of Determined to Succeed, an educational non-profit organization dedicated to providing an exceptional group of low socio-economic students with comprehensive year-round support.

Also receiving an Artivist Award will be respected producer and President of Rhino Films Stephen Nemeth. Stephen is well known for his tireless advocacy on behalf of numerous causes including the Wildlife Ecostation, Wheels For Humanity, Children Uniting Nations, Shine On Sierra Leone, OneVoice, the Veggie Van Organization, LACMA, Amnesty International, Rock the Vote and more. His films include the features Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Why Do Fools Fall in Love, and Dogtown and Z Boys, and the documentaries War/Dance which was nominated for a 2008 Academy Award for Best Documentary, Fuel and Flow. His latest doc Climate Refugees has the support of the UN and is screening at the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen next month.

Past Artivist Award recipients include: Ted Danson, Alyssa Milano, Joaquin Phoenix, Matthew McConaughey, Mira Sorvino, James Cromwell, Ed Begley Jr, Tippi Hedren, Claes Nobel of the NOBEL Prize Family and Mike Farrell.

This year’s awards will take place December 5 at the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood at 8pm and will be hosted by actor and comedian Kevin Dunn. The event will feature celebrity presenters and guests including Maria Bello, Frances Fisher, Kathleen “Bird” York, Benjamin Bratt, Joshua Leonard, Daphne Zuniga, Richard Burgi, Persia White, Debra Skelton, Fox 11 news anchor Christine Devine, and more. The awards are followed by a lovely catered event in the forecourt of the Egyptian. Limited public tickets for the awards are available at the Festival Box Office at the Egyptian Theater.

Artivist is the first film festival dedicated to addressing International Human Rights, Children's Advocacy, Environmental Preservation, and Animal Advocacy. In addition to the artist awards, Artivist also awards a feature and short in each of these four categories. Additionally the Artivist Spirit Award goes to the film that best embodies the overall mission of the festival.

Artivist Founder-President, Diaky Diaz, states: "Raising awareness for the interdependence between Humanity, Animals, and the Environment is the true mission of Artivist. Filmmakers, celebrities and NGOs from around the world gather at the Artivist Awards to celebrate advocate artists that inspire positive actions in our global community.”

The Artivist Film Festival screens over 40 independent, narratives, documentaries, shorts, and experimental films from around the globe at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood from December 1-5, concluding with the Artivist Awards. The festival’s mission is to strengthen the voice of advocate artists - "Artivists" - while raising public awareness for global causes.

Since its inception in 2004, the Artivist Film Festival has showcased over 400 films representing more than 45 countries around the world. Artivist has reached millions of people with its film festivals in Hollywood, London, Tokyo, Mexico City, and Lisbon, and through its website at http://www.ARTIVISTS.org. Additionally, in recognition of the socially conscious platform it provides, Artivist has been endorsed by Claes Nobel of the Nobel Prize family, Amnesty International, and the United Nations Department of Public Information.

Many films awarded at Artivist have gone on to great acclaim including Academy Award winner Born Into Brothels, Academy Award Nominees Super-Size Me and God Sleeps in Rwanda. The festival has also held the Los Angeles Premieres of Fast Food Nation, Emmanuelle's Gift, Stolen Childhoods, Zeitgeist, Zeitgest Addendum and Trudell.

This year Artivist is proud to provide the community its “Artivist Stimulus Package” of free tickets for all festival film screenings. In order to attend the films, festival goers can order up to four tickets for each screening at http://www.ARTIVISTS.org or at the Egyptian Theater box office during the festival.

For 2009, Artivist proudly welcomes back PETROBRAS as its Official Community Partner. For the past three years Petrobras has supported the efforts and expansion of the Artivist Film Festival. Understanding the interdependence between humanity, animals, and the environment is crucial in our global community. By working with individuals and groups, organizations and companies, we can create long-term solutions to our global problems.

Petrobras, a Brazilian company, is one of the largest distributors of Ethanol Fuel in the world. With a 30 year history of producing, distributing and using ethanol from sugar cane as fuel for vehicles. The Petrobras Environmental Program, is focused on water protection and biodiversity, supporting hundreds of projects that aim to recover the water bodies and sources, as well as that which promotes the rational use of water resources and environmental education. Petrobras is the only energy company that is part of the Global Compact Board of the UNITED NATIONS, committing its corporative government to the 10 principles set forth by the UN. Additionally, Petrobras is the largest funder of Cultural Arts Programs in Brazil, and a partner of various animal advocacy programs which include endangered sea turtles, the spinner dolphins, the manatees, and various save the whales programs.

ARTIVIST is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. All proceeds benefit the Annual Artivist Film Festival, creating a platform for socially conscious "Artivists" to share their inspirational and informative films with the world.

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