ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY TO RECEIVE CINEMACON FEMALE STAR OF TOMORROW AWARD
PARAMOUNT PICTURES TO RELEASE “TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON” ON JULY 1
Washington D.C. (March 25, 2011) – Rosie Huntington-Whiteley will receive the “CinemaCon Female Star of Tomorrow Award,” it was announced today by Mitch Neuhauser, managing director of CinemaCon, which will be held March 28-31, 2011, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Huntington-Whiteley will be presented with this special honor at the inaugural “CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards” ceremony to take place on Thursday evening, March 31st in The Colosseum of Caesars Palace. The Coca-Cola Company, Official Presenting Sponsor of CinemaCon, will host the final night gala awards program.
“With her upcoming role in ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon,’ Huntington-Whiteley is sure to show that she is a true star of tomorrow,” noted Neuhauser. “We are thrilled to honor this promising young actress with the ‘CinemaCon Female Star of Tomorrow Award.’”
Only 23 years-old, Huntington-Whiteley is a top British model who has shot three campaigns for Burberry, DKNY, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and high street giant Karen Millen and is the only British Victoria’s Secret Angel. In addition, she has shot a successful short film with the lingerie label Agent Provocateur and was named best model at the 2009 ELLE Style Awards.
About CinemaCon
Held March 28-31, 2011 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, CinemaCon is expected to play host to more than 6,000 motion picture theater industry professionals. Additional information on CinemaCon, the Official Convention of NATO, can be found at www.cinemacon.com.
About NATO
The National Association of Theatre Owners is the largest exhibition trade organization in the world, representing more than 30,000 movie screens in all 50 states, and additional cinemas in 50 countries worldwide. NATO’s membership includes the largest cinema chains in the world and hundreds of independent theatre owners, too. For more information visit www.natoonline.org or email nato@natodc.com.
About the TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON is directed by Michael Bay, written by Ehren Kruger and produced by Don Murphy & Tom DeSanto, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Ian Bryce. The executive producers are Steven Spielberg, Michael Bay, Brian Goldner and Mark Vahradian. © 2011 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All rights reserved.
HASBRO, TRANSFORMERS and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro. © 2011 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.
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