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AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS GLENN GORDON CARON WITH OUTSTANDING TELEVISION WRITER AWARD

“Moonlighting”, “Medium” Creator to Accept Award at October Festival

AUSTIN, Texas—Aug. 27, 2007— Glenn Gordon Caron will be honored with the Outstanding Television Writer Award as part of the 14 th Annual (AFF). Caron, along with honorees John Milus (Distinguished Screenwriter) and Oliver Stone (Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking), will accept his award at a special luncheon presented by AT&T on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at the Austin Club. The Austin Film Festival and Conference runs October 11-18.

Caron, a native of Oceanside, New York, graduated from the State University of New York, College of Arts and Sciences at Geneseo. Early on, Caron moved back and forth between New York and Chicago, studying with and The Second City, while working at a variety of jobs including gas station attendant and theatre usher.

After landing a position at an advertising agency, he was contacted by an independent producer who had been impressed with a script that Caron had written years earlier. The producers arranged for Caron to meet with NBC about the possibility of writing a pilot for the network. Although the pilot did not become a series, the script did not go unnoticed by writer/producer/director James L. Brooks, who invited Caron to join the writing staff of his hit series “Taxi.” Caron segued from the Emmy Award-winning program to serve as the story editor on the highly acclaimed, but short-lived series "Good Time Harry" starring Ted Bessel.

—more— Caron made his producing debut after being asked by Academy Award-winning screenwriter to assist in writing and producing the television adaptation of the award-winning film “Breaking Away.” Caron then wrote and produced the first ten episodes of the 1982-1987 hit series “Remington Steele” starring Pierce Brosnan, before leaving the show to form his own company, Picturemaker Productions.

In 1985 Caron created the groundbreaking television phenomenon “Moonlighting.” The series had a cinematic, stylized feel evocative of 1940’s film-noir that transformed what could have been a formulaic storyline into one of the most successful and inventive series of its time. Unique to the series was that “Moonlighting” often broke the fourth wall and let its viewers in on the joke using dialogue, which made direct references to the scriptwriters, the audience, the network and the series itself. The series’ success also turned its lead actors and into award-winning, international stars and landed them innumerable magazine covers including the cover of Newsweek , which dubbed them “TV’s Fun Couple.” However, as once pointed out, “The real star of the show, it turns out, (was) the written word.” Every week millions of viewers tuned in to watch the verbal sparring and goofball antics that made the series part drama and part comedy. Consequently, in 1986 the Directors Guild of America nominated one episode for best comedy and one for best drama, an unprecedented occurrence in the guild’s then 50-year history. In total, “Moonlighting” garnered 42 Emmy nominations, nine Golden Globe nominations, six Writers Guild of America nominations and four Directors Guild of America nominations. Caron himself received a WGA Award for writing the series. “Moonlighting” ran for five seasons and is regarded as one of the most influential series in television history.

In 2000, following some feature film work, Caron returned to television with the off- beat and highly praised “Now and Again,” a genre-bending science fiction drama/comedy/romance that won the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror

—more— Films Saturn Award for Best Network Television Series. It remains a favorite in reruns on the Sci-Fi Channel.

Caron’s most recent work is as the creator and executive producer of NBC’s Emmy- winning series “Medium” starring Patricia Arquette. The series is based on the true-life story of psychic medium Alison DuBois who uses her psychic abilities to help law enforcement agencies across the country solve crimes.

“We’re honored to recognize Glenn Gordon Caron’s contribution to television writing,” said Barbara Morgan, Austin Film Festival co-founder and executive director. “He’s developed and worked on some of the most popular and important shows in television history and we’re all eager to learn more about the man behind some of TV’s most memorable characters. We couldn’t be more excited that Mr. Caron will join us in our fourteenth year of celebrating writers and their craft.”

For a complete list of panelists and events, information about the awards luncheon, or to register, visit www.austinfilmfestival.com or call 512-478-4795 or 800-310-3378. Conference Badges and Film Passes can be purchased online or by phone.

About Austin Film Festival The Austin Film Festival (AFF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the art, craft and business of writers and filmmakers and recognizing their contributions to film, television and new media. The AFF champions the work of aspiring and established writers and filmmakers by providing unique cultural events and services, enhancing public awareness and participation and encouraging dynamic and long- lasting community partnerships. www.austinfilmfestival.com

Special support is provided to the Austin Film Festival by American Airlines, AT&T, Latitude Productions, City of Austin, KVUE, Time Warner Cable, The Onion, Script Magazine, Target and Dos Equis.

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