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Film maker Michael Moore will be honored Saturday during the Traverse City Film Festival with ArtServe Michigan's 2011 Arts Legacy Award. Moore, the founder and president of the State Theatre and Traverse City Film Festival, is being recognized for his contributions as a filmmaker, author and advocate for arts and culture and his leadership in art house theater restoration initiatives in Michigan. ArtServe Michigan’s Arts Legacy Awards honor individuals or organizations significantly contributing to the support and empowerment of arts, culture and arts education in Michigan.
“Michael Moore’s dedication to Michigan arts is unmistakable,” said Jennifer Goulet, president of ArtServe Michigan. “Michael’s depth as a writer and filmmaker, passion for the Michigan film industry and dedication to restoration of Michigan’s art house theaters are just a few of the many reasons we selected him to receive this year’s Arts Legacy Award.” Moore’s nonprofit Traverse City Film Festival and its art house, the State Theatre, have brought millions of dollars to the Traverse City area since 2005.
His statewide State Theatre Project is assisting other Michigan communities in renovating, reopening and reviving their own art house theaters, funded by State of Michigan tax incentive rebate funds from the Michigan production of Capitalism: A Love Story.
Michael Moore is the Oscar-winning filmmaker of Bowling for Columbine, Roger & Me, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko and Capitalism: A Love Story.”Four of the eight top-grossing documentaries of all time are Michael Moore films. He won the Emmy Award for his NBC-TV show, TV Nation. He won the British Book of the Year award for his political humor book, Stupid White Men, which spent more than a year on the New York Times best seller list, and has written five other New York Times bestselling books.
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