American Movie Classics (AMC) Cable TV Network presents The Second Annual AMC Film Preservation Festival a 3-day event created to raise the awareness that half of the feature-length movles and newsreels made before 1950 have been lost due to decay and neglect. AMC has teamed with The Film Foundation, chaird by Martin Scorsese, to face the momentous task of preserving the sights and sounds of classic Hollywood. During the weekend-long festival from Oct. 21-23, 1994, AMC will air an original production. Directors on Film: A Conversation About Preservation (October 22 at 5:15pm and 11:30pm ET) is a roundtable discussion that will platform today's generation of talented filmmakers. Moderated by independant director Martha Coolidge (Ramblin' Rose) and featuring John Singleton (Boyz N the Hood), Ben Stiller (Reality Bites), Jessie Nelson (Corrina, Corrina) and David O. Russell (spanking the Monkey), Directors on Film presents these filmmakers' personal perspectives on subjects ranging from "What Films Should be Saved" to "Who Should Choose the Films We Save". Along with Directors on Film, the festival will also feature restored and preserved films with special emphasis this year on the Western. Stagecoach, the preview version and release version of My Darling Clmentine, and For Whom the Bell Tolls are just some of the many film offerings along with mini-documentaries on the art and craft of film restoration, and impassioned testimonials from Hollywood's leading celebrities including Oliver Stone, Clint Eastwood, Dustin Hoffman and Jodie Foster. If you are interasted in making a donation to this urgent cause, please call: 1-800-AMC-3360 AMC 150 Crossways Park W. Woodbury, NY 11797 Tel: 516-364-2222 Fax: 516-364-2327 ----GGG