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2010 Festival Details
We will be honoring the 55th Anniversary of "Gunsmoke."
We will again return to the Holiday Inn Patriot Convention Center for our 2010 Film
Festival.
Dates are March 10 - 13, 2010
No Price Increases - They Stay the Same
Activities will begin at 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
Stars will not arrive until Thursday morning. The first
autograph session will begin at 11 a.m.
To make hotel reservations, you must call the hotel directly. The hotel is
blocked for our festival and is not accessible on the web or
the national 800 number.
We do not sell advance admission. Tickets to the Festival will go on sale on
Wednesday afternoon around 1 p.m. Admission is inclusive of all festival activities (film rooms, dealer's room, Panel of
Stars, Number 9 Saloon) except the Saturday Night Dinner Show.
Admission tickets to the Saturday Night Dinner Show will go on sale around 1 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon also. Tickets are
on a first come - first serve basis. We do not sell seating at the Guest Star tables at the Dinner Show. The Dinner Show
includes a buffet-style meal, Guest Star Recognition and outstanding entertainmnet.
Ben Costello, author of the definitive book on the classic TV series - "Gunsmoke: An American Institution"
- will attend our festival and will have his book available for purchase. Be sure to stop by his table and greet him.
Buy the Book
Wright King was there on our TV screens in live Television on such shows as "Studio One," "Robert Montgomery Presents" and
"Kraft Television Theatre," and has fond memories of those exciting day. In this new book, Wright and his fellow actors tell
us the circumstances that led them to their first live television production, what it was like on the set at the time and
the reactions that they got from the people on the street.
Wright King will have his new book for sale at his table in the Dealer's Room. He will be glad to autograph it for you.
"Gunsmoke" has been chosen the Greatest TV Western Series of all time by the Western
Writers of America.
Western Writers of America
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| George being awarded "The Eddie" by Bill Sasser |
We are saddened to report the passing of our friend, George Coan. George was faithful to the
Williamsburg Film Festival. In 2005, we honored George by presenting him with the "Eddie Wall Fan Appreciation Award"
for his leadership in keeping our hobby alive. We will miss George and we wish him family God's Blessings.
Visit his Memorial Page
Gregg Palmer will be unable to attend our festival as announced.
We are pleased to announce that Joseph Campanella has accepted our invitation to attend
our "Gunsmoke" Reunion. Joe appeared in two episodes of this classic western.
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