South Florida's world acclaimed, multi-talented 14-year-old singer, violinist, composer and public speaker Biana Pinchuk's (www.BianaPinchuk.com) illustrious career has deservingly taken flight to even higher artistic altitudes nationally and internationally by celebrating the greatest conductor of our time, Robert Shaw at the 22nd Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival (www.PBIFilmFest.org).
At age 6, Biana Pinchuk (www.BianaPinchuk.com) performed for more than 1200 people and mesmerized her audience. For the next several years she started improving her violin and vocal skills, performing at many venues such as country clubs and corporate events. By age nine, Biana's repertoire had grown to almost eighty songs and today has reached over 200. At age 8 she won her first vocal competition, "Young Talent Big Dreams," beating out more then 400 kids ranging from 8 to 17. She was a finalist for "Annie" on Broadway, being one of the last 11 kids out of 23,000 and was selected to perform in Tosca with the Florida Grand Opera.
About Robert ShawRobert Shaw (April 30, 1916 - January 25, 1999) was an American conductor most famous for his work with his namesake Chorale, with the Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Shaw received 14 Grammy awards, four ASCAP awards for service to contemporary music, the first Guggenheim Fellowship ever awarded to a conductor, the Alice M. Ditson Conductor's Award for Service to American Music; the George Peabody Medal for outstanding contributions to music in America, the Gold Baton Award of the American Symphony Orchestra League for "distinguished service to music and the arts," the American National Medal of Arts, France's Officer des Arts et des Lettres, England's Gramophone Award, and was a 1991 recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors. For more information visit his Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Shaw_(conductor)
The Palm Beach International Film Festival is unlike any other film festival in America. It's renowned for showing filmmakers and filmgoers a good time with parties and glittering special events. In 2015, over 120 films were screened, including 50 outstanding foreign films, representing 24 countries. In 2016, nearly 80 features of the 192 films presented, including 30 World, International, North American, and US Premieres. Over 115 filmmakers and actors attended, many made the trip here to Palm Beach County at their own expense, from countries such as Canada, Israel, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela, to meet our Florida patrons.
Unlike other Festivals, PBIFF has unique partnerships with Keiser University (www.keiseruniversity.edu), G-Star School of the Arts (www.GSTARSchool.org) and The Palm Beach Film and Television Commission (www.PBFilm.com). All partners provide PBIFF with additional space, technical facilities for screenings and production, as well as helping to accomplish our mission statement. The Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF), a not-for-profit 501(c)(3), is one of the most renowned celebrations of cinematic achievement. Filmmakers, Film-goers and Actors from all corners of the globe come annually to Palm Beach County, Florida to showcase their moving works of art. Funds raised by PBIFF provide grants, scholarships with new technology to regional film students aspiring to one day create and feature their own motion pictures. The presence of International film and filmmakers, with South Florida patrons, press and attendees throughout the region, help ensure PBIFF's place as one of the top film festivals. The PBIFF applauds their sponsors:Videos