See who wore what at the opening night gala
It’s one of the most highly-anticipated events of the year. The women are decked out in jewels and floor-length gowns. Their escorts sport tuxes and dress suits. It’s the Fort Myers Film Festival opening night gala, and one of many highlights of the evening is the red carpet that lines the walkway between the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery and the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall on the Lee campus of Florida SouthWestern State College. It’s a place for selfies. The papparazzi is on hand to snap pix as well.
And the photos are in!
Be sure to check out Fort Myers Film Festival’s photo gallery from the opening night gala at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. So, envy the dresses. Admire the tuxes. And check out the after-party, which sizzled with festival attendees that made SWFL look amazing!
March 12, 2017.
And here’s more on the films, filmmakers and actors featured during the 7th Annual Fort Myers Film 
Festival:
- Overview of the 7th Annual Fort Myers Film Festival
- Downloadable 2017 Fort Myers Film Festival Program Guide
- Fort Myers Film Festival pays tribute to International Women’s Day with ‘Invisible Point’
- Filmmaker Aguilera and artist Mesdaghi create Costco couture for opening night gala
- Naples sculptor Patricia Esposito makes fashion statement at Fort Myers Film Festival opening
- Why you should see ‘A Late Style of Fire: Larry Levis, American Poet’
Meet ‘Late Style of Fire’ director and poet Michele Poulos- Meet ‘Late Style of Fire’ composer Iron & Wine
- ‘Battle of the Brides’ proves that love finds a way
- Lake O discharge documentary, ‘Black Tide,’ to open Fort Myers Film Festival
- Meet ‘Black Tide’ writer, director and producer Steven Johnson
- Read what ‘Black Tide’ filmmaker Steven Johnson has to say about his documentary
- How the Everglades, Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie got so bad
- Why you should see ‘Bubbles’
- How ‘Bubbles’ got made
Meet ‘Bubbles’ screenwriter and maniacal clown Cesar Aguilera- ‘Consent’ is well-done Australian short film with open ending
- Local film ‘Moment of Truth’ premieres at Fort Myers Film Festival
- Why you should see ‘Naked Problems’
- What writer-director-sculptor AR Kara has to say about ‘Naked Problems’
Why you should see ‘Paradise Reef’- Meet ‘Paradise Reef’ writer and director John Scoular
- A word or two about Everglades fine art photographer Clyde Butcher
- Meet ‘Paradise Reef’ cinematographer and commentator Andy Brandy Casagrande IV
- A look back at John Scoular documentary ‘Marcus Jansen: Examine & Report’
- Why you should see ‘She Started It’ at Fort Myers Film Festival
- Meet ‘She Started It’ director Nora Poggi
- Meet ‘She Started It’ director Insiyah Saeed
- The women of ‘She Started It’
- Two young boys come to blows over religious stereotypes in comedy-drama ‘The Bus Stop’
- ‘The Next Big Thing’ is dark comedy about friendship, revenge and the lust for fame
- ‘The New 8-Bit Heroes’ may inspire you to resurrect childhood dreams and aspirations
- Why you should see ‘The Radical Jew’
- ‘Radical Jew’ awards and accolades
- Why you should see ‘The Stairs’
- Why the filmmakers made ‘The Stairs’
- Why you should see ‘Three Wishes’ at this year’s Fort Myers Film Festival
- Meet ‘Three Wishes’ writer, director and producer Curtis Collins
- Why you should see ‘641 Muriel Court’
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.