Film award.For Charles S. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , a lifelong interest in film paid off at the Sundance Film Festival last month. Cohen, a developer who owns the Pacific Design Center, co-produced the movie "Frozen River," which was given the festival's grand jury prize for dramatic film. The movie is the story of a woman who becomes involved in a human smuggling smuggling, illegal transport across state or national boundaries of goods or persons liable to customs or to prohibition. Smuggling has been carried on in nearly all nations and has occasionally been adopted as an instrument of national policy, as by Great Britain ring that brings people from Canada to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Cohen said the win was quite a thrill. "I've been interested in film all my life, including making shorts as a teenager and in college," he said. "Winning at the Sundance Film Festival has been a dreamlike experience." Staff reporters Joel Russell and Howard Fine Howard Fine (November 28, 1958) is an American acting teacher, the founder of the Howard Fine Acting Studio in Hollywood, CA, and also a theatre director. Early Life Howard Fine was born on November 28, 1958 in Providence, Rhode Island. He is the youngest of 5 children. contributed to this column. Daniel Miller can be reached at dmiller@labusinessjournal.com. |
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