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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Books
Traveling from New York to be a part of this launch will be Mr. Mark Lipsky well known Hollywood producer. Mr. Lipsky has produced movies like 'Coming to America', 'Beverly Hills Cops' and many others. This film marketing, advertising and public relations executive made his mark in the new burst of independent filmmaking in the USA since the 1980s. Mark Lipsky has also produced for TV, helped to launch the Sarasota Film Festival and has handled marketing for the Independent Feature Film market in New York City. He first became a force in indie films in 1986 when he was named executive vice president of Miramax Films and supervised all sales, marketing, public relations and advertising for the company's releases during the period when Miramax became a household name in entertainment circles and the top indie distributor. Lipsky's first tenure with Miramax ended in 1988 when he left to form his own Silverlight Entertainment, an independent film consulting and marketing company. By 1990, he was back with Miramax, this time to establish and serve as executive vice president of the company's Prestige division, which oversaw films requiring special handling. Among the successes Lipsky scored was the distribution of Jenny Livingston's 1991 documentary "Paris Is Burning." Although the film focused on the highly competitive world of vogueing--drag shows, usually with African-Americans, Latino, or Afro-Latino performers--Prestige was able to entice a widespread audience to see the film. Lipsky left Prestige in 1990 to found Spotlight Public Relations & Marketing, based in New York. In 1993, Spotlight evolved into the East Coast office of the L.A.-based firm Baker/Winokur/Ryder Public Relations with Lipsky as named a senior vice president. His career took yet another turn when he moved into production in 1995, overseeing the short-lived syndicated talk show "Lauren Hutton And...". But Lipsky also has remained involved in indie filmmaking, including aiding in the distribution of "Losing Chase" (1996), the directorial debut of actor Kevin Bacon. Also traveling to Grand Bahama will be the co-author & co-creator of the book and movie Generation Text, Mario Steele. Mr. Steele is a Bahamian born business-man that lives in North Carolina, USA.. He has being extensively involved in the entertainment industry focusing on Gospel music and the Faith based movies for approximately 20 years. Mr. Steele states ‘The purpose of this book is to bring awareness to the dangers of texting while driving. We are on a mission to bring an end to this epidemic. We will do so by spreading the word, sharing facts, education and stories by way of this site, creative venues and social media. Because of the overwhelming popularity of the cell phone, messages such as the facts presented in this book tend to be over looked. However, we want to shed light on this serious issue through some of the most engaging mediums--- social media and print. “Generation Text” may not be based on actual events but a tragedy like this has happened all too often. It the hope and intention of the author & creator of ‘Generation Text’ that the message of the book and movie will become a global movement. In the book the first chapter opens with the lead character is on the beach at the Grand Lucayan Resort recollecting the events of the deadly accident that changes his life. The following is a synopsis of the story of the movie; 'One man learns the hard way that handling business anytime or anywhere is not acceptable. One night while texting and driving, he ends up in a deadly car collision that leaves four people dead---including his wife. Riddled with overwhelming grief and guilty, this man learns to face his workaholic addiction to technology. He then turns his selfish, careless act into a campaign help change people's attitude. Along with the family of the victims, they embark on an all-world crusade to help make texting while driving illegal.' The message contain in the book has received endorsement by the United Nations. This fact will be shared at the book launch by Dr. Scott Moore CEO and founder of Project One. Project One is an NGO that is a voting member of the Economic and Social Council to the United Nations. It is a non-governmental agency with special consultative status. A special feature of this book launch will be the presentation of copies of Generation Text to local Libraries and Schools. The book launch will take place on Friday October 30, 2015 at 4 pm at the Grand Lucayan Resort.
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