Beverly Turns Green April 5-6 for First ECO Film Festival of Massachusetts; Features Nine Award-Winning Films and Documentaries at New Wylie Conference Center, Endicott College, and Montserrat College of Art

BEVERLY, MA--(Marketwire - April 1, 2008) - Premiering on Saturday and Sunday, April 5th and 6th, is the first ECO Film Festival of Massachusetts (http://www.ecofilmfestival.us), featuring nine award-winning films and documentaries being shown in Beverly at the new Wylie Conference Center at Endicott College on Saturday and at Montserrat College of Art on Sunday.

The mission of the festival is to raise awareness about our environment and ways we can each make a difference. Films, parties, art exhibits, organic lunches, children's events and tours of the solar and wind site in Beverly are all on offer over the weekend.

Along with the Saturday showings there will be a Green Lounge featuring local environmental groups and companies discussing issues of concern along with new technologies for saving energy, reducing carbon footprints and aiding local conservation. Among those appearing will be Salem Sound Coastwatch, Groom Energy, Daylight Communications, Healthlink, and Solar Now.

Special appearances include the filmmakers Heather Barrie of Nashville, TN presenting her film "Kilowatt Ours" and Liz Argo of "The View and the Vision" featuring a documentary on the wind farms in Denmark. Premiering at the Festival will also be the newly released film, "The Unforeseen."

In addition, there will be a special Gala Party Saturday night to celebrate renewable energy and to raise funds for Solar Now, the oldest solar site of its size in the United States installed by the Carter Administration in 1981. The Gala at the Wylie Conference Center will feature the premiere of "Kilowatt Ours" followed by cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and dancing.

Sunday offers a tour of Solar Now, several afternoon films, vegetarian lunches at Chianti Restaurant, free films for children at the Beverly Public Library, and a Closing Reception featuring an Art and Wine Reception at Montserrat.

For further information on the event including show times and online ticket sales, please visit the website www.ecofilmfestival.us. For questions and to learn more about the event, please contact the producer of the ECO Film Festival, Lisa Lillelund of Mango Networks, at lisa@mangonetworks.com or tel 978 590 9212.

Contact Information: For further information contact: Lisa Lillelund Mango Networks 978-590-9212 or Steven Swartz SIZZLE PR 978-524-9595