Photo: Young Filmmakers Program

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  • Posted November 8, 2003 at midnight
Actress Mary McDonnell, right, talks with Joanna Pizzo, 10, left, about Pizzo's many interests in dance and music after McDonnell and other writers and producers from the Marco Island Film Festival spoke with the children at Laurel Oaks Elementary School in North Naples on Friday.

The children are enrolled in the Young Filmmakers Program at the school. McDonnell, known for role in "Dances with Wolves" among other films, will receive the Crystal Heart award during the film festival. She also spoke at Gulf Coast High School to students enrolled in the same program.

The program will culminate on Filmmakers Day on April 23 when student films chosen by the schools will be showcased at the new Naples Film Festival.

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