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Festival organizers are proud to announce a new award given on the grounds of the exemplary achievement in Cinema to a filmmaker, actor, or actress, who is connected to Kevin Norwood Bacon in 6 films or less, acknowledging the success the recipient has achieved by being so closely connected to Mr. Bacon.

Why Kevin Bacon?  The legend speaks for itself.  Kevin Norwood Bacon left home at age 17 to pursue an acting career in New York City. Since his debut in the 1978 film Animal House, Bacon has appeared in over 60 films including memorable roles in Tremors, JFK, Apollo 13, Wild Things and Mystic River. In 2009 Bacon received a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for his portrayal of Lt. Col Michael Strobl in the HBO produced film Taking Chance.   His work as an actor is so diverse that Bacon is the subject of the pop-culture trivia game titled “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon”, based on the idea that, due to his prolific screen career, any Hollywood actor can be linked to another in a series of steps based on their associations with Bacon.

The 2011 KahBang Film Festival will honor one person at this year's August festival in Bangor, Maine with the very first Kevin Norwood Bacon Award. Stay tuned for the official announcement this summer!

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