Cannes. Cinema against AIDS Charity Evening

May 21, 2009

On may 21 within the 62th Cannes Film Festival in France by the initiative of Gulnara the Fund Forum became a donor of the official annual charity evening Cinema against AIDS-2009 amfAR After Party.

Senator Bill Clinton, actress Sharon Stone, designers Donatella Versace, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, Dean and Dan Caten (Dsquared2), Paris Hilton, top-models Claudia Schiffer and Eva Herzigova, film director Lars Von Trier, fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier, actors Josh Garnet, Mike Myers, Robert Pattinson, Natalie Portman, rapper 50 Cent, jewelry brands owners as Chopards Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele and Fawaz Gruosi de Grisogono were among the guests of the evening.

Within the framework of the event there was a charity auction from a famous auction house Sotheby’s, which was lead by a famous Hollywood actress and co-president of amfAR foundation Sharon Stone. One of the most kingpins of the evening became 42nd US President Bill Klinton, whose saxophone with his signature was sold out for 130 thousand EURO. Besides pictures of Madonna with her signatures were sold out for 35 thousands of EURO, while Nastasya Kinski, German actress's picture along with her signature were rated and sold at 100 thousand of EURO. 35 thousand of EURO were spent on a private lesson with astonishing Serbian tennis players Monika Selesh and Elena Yankovich. Other the most valuable lost such as Fiat 500 was sold for 80 thousand of EURO, including 2 invitations to participate in fashion show in Milan which sold for 140 thousand of Euro.

amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, is one of the leading NGOs dedicated to ending the global AIDS epidemic through innovative research. Since its founding in 1985, amfAR has accelerated the pace of HIV/AIDS research and achieved numerous breakthroughs that are extending and saving lives around the world. amfAR produces and distributes information on important AIDS-related research, treatment, prevention, and policy issues to a range of audiences and generates awareness of the need for more research, new treatments, and improved methods of prevention. The Foundation also helps raise standards of HIV/AIDS care by providing medical education to doctors and health-care workers.

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