LYLLE BREIER was promoted to the newly created position of senior vice
president, special events, for THE WALT DISNEY STUDIOS. Breier will be
responsible for developing and overseeing a vast array of worldwide special
events relating to the domestic and international releases of the studio's
motion-picture and video product. Over her ten year career at Disney,
Breier has helped to stage some of Disney's major events, including the
1995 premiere of POCAHONTAS in Central Park, the 1997 "HERCULES Premiere
Weekend" in Manhattan and the live worldwide concert tour for
FANTASIA/2000. She has been responsible for many of the special activities
at Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theater and the recent construction of
a temporary IMAX theater in Los Angeles to screen FANTASIA/2000. For two
years, she served as director of special events then rose to VP, special
events, for Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, which she has held for the
past four years.
Rick DeMott
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