Director Ted Kotcheff's Wake In Fright Honored At MOMA

Online, March 25, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Actor, Producer and owner of Angel Light Pictures, Antonio Saillant, co-hosted the surprise 80th birthday festivities for executive producer of Law & Order SVU, Ted Kotcheff with Chris Meloni.

The Sunday, March 20, event, was also hosted by his wife, Laifun, screened his 1971 Australian film, Wake in Fright, which debuted 40 years ago at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2009, Wake in Fright was declared a Cannes Classic and was screened again as part of that year's retrospective program. It's one of only two movies to hold this Cannes Classic distinction.

After the screening Kotcheff held a Q&A much to the delight of the audience. Also joining the celebration and the party afterwards held at Bice on East 54th were actors Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order SVU, Brian Dennehy and Michael Talbott, First Blood, and many other close friends and family of the honoree.