BIG ARTS Visnja and Stan Gembicki

BIG ARTS presented Sanibel residents Visnja and Stan Gembicki with its own version of the Oscars. On April 22, they were awarded the BIG ARTS Best Cinephile and the BIG ARTS Best Supporting Cinephile in the Christensen Performance Hall on Sanibel. Presented by Executive Director Lee Ellen Harder and Programs Manager Wilson McCray, the awards honored the couple’s leadership in the Monday Night Film Series for almost two decades. They accepted the awards before the screening of “Four Daughters,” an independent Tunisian film that was part of the 2023-24 program. The Gembickis became involved with the program in 2007. Soon afterward, Visnja Gembicki became chair the film committee. Along with her husband, she curates the program with a group of dedicated volunteers.