Founded in 2012 by Scott Cross , Sean Cross , Eduardo Sanchez-Navarro Redo, Alfonso Pasquel, Juan Gallardo Thurlow, Eduardo Sanchez-Navarro Rivera Torres, and Pablo Sanchez-Navarro, the Los Cabos International Film Festival is an international film festival that takes place annually in mid-November in Los Cabos, Mexico. The 2012 Los Cabos International Film Festival (formerly Baja International Film Festival) took place November 14–17 in Los Cabos, Mexico. The 2013 Los Cabos International Film Festival took place November 13–16 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The 2014 Los Cabos International Film Festival took place November 12–16, 2014 in Los Cabos, Mexico. The 2015 Los Cabos International Film Festival took place November 11–15, 2015 in Los Cabos, Mexico. The 2016 Los Cabos International Film Festival took place November 9–13, 2016 in Los Cabos, Mexico. The 2017 festival took place November 8–12, 2017 in Los Cabos, Mexico. The 2018 Los Cabos International Film Festival will take place November 7–11, 2018 in Los Cabos, Mexico. Held in one of Mexico's premier resort destinations, the festival draws attendees and filmmakers from across Mexico, the United States, and around the world.
13-582: The Los Cabos International Film Festival is overseen by the executive board of Eduardo Sanchez-Navarro Redo, Alfonso Pasquel, Scott Cross , and Sean Cross , and the festival team is led by Executive Director Alejandra Paulin, and Artistic Director Maru Garzon. The 6th annual Los Cabos International Film Festival drew many leading filmmakers from Mexico, Canada, and the United States, and included Gala film screenings, workshops, pitch sessions, and nightly networking parties. Acclaimed actress Nicole Kidman received
26-526: A record label , and two albums, Live at the Hotel Café, Volume 1 , and The Hotel Café Presents...Winter Songs. When The Hotel Café opened in 2000, it operated as a coffee shop where singer-songwriters came to perform their material for small audiences. Co-owner Maximillian Mamikunian has noted that in the venue's early days, turning a profit was challenging, as the cafe's steamers and blenders could only be run between songs so as not to drown them out. Today,
39-696: A tribute award, as well as multiple award winning director Philippe Falardeau, and one of Mexico's leading film production companies, Mantarraya Films, was also honored. 2012 festival award recipients included 2-time Academy-Award nominated actor Edward Norton , award-winning actor Matt Dillon , Academy-award winning actor Melissa Leo , Academy-award winning actor Octavia Spencer , multiple Emmy winning actor Allison Janney , actor Josh Lucas , and Academy-award nominated director Michael Apted . The 2012 festival drew more than 5,000 attendees and hundreds of filmmakers and film executives, including high-profile celebrities and international media attention. Films screened at
52-531: Is a live music venue located off an alley on the Cahuenga Boulevard strip in Hollywood, California , United States, that has become known for helping to establish the careers of new singer-songwriters in the 2000s. The venue began as a coffee shop , but has gained a reputation as an intimate performance space featuring acoustic-based songwriters. The venue has become its own brand , with its Hotel Café Tour ,
65-669: Is an American producer, actor, writer, and entrepreneur. He is co-founder of the Vail Film Festival in Vail, Colorado , co-founder of the Los Cabos International Film Festival in Los Cabos, Mexico , and co-president of Cross Pictures, a film and television production company. The Vail Film Festival has been named "one of the top ten destination film festivals in the world," according to MovieMaker magazine. Cross
78-679: The 2012 festival included the Oscar-nominated NO , starring Gael García Bernal and directed by Pablo Larraín . The festival also screened a number of studio films, including Paramount's Rise of the Guardians . The Los Cabos International Film Festival has established partnerships with the Cannes Film Festival, Tribeca Film Institute, Halifax's Strategic Partners, and Moscow Business Square |url= http://www.cabosfilmfestival.com Scott Cross (film director) Scott Cross
91-713: The Los Cabos International Film Festival 2018 Outstanding Work in Cinema tribute award. The 5th annual Los Cabos International Film Festival drew many of the film industry's leading actors, producers, directors, and screenwriters. The festival partnered with Winston Baker to present the Film Finance Summit, with a keynote delivered by IM Global's Stuart Ford, and panelists including Vincent Maraval of Wild Bunch, Phil Hunt of Bankside Films, and producer Gaston Pavlovich, among others. Winston Baker also presented
104-453: The United States, but past tours have also included performances in Norway and Switzerland. The Hotel Café's website, like the venue itself, has served as a source for new artists to be tapped by music enthusiasts and industry professionals alike. Grey's Anatomy music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas has used both the website and club itself as sources for discovering artists and songs she uses on
117-652: The Vail Film Festival partnership with Film Your Issue , a national issue film contest, in partnership with the American Democracy Project , featuring 30 to 60-second films. In 2007, Cross initiated and oversaw a partnership between the Vail Film Festival and Product Red . Together, Product Red and the Vail Film Festival launched the RED Vision Contest, a worldwide film competition created by Cross . By 2007 Cross and his brother Sean Cross had grown
130-501: The Vail Film Festival to become one of the top ten destination film festivals in the world, according to MovieMaker Magazine . In 2012, Cross co-founded the Cabo International Film Festival (Originally named Baja International Film Festival). The inaugural edition took place in Los Cabos, Mexico November 14–17, 2012 with Edward Norton as the official festival adviser. Hotel Caf%C3%A9 The Hotel Café
143-935: The Visionary Award to prolific producer Alex Garcia. 2016 Festival tribute recipients included Oliver Stone, Monica Bellucci, and Rodrigo Prieto. Special guests included Dennis Quaid , Cary Elwes, Craig Robinson, and Michael Pena. The 4th annual Los Cabos International Film Festival drew over 17,000 attendees as well as hundreds of industry guests from Mexico, the U.S., and Canada. Festival honorees and special guests included Jean Marc Valee, Jared Leto, Alexander Skarsgaard, Ewan McGregor, and Liam Neeson. The 3rd annual, 2014 festival, drew over 15,000 attendees. 2014 festival honorees and special guests included Reese Witherspoon, Rosario Dawson, Diego Luna, Atom Egoyan, Denys Arcand, Guillermo Arriaga, Piers Handling, Genna Terranova, and many others. The 2013 Cabo International Film Festival honored world-renowned Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal with
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#1732863088445156-487: The venue's main room still has its five original elevated bar tables running along a hallway linking the front and back of the club, as well as six dinner tables set immediately in front of the stage. In 2004, the club acquired space next door and underwent expansion for eight months. Since 2004, the club has curated an annual group musical tour. Past featured artists have included Sara Bareilles , Meiko , Rachael Yamagata , Brooke Fraser , and many others. Most stops are in
169-803: Was born in Cape Town, South Africa and raised in New York, United States. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Anthropology. He resides in Los Angeles, California. In 2004, Cross co-founded the Colorado Film Institute and the Vail Film Festival . In 2005, Cross helped bring LA's acclaimed Hotel Café to the Vail Film Festival, a partnership that continues to this day. In 2006, Cross helped secure
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