The Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival is an annual independent film festival held each March in San Jose, California and Redwood City, California . The international festival combines the cinematic arts with Silicon Valley ’s innovation. It is produced by Cinequest, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that is also responsible for Picture The Possibilities and the distribution label Cinequest Mavericks Studio LLC. Cinequest awards the annual Maverick Spirit Awards . In addition to over 130 world or U.S. premieres from over 30 countries, the festival hosts writer's events including screenwriting competitions, a shorts program, technology and artistic forums and workshops, student programs, and a silent film accompanied on the theatre organ . Founded in 1990 as the Cinequest Film Festival , the festival was rebranded in 2017 as the Cinequest Film & VR Festival and expanded beyond downtown San Jose to Redwood City. It took its present name in 2019.
21-511: Filmmakers Halfdan Hussey and Kathleen Powell founded Cinequest in 1990. That year the festival showed 60 films in a single theater, the Camera 3 Cinemas in San Jose; 3,000 people attended. By 2013 there were 100,000 attendees. In 2014 the festival showed 84 world premieres, by film makers in 43 countries, including one filmed using an iPhone . The festival expanded to ten days in 2000, Cinequest Online
42-589: A reputation as a discovery event: Chris Gore 's Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide recommends it as showing "the future of film". USA Today readers voted Cinequest as the best film festival. Cinequest offers several awards during the festival season. The Maverick Spirit Awards, the Maverick Innovator Awards, and the Media Legacy Awards highlight notable individuals in film and technology. The Maverick Individual awards are given to films at
63-523: A silent film accompanied on the theatre organ . Founded in 1990 as the Cinequest Film Festival , the festival was rebranded in 2017 as the Cinequest Film & VR Festival and expanded beyond downtown San Jose to Redwood City. It took its present name in 2019. Filmmakers Halfdan Hussey and Kathleen Powell founded Cinequest in 1990. That year the festival showed 60 films in a single theater,
84-568: Is Love and Seizing Me . Halfdan was named one of the 25 people who dramatically changed the Silicon Valley, over the past 25 years by Metro Newspaper 2010. Hussey was raised in Boulder, Colorado. His father was a teacher and worked part-time as a projectionist. He graduated from University of Colorado with a degree in English. He later moved to New York City and took film classes at NYU. While writing
105-505: Is Love . The film centers around Somaly Mam and young women who are survivors of sex trafficking in Cambodia. Cinequest Film Festival The Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival is an annual independent film festival held each March in San Jose, California and Redwood City, California . The international festival combines the cinematic arts with Silicon Valley ’s innovation. It
126-596: Is a fictional novel about two brothers who must decide whether to follow their father’s footsteps in crime or take another path. 7 Powers of Creating is a non-fiction novel that shows the seven necessary steps to transform one’s ideas into reality. Hussey is the CEO of Cinequest’s Maverick Studio LLC. This company produces, co-produces, and distributes films, documentaries, television, and new media. In 2003, he produced and directed Seizing Me . In 2008, he wrote and directed Still Waters Burn . In 2014, he directed and produced Life
147-547: Is given to the most inspiring and life affirming film. Virtual and Augmented Reality Awards Independent films that premiered at Cinequest and went on to further distribution by a major movie studio : Cinequest is a qualifying festival, with the Best Narrative Short and Best Animated Short both being eligible for an Academy Award. Short films shown at Cinequest that have received nominations for Academy Awards include: Gregor's Greatest Invention Binta and
168-481: Is given to the most inspiring and life affirming film. Virtual and Augmented Reality Awards Independent films that premiered at Cinequest and went on to further distribution by a major movie studio : Cinequest is a qualifying festival, with the Best Narrative Short and Best Animated Short both being eligible for an Academy Award. Short films shown at Cinequest that have received nominations for Academy Awards include: Gregor's Greatest Invention Binta and
189-467: Is produced by Cinequest, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that is also responsible for Picture The Possibilities and the distribution label Cinequest Mavericks Studio LLC. Cinequest awards the annual Maverick Spirit Awards . In addition to over 130 world or U.S. premieres from over 30 countries, the festival hosts writer's events including screenwriting competitions, a shorts program, technology and artistic forums and workshops, student programs, and
210-569: The COVID-19 outbreak . Cinequest Film Festival has gained a reputation as a discovery event: Chris Gore 's Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide recommends it as showing "the future of film". USA Today readers voted Cinequest as the best film festival. Cinequest offers several awards during the festival season. The Maverick Spirit Awards, the Maverick Innovator Awards, and the Media Legacy Awards highlight notable individuals in film and technology. The Maverick Individual awards are given to films at
231-480: The Camera 3 Cinemas in San Jose; 3,000 people attended. By 2013 there were 100,000 attendees. In 2014 the festival showed 84 world premieres, by film makers in 43 countries, including one filmed using an iPhone . The festival expanded to ten days in 2000, Cinequest Online was launched in 2004 and Cinequest Mavericks Studio in 2010. and in 2017 changed its name to the Cinequest Film & VR Festival, to reflect
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#1732870125545252-483: The Great Idea Time Freak STUTTERER (Won) Films shown at Cinequest that have received nominations for Academy Awards include: Ida (Won) Halfdan Hussey Halfdan Hussey is the director and co-founder of Cinequest Inc , and the CEO of Cinequest Maverick Studio LLC . He is the author of To The Dogs and 7 Powers of Creating and the film director, and producer of Life
273-629: The conclusion of the festival via jury and audience voting. The Maverick Spirit Award is given to influential individuals who embody the independent and innovative mindset. It is the most prestigious award given at the Cinequest Film Festival. Over the past 27 years, Cinequest has honored the following artists: Tatiana Maslany Andie MacDowell Elle Fanning Esther Wojcicki Hong Chau The Media Innovator Award honors technologists whose thoughts, methods and innovations have significantly advanced their industries, their careers, and
294-560: The conclusion of the festival via jury and audience voting. The Maverick Spirit Award is given to influential individuals who embody the independent and innovative mindset. It is the most prestigious award given at the Cinequest Film Festival. Over the past 27 years, Cinequest has honored the following artists: Tatiana Maslany Andie MacDowell Elle Fanning Esther Wojcicki Hong Chau The Media Innovator Award honors technologists whose thoughts, methods and innovations have significantly advanced their industries, their careers, and
315-433: The festival was again renamed to the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival in recognition of the many creative experiences presented each year including film, virtual and augmented realities, comedy, television, fashion, art and design, dance, and more. The 30th-anniversary 2020 festival, scheduled for March 3 – 15, 2020 in San Jose and Redwood City, has Elation as its theme; the second week was postponed to August because of
336-506: The major role of Silicon Valley in developing virtual reality . In 2019, the festival was rebranded as Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival and occurred March 5 – 17, 2019. That year it held events at the California Theatre , Hammer Theatre Center , Camera 3 Cinemas, Redwood City Century Downtown 20, and Fairmont Hotel . In 2019, the festival was again renamed to the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival in recognition of
357-402: The many creative experiences presented each year including film, virtual and augmented realities, comedy, television, fashion, art and design, dance, and more. The 30th-anniversary 2020 festival, scheduled for March 3 – 15, 2020 in San Jose and Redwood City, has Elation as its theme; the second week was postponed to August because of the COVID-19 outbreak . Cinequest Film Festival has gained
378-456: The screenplay for his first film, He’s Still There , he worked as a taxi cab driver in New York City. Hussey co-founded the Cinequest Film Festival with Kathleen Powell in 1990. It was listed as one of the top 10 film festivals and best digital festivals by The Ultimate Guide to Film Festivals in 2004. Hussey has written two books, To The Dogs and 7 Powers of Creating . To The Dogs
399-709: The world. Cinequest has honored the following people: The Media Legacy Award, inaugurated in 2014, honors film journalists, "the champions who provide audiences and, thus, life blood for artists and films". Cinequest has honored the following people: Several awards are given on the closing night of the festival to individual films selected either by a panel of judges or by audience surveys and votes. The most noteworthy awards are: Listed below are all of Cinequest's awards: Maverick Film Competition New Visions Program Global Landscapes Screenplay Competition Audience Award Also awarded at Cinequest: Kaiser Permanente Thrive Award Kaiser Permanente Thrive Award
420-707: The world. Cinequest has honored the following people: The Media Legacy Award, inaugurated in 2014, honors film journalists, "the champions who provide audiences and, thus, life blood for artists and films". Cinequest has honored the following people: Several awards are given on the closing night of the festival to individual films selected either by a panel of judges or by audience surveys and votes. The most noteworthy awards are: Listed below are all of Cinequest's awards: Maverick Film Competition New Visions Program Global Landscapes Screenplay Competition Audience Award Also awarded at Cinequest: Kaiser Permanente Thrive Award Kaiser Permanente Thrive Award
441-486: Was launched in 2004 and Cinequest Mavericks Studio in 2010. and in 2017 changed its name to the Cinequest Film & VR Festival, to reflect the major role of Silicon Valley in developing virtual reality . In 2019, the festival was rebranded as Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival and occurred March 5 – 17, 2019. That year it held events at the California Theatre , Hammer Theatre Center , Camera 3 Cinemas, Redwood City Century Downtown 20, and Fairmont Hotel . In 2019,
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