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Cinequest
San Jose Film Festival 2008
18th Annual Cinequest Returns to Downtown San Jose Feb. 27-March 9
Official Cinequest Web Site
Camera 12 Cinema plays host to the 18th Annual Cinequest, San Jose Film Festival Feb. 27-Mar 9. This showcase of maverick filmmakers and films has been recognized as one of the world's top 10 festivals, and is also having screenings and events in downtown San Jose at the S.J. Repertory and California Theaters.
Featured celebrity guests this year include Maverick Award recipients, Michael Keaton (Batman), Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon), Bobby Moresco (Academy-AwardŽ winning writer, Million Dollar Baby, Crash) and Michael Arndt (Academy-AwardŽ winner Best Original Screenplay, Little Miss Sunshine).
The Opening Night feature is Paul Leuer's poignant comic drama, Eden Court, in which anxiety strikes Schroeder as he turns 30 in his trailer home, while Charles Oliver's Take, starring Minnie Driver in a powerful drama about a desperate prison inmate seeking salvation and a woman looking for closure, will close the festival.
In addition to the nearly 200 features, documentaries and shorts from nearly 50 countries, Cinequest presentedFilmmaking and Technology Forums, Silent Cinema at the California Theater, the Maverick Competition, Cinequest DxD, Student Short Film Competition, and Global Landscapes (Latino Film and Pacific Basin Showcases).
For ticket information and a comprehensive calendar of events, go to Official Cinequest Web Site, call 408-295-FEST, or pick up a printed program at any of our theaters and selected locations throughout the valley.
Cinequest 2007: 17th Anniversary Wrap-up
San Jose, CA--The 17th Annual Cinequest hosted screenings and events Feb. 28-March 11, 2007 in downtown San Jose at Camera 12 Cinema, SJ Repertory and the California Theater, smashing all previous records for film submissions, attendance and box office sales.
Featured celebrity guests included Maverick Spirit Award recipients Stewart Copeland (The Police), Christopher McQuarrie (writer, The Usual Suspects), Minnie Driver (actor, Good Will Hunting), and Christine Vachon (producer, Boys Don't Cry) plus Forums special guest JJ Abrams (Lost, Alias).
Following are the 2007 Cinequest Award Winners:
DIRECTORS AWARDS
Global Vision Award--Fresh Air (Agnes Kocsis)
New Visions Award--Blood Car (Alex Orr)
SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Best Student Short Film--Forgetting Betty (James Anderson, Robert Postrozny)
Best Short Documentary Film--Half Life: A Journey to Chernobyl (David Bickerstaff)
Best Short Narrative Film--Dinner For One (Anita McGee)
Best Short Animated Film--One Rat Short (Alex Weil)
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Special Jury Award--I Fought The Law (AKA Lockdown, USA) (Rebecca Chaiklin, Michael Skolnik)
Best Feature Documentary--Indestructible (Ben Byer)
MAVERICK NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Special Jury Award for Overall Excellence--Prague (Ole Christian Madsen)
Best First Feature Film--Midnight Clear (Dallas Jenkins)
Maverick Spirit Award--The Bothersome Man (Jens Lien)
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
Best Feature Film--Outsourced (John Jeffcoat)
Best Documentary--Monster Camp (Cullen Hoback)
Best Short Film--Gordo (Vince Navarro)
SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
First Place--Son Up (Andrew Shearer, Nicholas Sherman)
Second Place--Elysian Fields (Joe Kling)
Third Place--Hiding In Plain Sight (Sheri Sussman)
MAVERICK SPIRIT AWARDS
Stuart Copeland, Christopher McQuarrie, Minnie Driver, Christine Vachon
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