FILM FESTIVAL EVENTS ARCHIVES
Saturday, March 5th from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm at Hall Todd Studio Theatre (SJSU)The Biz of Art Part 1: DevelopmentJoin a panel of leading producers and studio/distribution leaders to discuss the best ways to develop movies from script to screen.…
Sunday, March 6th from Noon to 1:30 pm at Hal Todd Studio Theatre (SJSU)The Biz of Art Part 2: Sales & DistributionLeading sales and distribution leaders discusstraditional and contemporary ways to market and sell your movie. Forum topics…
The New DistributionFriday, February 26th from 1:30pm to 3:00pm at the Repertory TheatreCombining Hollywood experts in Theatrical, DVD, and International film sales with pioneers of Internet distribution and Internet TV, this discussion focuses on…
Tuesday, March 8th from 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm at the San Jose Repertory TheatreThe Rough CutAlways wanted to tell directors what they should have done to make their film work? Here?s your chance. A director?s shot his/her film, made the first edit and…
A fun and entertaining awards show at the Silicon Valley Capital Club (the former San Jose Athletic Club) will precede a fully catered party with cutting-edge musical entertainment. Cinequest will present a series of Maverick Film and Technology…
The Legendary
MARTIN COOPER
"The artist and the engineer have many things in common. One is passion. How can you work on something for 20, 30 ... even 40 years, holding onto an idea you know is right...until the world eventually adopts that idea…
A FULL METAL JACKET DIARY
Cinequest proudly honors actor and filmmaker Matthew Modine (The Dark Knight Rises, Jobs) with the Maverick Innovator Award and presents this intimate look at his new "appumentary" Full Metal Jacket Diary. Based on his…
Exclusive to VIP All Access pass holders.In the culinary crush, with its abundance of creative cuisine, fueled by the freshest of ingredients and celebrity chefs, there exists an embarrassment of riches that seems almost unfair. Americas appetite…
The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.- Chuck PalahniukFor almost twenty years, no other author has pounced harder on the minds of readers than Chuck Palahniuk. From characters that may or may not exist to…
The rarest of actors has the opportunity to create an iconic character that imprints powerfully upon the generation that first experiences the character and then throughout time. An even rarer artist is able to transcend the identification with an…
Maverick Spirit Award will be presented at Closing Night.Throughout his long, esteemed career, writer Salman Rushdie has embodied the spirit of the maverick, creating works as he chooses, telling the truth as he sees it, always conscious of his role…
"I am a common denominator; there are many people who identify with me. They see the same thing in me that I see in myself, which is: an everyday, regular person, compared to most of your Hollywood stars or most of the corporate entities being…