CineVegas was a
film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upon ...
held annually at the
Palms Casino Resort
Palms Casino Resort is a hotel and casino located near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It is owned and operated by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. It includes 703 rooms and a casino. It was originally owned by th ...
in
Paradise, Nevada
Paradise is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the city of Las Vegas. It was formed on December 8, 1950. Its population was 191,238 at the 2020 census, making it the fif ...
that ran from 1999 to 2009, typically in early June. CineVegas was originally held at
Bally's. The first Festival featured “The Best of the Fests”, showcasing independent films that had previously earned awards and acclaim at other worldwide festivals. In 2000, the Festival moved to Bally's sister hotel
Paris
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. Actor
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in ''Giant'' (1956). In the next ten years ...
received the Marquee Award and became the chair of the CineVegas Film Festival Creative Advisory Board in 2004, continuing as chairman until his death in 2010.
CineVegas was profiled in ''
The New York Times
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'', ''
Los Angeles Times
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'', and ''
Time
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''. It was mentioned as one of the top 5 festivals to visit by Canada's ''
The Globe and Mail
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'' newspaper, one of the top 5 gem festivals in the world by ''
Variety
Variety may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'', and one of the top 12 film festivals in North America by ''
San Francisco Magazine
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History
There have been two separate ''San Francis ...
''. Due to economic concerns, the 2010 Festival was cancelled.
CineVegas Cancels 2010 Edition
/ref> The festival was not held again until six years later, when it resumed as part of the Las Vegas Film Festival.
References
External links
CineVegas Official Website
CineVegas Yearbook
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Film festivals in Nevada
Culture of the Las Vegas Valley
Palms Casino Resort
Defunct film festivals in the United States