CineVegas

{{Short description|Film festival held in Paradise, Nevada, US}}

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CineVegas was a film festival held annually at the Palms Casino Resort in Paradise, Nevada, that ran from 1999 to 2009, typically in early June. CineVegas was originally held at Bally's.Rabinowitz, Mark & Stephen Garrett: "Vegas Has New Fest". indieWIRE, October 8, 1998. 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.Cling, Carol: "CineVegas film festival organizers fire executive director". Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 19, 1999. Actor Dennis Hopper 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2010/may/29/dennis-hopper-actor-and-cinevegas-chairman-dead/ |title=Dennis Hopper, actor and CineVegas chairman, dead at 74 |last=Feldberg |first=Sarah |date=2010-05-29 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |accessdate=25 June 2012}}

CineVegas was profiled in The New York Times,Cullum, Paul: "A Very Vegas Festival". New York Times, June 4, 2006 Los Angeles Times,Crust, Kevin: "A Cinematic Buffet That's a Taste Tester". Los Angeles Times, June 4, 2006. and Time.Stein, Joel: "The Strip Is Back!". Time, July 26, 2004. It was mentioned as one of the top 5 festivals to visit by Canada's The Globe and Mail newspaper,CineVegas: [http://www.cinevegas.com/cv/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=62 "CineVegas Undresses 2006 Festival Honorees"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107120813/http://www.cinevegas.com/cv/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=62 |date=2007-11-07 }}. CineVegas.com, May 23, 2006. one of the top 5 gem festivals in the world by Variety,Koehler, Robert: "Variety's Film Crix Point to a Selection of Fest Gems". Variety, September 10, 2006. and one of the top 12 film festivals in North America by San Francisco Magazine.Bossenbroek, Sarah Mueller: "Escape to the movies". San Francisco Magazine, November, 2006. Due to economic concerns, the 2010 Festival was cancelled.[http://www.indiewire.com/article/cinevegas_cancels_2010_edition/ CineVegas Cancels 2010 Edition] The festival was not held again until six years later, when it resumed as part of the Las Vegas Film Festival.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/lasvegas/lasvegasnow/la-tr-lvn-las-vegas-films-cinevegas-20150730-story.html|title=CineVegas film festival returns to Las Vegas in August|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Susan|last=Stapleton|date=31 July 2015|access-date=8 July 2019}}