The Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival (Cinequest) wrapped announcing its award winners following the unveiling of 132 World and U.S. Premiere Films & VR plus 75 creative experiences including augmented realities, writing, dance, theatre, music, and comedy. Eleven hundred artists and innovators from 56 countries presented to record audiences of 110,000 in the Silicon Valley (San Jose & Redwood City, California). Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival 2020 will occur next March 3rd – 15th.
"What differentiates Cinequest is the meeting of innovation and art. You’ll find this reflected in our Leadership Council which includes legendary innovators Steve Wozniak (co-founder Apple Inc.) and Marty Cooper (father of the cell phone), as well as producers, writers, educators, and entrepreneurs. The commonality is creativity. Thus, it was natural for the Cinequest Festival to evolve from a film festival to a film & creativity festival. This expanded vision was a hit this year, and Cinequest will build upon it for our 2020 edition. Our team is very excited to produce and unveil this vision." Halfdan Hussey, Co-Founder & CEO, Cinequest
MAVERICK SPIRIT AWARD HONOREES
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ELLE FANNING
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NANDITA DAS
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BILL NIGHY
JURY FILM AWARDS
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM: DRAMA
Mine 9
Director: Edward Mensore
Producers: Anaitte Vaccaro, Charles Rashard, Jeffery C. Foy, Edward Mensore
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM: COMEDY
The Bra
Director: Veit Helmer
Producer: Veit Helmer
BEST HORROR, THRILLER, SCIENCE FICTION FEATURE FILM
Last Sunrise
Director: Wen Ren
Producers: Li Mingqian, Li Xinran
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
Clean Hands
Director: Michael Dominic
Producer: Michael Dominic
VISIONARY AWARD
Senior Escort Service
Director: Shaina Feinberg
Producers: Elisabeth Durkin, Chris Manley
GLOBAL VISION AWARD
A Shelter Among The Clouds
Director: Robert Budina
Producer: Sabina Kodra
BEST TELEVISION PILOT, LONG FORM
Undercover
Director: Eshref Reybrouck, Frank Devos
Producers: Nico Moolenaar, Jan Theys
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM: DRAMA
Arcángel
Director: Angeles Cruz
Producer: Glory Mascorro
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM: COMEDY
Pozole
Director: Jessica Mendez Siqueiros
Producer: Jessica Mendez Siqueiros
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Guaxuma
Director: Nara Normande
Producers: Damien Megherbi, Justin Pechberty, Livia Melo
BEST HORROR, THRILLER, SCI-FI SHORT FILM
Loa’s Promise
Director: Joshua Dawson
Producers: Jaime Gesundheit
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Nazi VR
Director: David Freid
Producers: David Freid
BEST SHORT FORM TELEVISION PILOT, SHORT FORM
Work/Friends
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Producers: Tom Bailey, Ed Mccarthy, Douglas Sarine
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
The Night of My Death
Director: Josh Peterson
Producers: Alexis Harte, Josh Peterson
BEST COLLEGE SHORT FILM
Before Dark
Director: Aaron Smithson
Producers: Colby Higgins, Aaron Smithson, Ellen Rice
BEST HIGH SCHOOL SHORT FILM
Nina Saiza
Director: Yangfang (Frances) Chen
Producers: Yangfang (Frances) Chen
AUDIENCE FILM AWARDS
AUDIENCE AWARD: BEST COMEDY FEATURE
The Social Ones
Director: Laura Kosann
Producers: Raven Jensen, Laura Kosann
AUDIENCE AWARD: BEST DRAMA--TIE
The Public
Director: Emilio Estevez
Producers: Emilio Estevez, Alex Lebovici, Steve Ponce, Lisa Niedenthal
AUDIENCE AWARD: BEST DRAMA--TIE
Bring Me An Avocado
Director: Maria Mealla
Producers: Bianca Beyrouti, Alex Mallonee
AUDIENCE AWARD: BEST DOCUMENTARY
Travel Ban: Make America Laugh Again
Director: Samy Chouia
Producer: Kevin Derek
AUDIENCE AWARD: BEST SHORT FILM
Freaks of Nurture
Director: Alexandra Lemay
Producer: Maral Mohammadian
VR & AR AWARDS
BEST IMMERSIVE
Eclipse
Directed by Jonathan Astruc and Aymeric Favre
BEST VR FILM
RocketMan 360
Directed by Gabriela Hirit / Millo Simulov
BEST EXPERIENCE
Jurassic World VR Expedition
Directed by VRC
BEST GAME
Moss
Directed by Tam Armstrong, Danny Bulla, Chris Alderson, Polyarc
BEST PUZZLE GAME
Twilight Path
Directed by Derek Young, Charm Games
BEST SCI-FI VR
Volt: Chaos Gem
Directed by Hyun Suk Lee
BEST DOCUMENTARY/EMPATHY
Send Me Home
Directed by Cassandra Evanisko, LonelyLeap
BEST HORROR
Caliban Below
Directed by Blackthorn Media
BEST ANIMATION
1inchVR
Directed by Nam Koong Seok / Kim Yong Hwan, M2S Korea
BEST EDUCATIONAL
Breaking Boundaries in Science
Directed by Matt Haselton, Filament Games
BEST STUDENT
Blue Bird
Directed by Parnaz Rad
BEST VR DIRECTOR
Crow: The Legend VR
Directed by Eric Darnell
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Love Note
Directed by Guanlin Chen
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Re-Animated
Directed by Jakob Kudsk Steensen
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Sanctuaries of Silence
Adam Loften & Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
SCREENWRITING AWARDS
BEST FEATURE LENGTH SCRIPT
Mica
Screenwriter: Ilisa Aaron Parrish
2nd Place: Splashdown
Screenwriter: Don Stroud
3rd Place: Ship of Lies
Screenwriter: William Colella
BEST SHORTS SCREENPLAY
Invisible Monster
Screenwriter: Matt Harris-Freeth
2nd Place: Page Turner
Screenwriter: Mac Roussel
3rd Place: I, Sphere
Screenwriter: Andrew Gay
BEST 30 MINUTE TELEPLAY
Gentrified
Screenwriter: Edward Coffey
2nd Place: Unplugged: Assemble the Trolls
Screenwriter: Adam Tootles
3rd Place: Ultra/Violet
Screenwriter: Jennifer Mondfrans
BEST 60 MINUTE SCREENPLAY
Gemini Baby
Screenwriter: Janalyn Steele
2nd Place: Fix
Screenwriter: Jeff Bower
3rd Place: The Divinity Cycle
Screenwriter: Nelson Downend
About Cinequest:
The story and legacy of Cinequest is bringing together the Silicon Valley’s technologies and spirit of innovation with the arts to empower great creations—and connecting audiences, youth, artists, and innovators with these creations and with each other, improving our lives and our future. Cinequest’s uniqueness and impact result from being ahead of the curve in the powerful integration of creativity and innovation. Cinequest does this through the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival (Voted Best Film Festival by USA Today Readers) and Picture The Possibilities by Cinequest. Please watch The Story of Cinequest video.
Cinequest 2019 Partners:
Cinequest Partners: Applied Materials (NYSE: AMAT), HP (NYSE: HPQ), Kaiser Permanente, ZOOM, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Harmonic (NYSE: HLIT), Canon (NYSE: CAJ), IMDb an Amazon Company (AMZN), Seagate (NYSE: STX), Panasonic (OTCMKTS:PCRFY), Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Google (NYSE: GOOG), Red Digital Cinema, Samsung, Hint Water, Kaleidescape, Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA), Agile Ticketing Solutions, NBC Bay Area, Metro, El Observador, KQED, SF Media Co., Telemundo, Cinemark (NYSE: CNK), Fairmont San Jose, Marriott San Jose (NYSE: MAR), Hotel De Anza, Barco, VTA, Caltrain, SamTrans, Eddie Lira, SV Creates, San Jose Downtown Association, Team San Jose, and the City of San Jose.
