2002
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Before it was "the digital convergence is coming," but now it's a celebration of the creative results these new tools have empowered. Join moderator Laurence J. Thorpe, V.P. Acquisitions Systems, Sony Electronics and the following line-up of stand-out presenters for a highly entertaining and informative look at the new world of 24P HD filmmaking.
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OK... so shooting's one thing, but filmmaking is a multifaceted process from script to screen. First, team Panasonic will explore cutting edge options and digital technologies that are available for accentuating creativity and eliminating costs in the post-production process. Explore new ways to edit your digital footage into the film you dreamed of making. So you get the film done-then what? The biggest challenge of all comes in trying to get your masterpiece to an audience.
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24P digital filmmaking has taken the film industry by storm. So does it all end there? Not according to the creative minds at Panasonic who offer new frontiers for expanding creativity. Take a look at a wide spectrum of digital filmmaking tools and possibilities with a particular focus on the advancements of the 24-frame and variable-frame-rate progressive HD camera. These technologies offer unique creative and cost options for theatrical, documentary, television, and commercial filmmakers.
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Demonstrating the depth of artistry and variety of subject matter explored by Mexican filmmakers, this showcase brings the discussion of contemporary Mexican social and artistic issues to the fore. Tackling issues as diverse as sex, love, acceptance, and politics, the films in the Mexican Showcase address both the issues peculiar to Mexico and more universal themes of love, loss, and longing. Focus on the Cinema of Mexico films: Otilia, Broken Hearts, Written On The Body Of The Night, Pachito Rex, It's Not Over Until It's Over, Cortos De Mexico (Shorts from Mexico).
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The Pacific Basin Showcase, presented by Applied Materials, spotlights films and filmmakers from all over Asia and the Pacific, with specific emphasis on films from China and the Chinese Diaspora. The recent popularity of films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has demonstrated the demand that exists in American society for imaginative, original, first-rate cinema from the Eastern world.
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Senorita Extraviada - Missing Young Woman with Lourdes Portillo & Ysabel Duron. In response to the continued interest in Latino cinema, Cinequest is delighted to present our 8th annual Latino Celebration. This year's event presents the exciting West Coast premiere of the provocative Senorita Extraviada, directed by Lourdes Portillo. Ms. Portillo's second film, Las Madres: The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, was nominated for an Academy Award. Cinequest fans remember her for the phenomenal The Devil Never Sleeps.
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Cinequest alums and audience favorites, Alexandre Rockwell (In the Soup) director and co-writer and Brandon Cole (OK Garage) co-writer, return with a pungent and provocative drama in the finest of Cinequest's maverick tradition. Starring Steve Buscemi (Ghost World, Fargo) and David Proval (The Sopranos, Shawshank Redemption), plus featuring Jennifer Beals (Cinequest Maverick Spirit Winner), 13 Moons provides the perfect finale to Cinequest's strongest film line-up ever.
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Mike Binder's magnificent and hilarious film, The Search for John Gissing, kicks off Cinequest 12 with a bang! Written and directed by the award-winning Binder (HBO's The Mind of the Married Man) and starring Binder, Janeane Garofalo (Truth About Cats and Dogs), and Alan Rickman (Die Hard, Harry Potter, Galaxy Quest), The Search for John Gissing provides the perfect opening to Cinequest's finest line-up yet. Cinequest is honored to have director/writer Mike Binder, producer Jack Binder, and editor Roger Nygard join us for the event.
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Don't miss a captivating afternoon with the maverick star of Lord of the Rings, X-Men and Gods and Monsters!
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"Technically, as an actor, Lili Taylor has no peer. She is flawless. No other American actor her age can touch her." - Emir Kusturica, director Arizona Dream "Lili's both extremely serious and extremely unseriouswhich is what gives her so much depth. She comes prepared, but there's always something subversive and impulsive about her." - David Duchovny (The X-Files), in Entertainment Weekly Her manner suggests a genuineness that we instantly relate to, yet it is her mysterious charm that makes her seem at once so ordinary and so extraordinary.