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March 01, 2004
Cinequest Events
Cinequest 14, San Jose’s annual film festival, is running March 3 through March 14 this year and its schedule is packed with maverick films and events honoring maverick filmmakers. This year the honored guests are Kurt Miller, David and Janet Peoples, and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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An Afternoon With David & Janet Peoples
3/12/04 2:00 pm
Morris Dailey Auditorium, San Jose State University An Evening with Kurt Miller 3/11/04 9:00 pm Morris Dailey Auditorium, San Jose State University Life of a Maverick (Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger) Tentatively scheduled during Cinequest Date and time TBD Check www.cinequest.org for schedule updates Tickets available by calling (408) 295-FEST or at www.cinequest.org |
David and Janet Peoples are screenwriters whose resume includes “Blade Runner,” “Unforgiven,” “Ladyhawke,” and “12 Monkeys.” They are known for their meticulous work habits and well-crafted characters, and many of their scripts have become widely-praised films. They will be presented with a Maverick Spirit Award during the festival, and will spend an afternoon sharing their personal perspectives on screenwriting and filmmaking.
Kurt Miller, son of famed filmmaker Warren Miller, will also be presented with a Maverick Spirit Award. The Millers go to the edge, making films about extreme sports and catching the world’s greatest athletes on film as the pushed themselves to the limit. An entrepreneur as well as a director and producer, Kurt Miller expanded his father’s audience and spent fifteen years as President and Chairperson of Warren Miller Entertainment. He sold the company to AOL Time Warner in 2002 and now is heading Synergy Group, which specializes in live events.
Finally, a Maverick Spirit Award will be presented to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the “Life of a Maverick” event. Governor Schwarzenegger has long been known for setting lofty goals for himself and always reaching them. From dominating the sport of bodybuilding to taking box offices by storm as an actor, Schwarzenegger has long been in the public eye. Former Mayor of San Jose Tom McEnery will moderate a conversation with the Governor, with select audience questions to follow.
Cinequest 14 will also feature a series of forums on Digital Media. These forums will discuss the current state of the technology as well as speculating on what is to come. The Cinequest Digital Media Showcase will convert the four digital venues into state-of-the-art digital movie houses to screen six films all shot in Hi-Definition 24p.
For those interested in the process of making movies there is also a series of forums on scriptwriting and distributing movies. “Day of the Writer” is a series of forums about the basics of writing for the screen and what to do with your script once it’s written. “Day of Distribution” is a pair of forums about producing and selling independent films.
There are a total of 68 films being screened at the festival, 15 of them world premiers. The films come from all around the world, and there are showcases of Norwegian, Pacific Basin, and Latino films. There’s something here for everyone, from the desert documentary “The Story of the Weeping Camel” to sci-fi ghost tale “Spectres” to short films of every stripe.
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