I Love CQ / Jason Wiener
Posted by Jason Wiener
It’s a little weird to be writing about why I love Cinequest when I’m still attending Indiefest. It’s like I’m writing a love letter to one girlfriend while still on a date with another. I guess that’s just the kind of guy I am.
So where could I begin? I could point out how awesome (and rare) it is to have a festival of this size in such a contained location (6 screens all within a block of each other). There’s really nothing else I know like that. There are bigger festivals, but there are no bigger festival I know of where you can walk from any venue to any other in just a few minutes. Read more
Tags: Ben Kingsley, Blanchard Ryan, CAPERS, Dominique Swain, Halfdan Hussey, Mike Rabehl, SF IndieFest.
Cinequest: Far More More than a Film Festival
Posted by CQ Central
Cinequest founder Halfdan Hussey discusses the ways in which Cinequest is–and always has been–more than a film festival.
“The mainstream film industry can be slow to try new technologies and distribution models. By definition, Maverick artists are early adopters, and we’re here to help them think beyond the traditional boundaries of how films are made, marketed and delivered. For example, when we first introduced Cinequest Online in 2004, many people said it would never work; but we’ve seen great success with online distribution over the years, and of course now, we’re even seeing the studios doing it. We’re extremely proud of our pioneering history and are looking forward to continuing our success with Cinequest 19.”
Tags: CQ19, Halfdan Hussey, online distribution, press release.