$11,500 in Cash Prizes to be Awarded

Trevor Groth, director of programming for the CineVegas Film Festival, has made the official call for entries for the 2007 festival, with submissions being accepted from December 15, 2006 through March 15, 2007.  In addition, CineVegas will be awarding cash prizes to three films: $10,000 for the Grand Jury Award for Feature Film, $1,000 for the Grand Jury Award for Best Short and $500 for the Best Nevada Filmmaking Short. CineVegas will announce the list of films accepted into the festival in early May. The 9^th Annual CineVegas Film Festival will be held June 8 through June 16, 2007 at the Palms Casino Resort and Brenden Theatres.

For the 2007 festival, all films are required to be submitted online, either at www.cinevegas.com or www.withoutabox.com, and must be finished in either the 2006 or 2007 calendar year. For additional information on submissions, please visit www.cinevegas.com or call the CineVegas office at (702) 992-7979.

"A record amount of films were submitted to CineVegas in 2006, and we were amazed at the superiority of the films we received," said Mike Plante, associate director of programming for the CineVegas Film Festival. “With the festival steadily gaining visibility each year, we look forward to unearthing exciting new discoveries in 2007.” 

In addition, Dennis Hopper will continue to serve as Chairman of the Creative Advisory Board in 2007. He has been dedicated to growing the national presence of the CineVegas Film Festival ever since he was honored in 2003 with CineVegas’ prestigious Marquee Award for his lifetime achievements in the film industry.  CineVegas has also honored such film greats as Dustin Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Helen Mirren, Laurence Fishburne, Christina Ricci, Ann-Margret, Samantha Morton, Nicolas Cage, Jack Nicholson, Sean Penn, Holly Hunter, and David Lynch.

About CineVegas

Under the direction of festival president Robin Greenspun, CineVegas has established itself as one of the hottest and fastest growing film festivals in the world, with recent profiles in the New York Times and TIME Magazine and a mention as one of the top 5 small fests to visit by Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper. CineVegas combines the glamour and energy of world premiere films and unique independent cinema with celebrity honorees and panel discussions of renowned filmmakers, writers and talent. At night, CineVegas hosts nine nights of distinctive parties, from the hottest nightclubs to bowling alleys, rooftops and shark reefs. CineVegas has hosted the world premieres of such films as “George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead,” “Spun,” “Bubba Ho-tep” and “Artie Lange’s Beer League,” as well as advance screenings of high profile and independent films, shorts and documentaries such as “Hustle & Flow, ” "Whale Rider,” "Riding Giants,” "The Aristocrats" and "Napoleon Dynamite." For more information please call (702) 992-7979 or visit www.cinevegas.com.