Cinequest San Jose Film Festival
San Jose, California, USA
Notes
- Maverick filmmaking is the annual theme of Cinequest which takes place since 1991 and is competitive since 1997. The festival showcases independent films demonstrating the qualities of individuality, innovation and intelligence.
Awards
Audience Award
Audience Favorite Choice Award
Audience Favorite Choice Award - Honorable Mention
Best Documentary
- The documentary jury also judges the short films.
Best Documentary Short
Best Feature
Best Feature - Special Mention
Best Feature Comedy
Best Feature Drama
Best First Feature
Best High School Short Film
Best Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction Feature Film
Best Immersive
Best Motion Picture
Best Music Video
Best Short Animated Film
Best Short Comedy Film
Best Short Comedy or Animated Film
Best Short Film
Best Short Narrative Film
Best Short Thriller, Horror, or Science Fiction
Best Student Short
Best Television Pilot
Best Virtual Reality Film
Best Virtual Reality Storytelling
Best Virtual Reality: Technology
Director's Award
Director's Award - Special Mention
Emerging Maverick Award
Global Landscapes Competition
Global Vision Award
- This is a director's award.
Honorable Mention
Jury Award
Jury Prize
Kaiser Thrive Award
Knight Foundation Audience Favorite
Maverick Spirit Award
Maverick Tech Innovator Award
Maverick Tribute Award
- This is the Career Achievement Award of the festival.
Narrative Feature: Comedy
New Vision Award
- This is a director's award.
New Visions Award
New Visions Feature Film Competition
Screenplay Competition Contest
Special Jury Artistic Merit Award
Special Jury Award
Special Jury Certificate
Viewers Voice Award
- The festival "Viewers Voice" competition to enable its vast Internet audience to be "jurors" for a limited number of film slots in the annual event. Over 20,000 people participated in the online film selection process; roughly 16,000 full-length feature films and shorts were downloaded from Cinequest Online (www.cinequestonline.org), the festival's online arm for review.
Visionary Award
Visionary Leader Award
Historical Timeline
1997
- This year attendance as a whole increased by 10% with 23,000 people attending.
2002
- Over 50,000 film lovers attend over 130 films from 30 countries.