Recap by RCRs video producer and resident nerd, JD, follow him @Misadventurer on Twitter
Cinequest Film & VR Festival (CQFF) announced it’s winners for this year’s festival which showcases films, renowned and emerging artists, and new technology connecting creators, innovators and audiences.
This year there were 132 World & U.S. Premiere movies, 47 Virtual Reality workshops, forums, and experiences, plus their Maverick Spirit Award events with Jason Reitman (Up In The Air), Fred Armisen (Portlandia), and Jane Lynch (Glee ) honored.
Over 100,000 people attend CQFF’s three-block proximity, at state-of-the-art venues creating an unique festival experience. Cinequest hosts over 90 World and U.S. premieres with with innovations by 700+ participating filmmakers from over 50 countries each year. This year Cinequest grew by 45% and expanded to include venues in San Jose and Redwood City.
Giving Back: Find out more about Cinequest’s Picture The Possibilities youth empowerment program which connects young creators to mentors and runs globally year round.
Mark your calendars for the next Cinequest Film & VR Festival happening February 27 – March 11, 2018
CQFF’s highest honor, the Maverick Award, recognizes bold, visionary and creative forces—exemplary in the worlds of Silicon Valley innovation and the film arts.
MAVERICK SPIRIT AWARD RECIPIENTS
• Jane Lynch
• Fred Armisen
• Jason Reitman
Cinequest Film & VR Festival 2017 – VR Awards
- Visionary Leader Award: Maureen Fan
- Best Overall Experience: Gnomes & Goblins
- Best Interactive: Tilt Brush
- Best Motion Picture: Rain or Shine
- Honorable Mention: Please, State Your Name
- Best Motion Picture – Animation: Asteroids!
- Best Documentary: Under the Net
- Honorable Mention: Collision
- Best Motion Picture – Horror: Mule
- Best Motion Picture – Fantasy & Sci-fi: Found
- Best Motion Picture – Family: Special Delivery
- Best Game: The Gallery: Episode One – Call of the Starseed
- Honorable Mention: Fantastic Contraption
- Honorable Mention: Bound
- Best Family Game: Job Simulator
- Best Adventure: Firebird
- Best Live Experience: Night Fall
- Best Immersive: The Night Cafe
- Best Social Experience: Hypatia
- Best Story or Script: The Tragic Story of Betty Corregall
- Best Cinematography: Toro Bravo
- Best Sound Design: Senzo Peso
- Best Production Design: War Knows No Nation
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS
AUDIENCE AWARD, DOCUMENTARY (tie): NEW CHEFS ON THE BLOCK
• Director: Dustin Harrison-Atlas
AUDIENCE AWARD, DOCUMENTARY (tie): THE HONEST STRUGGLE
• Director: Justin Mashouf
AUDIENCE AWARD, DRAMA: YOU ARE MY SUNDAY
• Director: Milind Dhaimade
AUDIENCE AWARD, COMEDY: LOVESICK
• Director: Tyson Caron
JURY AWARD WINNERS, FEATURES
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM, DRAMA: THE CITIZEN
• Director: Roland Vranik
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM, COMEDY: THAT TRIP WE TOOK WITH DAD
• Director: Anca Miruna Lazarescu
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM: MEMENTO MORI
• Director: Niobe Thompson
GLOBAL VISION AWARD: KING OF THE BELGIANS
• Director: Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth
NEW VISION AWARD: PROM KING, 2010
• Director: Christopher Schaap
JURY AWARD WINNERS, SHORTS
BEST HIGH SCHOOL SHORT FILM: WHEN I CAME ACROSS THE FEATHERS
• Director: Dan Iliuta
BEST COLLEGE SHORT FILM: YEARNING
• Director: Michal Hajaj
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM: PERFECTLY NORMAL
• Directors: Joris Debeij
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM: THE ELEVEN O’CLOCK
• Director: Derin Seale
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM: THE HISTORY OF MAGIC: ENSUENO
• Director: Jose Luis Gonzalez
For more information on Cinequest, please visit www.cinequest.org
