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Eddie Izzard, Alec Baldwin, Thomas Jane, Gabriel Byrne, Headline Opening Weekend!
Cinequest is welcoming back two Cinequest Maverick Spirit Award recipients, Gabriel Byrne and Alec Baldwin, and this year's recipient, Eddie Izzard, to the Opening Weekend festivities of Cinejoy featuring the Artists & Films of Cinequest, March 20-30 virtually. We are NOW OPEN for 24/7 Showcase screenings, Spotlight Live Events, and Screening Parties. It's time to please enJOY, and I do very much hope you and your friends will join us for the following live events:
SATURDAY, MARCH 20TH
DEATH OF A LADIES’ MAN and conversation w GABRIEL BYRNE
I have the honor to interview prolific artist and all-around amazing human being Gabriel Byrne prior to tonight's Spotlight Screening. There's also a live Red Carpet and post screening Q&A. Join film lovers for a glorious Opening Night celebration of cinema and art with the highly entertaining Death of a Ladies Man, starring Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects, In Treatment, Miller’s Crossing), Jessica Paré (Mad Men, SEAL Team), and Brian Gleeson (Peaky Blinders).
SUNDAY, MARCH 21ST
MAVERICK SPIRIT AWARD: EDDIE IZZARD and screening of SIX MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT
Iconic comedian, actor, writer, and activist Eddie Izzard will receive Cinequest’s Maverick Spirit Award for her amazing career and spectacular artistry. Hailed as the foremost stand up of a generation. Star of stage and screen. Tireless supporter of charity. Runner. Political campaigner. Fashion icon. Human. Eddie Izzard is all of these things and more. Following an energetic conversation with this maverick, film lovers will enjoy a screening of the brand new film Six Minutes to Midnight, starring and written by Izzard, as well as starring Dame Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent, Carla Juri, and James D’Arcy.
SUNDAY, MARCH 21ST
CROWN VIC and conversation w ALEC BALDWIN & THOMAS JANE
A powerful and gripping new thriller about the search for cop killers in Los Angeles adds a tremendous event for Cinequest fans and movie lovers. Not only will the audience be treated to a screening of Crown Vic, but afterwards, they will enjoy a Live Conversation with star Thomas Jane (The Expanse, Hung), executive producer Alec Baldwin (30 Rock, The Departed), and the filmmakers.
Cinejoy featuring the Artists & Films of Cinequest presents a groundbreaking virtual experience including: 13 Live Spotlight Events, 49 Screening Parties, plus 199 Showcase Films and Television (111 of which are World & U.S. Premieres) from 55 countries.
TICKETS & PASSES
Affordable individual event and screening tickets and all access passes are available to all.
Cinequest CINEJOY March 2021 Partners (partial list)
TJ & Valeta Rodgers, Clos De La Tech, Jennifer Krach, James Boyce Trust & Kris Otis, Eddie Lira, The Wolff Family, Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), ZOOM (NASDAQ: ZM), Tito’s Handmade Vodka, The Knight Foundation, Hint Water, Agile Ticketing Solutions, SV Creates, The Morrison & Foerster Foundation, and the City of San Jose.
The story and legacy of Cinequest is bringing together the Silicon Valley’s technologies and spirit of innovation with the arts to empower great creations—and connecting audiences, youth, artists, and innovators with these creations and with each other, improving our lives and our future. Cinequest’s uniqueness and impact result from being ahead of the curve in the powerful integration of creativity and innovation. Cinequest does this through the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival and Picture The Possibilities by Cinequest.
Please watch The Story of Cinequest Cinequest Virtual, entitled Cinejoy, occurs globally from March 20 to March 30, 2021. www.cinequest.org |
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