Abstract
The CineVegas International Film Festival Records (1999-2009) include promotional guides, press kits, and press clippings about the film festival which was held in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1999 to 2009. The materials in the collection include "clip books" which are comprised of media and newspaper clippings that mention the film festival. The collection also includes issues of magazines such as the
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The CineVegas International Film Festival Records (1999-2009) include promotional guides, press kits, and press clippings about the film festival which was held in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1999 to 2009. The materials in the collection include "clip books" which are comprised of media and newspaper clippings that mention the film festival. The collection also includes issues of magazines such as the
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged by format.
Biographical / Historical Note
Formed in 1998, the CineVegas International Film Festival was housed in Las Vegas, Nevada. From 1999 to 2009, the festival featured films by Las Vegas filmmakers in addition to Hollywood films such as Ocean’s Thirteen (2007) that used Las Vegas as a backdrop. The festival welcomed stars such as Sean Penn, Sylvester Stallone, Anjelica Huston, Brad Pitt, George Clooney and several others at hotels such as Bally’s and the Palms Hotel and Casino. Actor Dennis Hopper served as a board member until his death in 2010, which festival president Robin Greenspun credited as a possible reason for its break after 2009. The festival returned in 2015 in partnership with the Las Vegas Film Festival. Though the CineVegas International Film Festival no longer headlines the film festivals, the CineVegas brand was incorporated into the Las Vegas Film Festival and remains an active organization.
Source:
"CineVegas is back, but return to glory days unlikely," Las Vegas Review-Journal, 4 August 2015.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/christopher-lawrence/cinevegas-is-back-but-return-to-glory-days-unlikely/
Bell, Josh. "Film: The Accidental Documentarian." 1 April 2019, Nevada Public Radio.https://knpr.org/desert-companion/2019-04/film-accidental-documentarian
Preferred Citation
CineVegas International Film Festival Records, 1999-2009. MS-01046. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2021 by Robin Greenspun; accession number 2021-011.
Processing Note
In 2021, Tammi Kim accessioned the materials and created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace. Files were transferred off of optical discs and access copies were created during accessioning. Also in 2021, as part of HIST 752, Kassidy Whetstone processed the collection and updated the finding aid.