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CineVegas International Film Festival Records (MS-01046)

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 Las Vegas Weekly, Premiere, and the Hollywood Reporter that feature stories about the film festival. Also included are audiovisual materials that include DVD and Betacam SP B-roll footage and news segments from local news channels about the festival.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1999 to 2009

Extent

6.49 Cubic Feet (11 boxes)
5.41 Linear Feet
20 digital_files (1.34 GB) M4V

Related People/Corporations

Creator: CineVegas

Scope and Contents Note

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 Las Vegas Weekly, Premiere, and the Hollywood Reporter that feature stories about the film festival. Also included are audiovisual materials that include DVD and Betacam SP B-roll footage and news segments from local news channels about the festival.

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

Related Collections

The following resources may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection:

Robin Greenspun oral history interview, 2017 February 09. OH-02995. Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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.

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.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::MS01046

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