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CineVegas is a film festival held annually in Las Vegas, typically in early to mid summer. Dennis Hopper and Greenspun Media Group, along with Trevor Groth are the creative forces behind the festival. The festive is held at the Brenden Theaters in The Palms.

CineVegas combines world premiere films and celebrity tributes against the background of Vegas nightlife. CineVegas also highlights up and coming filmmakers, as well as masters of the craft, and has attracted people like Jack Nicholson, Sean Penn, Dustin Hoffman, and David Lynch.

CineVegas combines world premiere films and independent cinema with celebrity honorees and panel discussions of filmmakers, writers and talent. At night, CineVegas hosts nine nights of parties in locations as diverse as bowling alleys, rooftops and shark reefs. CineVegas has hosted the world premieres of such films as Land of the Dead, Spun, Bubba Ho-tep, and Artie Lange’s Beer League, as well as advance screenings of high profile and independent films, shorts and documentaries such as Whale Rider, Riding Giants, and The Aristocrats.

CineVegas has established itself as one of the fastest-growing film festivals in the world[citation needed], with recent profiles in the New York Times[citation needed] and TIME Magazine[citation needed] and a mention as one of the top 5 small festivals to visit by Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper.[citation needed]

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Started in 1999 by a group of film/art lovers, independent filmmakers, and movie industry veterans, the CineVegas festival was originally held at Bally's and Paris.

Trevor Groth, also a senior programmer with the Sundance Film Festival, was brought on as Director of Programming in 2002. Under Groth’s guidance, the quality of original programming and new filmmakers that participated in the festival took a turn to a higher caliber.

The 2006 festival saw the presentation of the "Half-Life Award" to Christina Ricci and Laurence Fishburne, rather than the usual "Lifetime Achievement Award" that is typically given to filmmakers near the end of their careers. Carl Colpaert took the Grand Jury Award for his surreal film G.I.Jesus.

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