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MOVIEGOERS WILL BE FLOCKING TO WEBSITE TO VOTE SAN FRANCISCO INDEPENDENT FILM INTO CINEQUEST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Stephanie Lim– 415.533.8085
steph3280@hotmail.com
Lise Swenson–415.824-9114
lise@missionmovie.org
San Jose, CA- February 8, 2005
This month moviegoers are visiting Cinequest Online
(www.cinequestonline.org)
and casting votes for a handful
of selected films
that are in compettion for entry into the high profile
Cinequest Film
Festival. Locally produced Mission Movie/Una Película
de la Misión will be
available for download and viewing from Feb. 16-22, during
which time
moviegoers can, view, rate, and leave comments about this
film that is being
called the little movie that could.
At Cinequest Online, a number of feature films will be
available for
download and viewing during specified weekly slots. The
feature film which
receives the highest ratings from viewers will receive a
scheduled screening
slot in the Cinequest Film Festival (www.cinequest.org),
held March 2-13 in
San Jose, CA.
At its U.S. Premiere in July, Mission Movie was named Best
Feature Film at
the New York International Latino Film Festival and was
awarded an HBO cash
prize. Since New York, it has also screened and won awards
in Boston, Mill
Valley, Madrid, and is set to screen in Chicago in April.
Mission Movie,
a passionate, soulful urban drama about the inner life of San
Francisco's most diverse enclave, tells five intersecting
stories that take
place over one summer. Based on true life stories from the
neighborhood, the
cast is led by veteran Columbian actor Diego Vasquez and
includes many Bay
Area actors, including cameos by well-known artists and
activists. In true
form to the Mission District, the bilingual film features
both Spanish and
English subtitles.
For more about Mission Movie, including trailer and cast
and crew
biographies, visit www.missionmovie.org.
Inspiring the Maverick in All of Us
Cinequest is Northern California’s premier motion picture
institute that
produces: Cinequest Film Festival, a soul-stirring and
personable discovery
festival of international films and digital forums for
movie lovers,
Maverick film artists and students; Cinequest Online, the
Internet’s premier
film marketing and distribution site; Cinequest Digital
Studio; Youthquest;
and Cinequest Screenwriting Competition.
The Mission District
74,643 Residents
196 Nationalities
2 Square Miles
One Movie
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Contact Mission Movie at 415-364-3082
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