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Don, we can’t take our eyes off Rosario either.

Can you feel it in the air? No, we don’t mean the encroaching heat. We’re talking that rare, popcorn-smell-tainted buzz that comes to Las Vegas every June for the last 10 years: the CineVegas Film Festival.

Yes, kids, it’s the 10th edition already of the ever-growing film festival, which – much like all other major Vegas festivals and conferences – is really just an excuse to throw awesome parties for a week. But we digress; CineVegas – held this year from June 12 to 21 – affords locals one of the few opportunities to check out the latest in cutting-edge filmmaking from around the world and our own backyard.

Jackpot Premieres this time around include Big Heart City, Dark Streets and South of Heaven. There will be shorts programs featuring both Nevada filmmakers and UNLV auteurs. And one of the rare features of CineVegas, Le Próxima Ola — featuring groundbreaking Hispanic film making — returns once again.

Just announced today are the industry honorees for the 10th annual festival, including Anjelica Huston (Marquee Award), James Caan (Vegas Icon Award) and Don Cheadle (Half-Life Award). The awards will be handed out on Friday, June 20 at the CineVegas Honorees Reception, held at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino pool.

“Over the past 10 years, CineVegas has honored an impressive body of actors, directors and producers, and this year is no exception,” said Artistic Director Trevor Groth. “What better way to celebrate a decade of recognizing talent than to honor James Caan, Don Cheadle, Rosario Dawson, Anjelica Huston, Viggo Mortensen and Sam Rockwell, whose brazen careers mirror the innovative and uninhibited films the Festival shows each year?”

We’ll be reporting from the screenings, receptions and parties, so keep your internet tuned to VEGASinsight over the next few weeks. And for more information on CineVegas, well, hit www.cinevegas.com.

This entry was posted by Pj Perez on Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 at 4:18 pm. It is filed under Film and has these tags: brenden theatres, CineVegas, palms. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.