Cinequest is returning to downtown San Jose in August, more than two years after the film festival was halted midway through its last in-person event at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
I’ve often said that going to Cinequest every year is like going to a family reunion of film nerds, and you’ve got to expect it’ll feel even more like that — even with some new twists. Featuring the event Aug. 16-29 make this the first time in Cinequest’s 32 years it’s been held in the summer, and the festival is taking advantage of the climate by adding an outdoor beer and wine garden.
The festival also will make use of familiar venues in downtown San Jose — the California Theatre, 3Below Theatres and the Hammer Theatre Center — but the final five days of screenings will be at the Pruneyard Cinemas in Campbell, providing an opportunity to catch encore shows and make the scene at the Cedar Room lounge.
Hussey says that COVID-19 is being managed well enough today that he doesn’t anticipate a repeat of 2020, when the festival pulled the plug after its first week — and well before Santa Clara County went into shutdown. For the past two years, audiences have remained engaged with Cinejoy — a virtual spinoff of Cinequest that Hussey says will continue as its own distinct online event. “I’m very proud that before it was mandated, we made the decision to protect our community,” he said.
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