That year the festival showed 60 films in a single theater, the Camera 3 Cinemas in San Jose; 3,000 people attended.
[6] and in 2017 changed its name to the Cinequest Film & VR Festival, to reflect the major role of Silicon Valley in developing virtual reality.
[12] The 30th-anniversary 2020 festival, scheduled for March 3 – 15, 2020 in San Jose and Redwood City, has Elation as its theme;[13][14] the second week was postponed to August because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Over the past 27 years, Cinequest has honored the following artists: Tatiana Maslany Andie MacDowell Elle Fanning[18] Esther Wojcicki[19] Hong Chau[22] The Media Innovator Award honors technologists whose thoughts, methods and innovations have significantly advanced their industries, their careers, and the world.
[24] Cinequest has honored the following people: Several awards are given on the closing night of the festival to individual films selected either by a panel of judges or by audience surveys and votes.
[29] Short films shown at Cinequest that have received nominations for Academy Awards include: Gregor's Greatest Invention Binta and the Great Idea Time Freak STUTTERER (Won) Films shown at Cinequest that have received nominations for Academy Awards include: Ida (Won)