Cinecon Explained

The Cinecon Classic Film Festival (Cinecon) is a film festival and a film-collecting fan convention held,^[1] since 1964, on Labor Day weekend, for five days, in Los Angeles.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

"The first Cinecon was sponsored by 8mm Collector publisher Samuel K. Rubin in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and for many years the Cinecon moved from city to city..."^[12]

Leonard Maltin, who grew up to become a film critic and film historian, started attending Cinecon as a 14-year-old boy.^[13] He attended every Cinecon from 1965 to 1978, skipped it to attend the coincident Telluride Film Festival in 1979, then alternated between the two through to 1991co-hosting Cinecon in 1990 and 1991, before locking in on the Telluride event.^[14]

In 1997, Nazi Germany propaganda filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl received a lifetime achievement award from Cinecon.^[15]

The 2006 Cinecon 42,^[16] 2009's Cinecon 45,^[17] and 2014's Cinecon 50,^[18] all took place at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. The 2006 and 2014 conventions also held some of their events a short walk away, at a hotel on Highland Avenue.^[16]

In 2017, Stan Taffel was President of Cinecon Classic Film Festival.^[19]

In 2019, Richard Adkins wrote: "In regards to Cinecon, Hollywood Heritage has the non-profit operator of Cinecon for the past three years. We have been associated with the festival since the museum was established inn 1985, but only began managing the festival following the passing of Robert S. Birchard (1950–2016)^[20] who was the president of Cinecon..."^[21]

In 2020 and 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on film festivals, Cinecon 56 was held as a three day online event, streaming under the promotional banner Cineconline,^[22] while Cinecon 57 was held as a four day online event, streaming under the same Cineconline banner.^[23]

In 2022, Cinecon was held at American Legion Post 43, in Hollywood.^[24]

Further reading

• Horak, Jan-Christopher. Archiving, Preserving, Screening 16mm Cinema Journal, vol. 45, no. 3, 2006, pp. 112–18. JSTOR
• News: Classic Hollywood: Cinecon 51 refocuses on film, with Stooges, Arbuckle, Laurel and Hardy rarities . Los Angeles Times . 29 August 2015.
• Web site: Bengtson . John . Silent Era Hollywood Tour – Cinecon 49 – Author Presentation . silentlocations.com . en . 11 July 2013.
• News: King . Susan . Cinecon hopes you haven't heard of these films . Baltimore Sun . Los Angeles Times . 23 August 2014.
• Web site: Mallory . Mary . 52nd Cinecon Offers Something for Everyone . ladailymirror.com . en . 9 September 2016.
• Web site: Mallory . Mary . 54th Annual Cinecon Goes to the Movies . ladailymirror.com . en . 10 September 2018.

External links

• Cinecon
• Cinecon silentcinemasociety.org
• Cinecon Film Schedule 2006-2022
• Society for Cinephiles/Cinecon, Inc. (2000)

Notes and References

1. The Most Dangerous Hobby in the World: Film Collecting in the Digital Age . Wilson . Eric G. . Spring 2009 . . 4 July 2023.
2. Web site: ABOUT. Cinecon.
3. Web site: lac-group.com. Annual Cinecon Classic Film Festival. 2014-02-24.
4. Web site: Cinecon Classic Film Festival kicks off next week. LAist - KPCC - 89.3 FM.
5. Web site: Cinecon Classic Film Festival. 2021-08-13. Time Out Los Angeles.
6. Web site: Cinecon Classic Film Festival Archives. Beverly Press & Park Labrea News.
7. Web site: Cinecon Classic Film Festival reels in some gems at the Egyptian. 2013-08-26. Los Angeles Times.
8. Web site: Cinecon Classic Film Festival . Los Angeles Magazine. September 2016 .
9. Web site: nbclosangeles.com. Classic Films Are the Reel Deal at This Hollywood Fest. Alysia Gray. Painter. 2022-09-02.
10. Web site: Gigi Perreau to attend upcoming Cinecon. Mansfield News Journal.
11. Web site: Cinecon 46-The 46th edition of the Classic Film Festival . Cinema Without Borders . 4 July 2023 . en . 2 January 2001.
12. Web site: NEVER BEEN TO A CINECON? . cinecon.org . 28 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000815110449/http://www.cinecon.org/content1/page14.html . 15 August 2000.
13. Web site: Forty Years of Telluride . Maltin . Leonard . Leonard Maltin . 2019-09-05 . leonardmaltin.com . 4 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200929050008/https://leonardmaltin.com/forty-years-of-telluride/ . 2020-09-29 . live.
14. Web site: Cineconline . . 4 July 2023 . en.
15. News: Riding . Alan . Leni Riefenstahl, Filmmaker and Nazi Propagandist, Dies at 101 . 4 July 2023 . The New York Times . 9 September 2003.
16. Web site: Cinecon Classic Film Festival . Linda . Wada . 2006-09-02 . ednapurviance.org . 4 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209190139/https://www.ednapurviance.org/cinecon42/hollywood.html . 2023-12-09 . live.
17. Web site: Chester Morris + Sylvia Sidney + Denise Darcel in 'Rare Film' Festival . altfg.com . 4 July 2023 . 2009-09-05.
18. News: Cinecon Classic Film Festival, Los Angeles Indonesian Film Festival to host special movie screenings . Holly . Andres . 2014-08-28 . 2014-08-27 . . subscription . https://web.archive.org/web/20230704131943/https://www.dailynews.com/2014/08/27/cinecon-classic-film-festival-los-angeles-indonesian-film-festival-to-host-special-movie-screenings/ . 2023-07-04 . live.
19. Web site: 2017 FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS . Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival . 4 July 2023 . April 2017.
20. • Web site: Bob Birchard (1950–2016) . UCLA Film & Television Archive . 4 July 2023.
    • Web site: A Conversation with Robert S. Birchard (1950–2016) . The University Press of Kentucky . 4 July 2023 . en . 1 June 2016.
21. Web site: Cooper . Kim . The Cinecon Caper revealed in emails between Hollywood Heritage, Netflix and Councilman Mitch O'Farrell's Office . Esotouric . 10 September 2019.
22. Web site: Cineconline Show Schedule . 2020-08-24 . cinecon.org . 2024-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200901122940/http://www.cinecon.org/cinecon_schedule.html . 2020-09-01 . dead.
23. Web site: Cineconline Show Schedule . 2021-09-02 . cinecon.org . 2024-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211223000920/http://cinecon.org/cinecon_schedule.html . 2021-12-23 . dead.
24. News: Cinecon Classic Film Festival finds new home at Hollywood Legion . Kristopher . Gee . 2022-08-31 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230718171407/https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/entertainment/2022/08/31/cinecon-classic-film-festival-finds-new-home-at-hollywood-legion-theater . 2023-07-18 . live.