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May 1, 2006

CINEVEGAS FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LAS VEGAS LOCALS AS MEMBERS OF SHORTS JURY

LAS VEGAS – David Schmoeller, Jason Feinberg and Teller are the three Las Vegas locals who will be
the sole members of the Shorts Jury for the CineVegas Film Festival and will decide who will be
awarded the $1,000 cash prize for Best Short. In addition, a separate jury will decide who will be
awarded the Grand Jury Award and $10,000 cash prize for Feature Film, marking the first time in its
history that CineVegas will be awarding cash prizes to films.

David Schmoeller is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Film at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
where he is also founder and director of the UNLV Short Film Archive. Jason Feinberg is the newest
addition to the Fox 5 morning news team and has just reached his 14th year in television news. Teller
has been the smaller, quieter half of Penn & Teller since 1975. Their critically acclaimed stage show
enjoys a full-time home at The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

“CineVegas is thrilled at the prospect of having Las Vegas locals make up our Shorts Jury,” said Trevor
Groth, director of programming for the CineVegas Film Festival. “These three gentlemen are very
different from each other, but are all experts in their respective fields, and will provide an exciting new
aspect to the judging at this year’s festival.”

About CineVegas
CineVegas has established itself as one of the hottest and fastest growing film festival in the world,
being mentioned in a TIME Magazine cover story as well as listed as one of the top 5 small fests to visit
by Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper. The 8th annual festival will be held June 9-17, 2006 at the Palms
Casino Resort in Las Vegas highlighting the most exciting offerings from up and coming filmmakers and
visionary veterans. CineVegas combines the glamour and energy of world premiere films and the
intensity of in-depth celebrity tributes. The festival has honored such talents as: Jack Nicholson,
Christopher Walken, Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, David Lynch, Wim
Wenders and Festival Advisory Board Chairman Dennis Hopper. CineVegas has also hosted the world
premieres of such films as “George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead,” “Spun,” “Bubba Ho-tep,” and
"Poolhall Junkies," as well as advance screenings of high profile and independent films, shorts and
documentaries such as “Hustle & Flow”, "Whale Rider,” "Riding Giants,” "The Aristocrats," and
"Napoleon Dynamite."

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