HDFEST 2005

I have been asked to judge some film for HDFEST 2005. This is a film festival spread across five cities (South Florida, New York, London, Helsinki and Los Angeles). HD FEST bills itself at “the world’s only high-definition film festival.” They are the only festival to screen all entries in full high-def, and they have been doing it since 2000.

Being asked to do this is an honor to me. I have been aware of the festival and think that they have done much to help usher in a new era of digital cinema. Please, check out their website and if you are in one of the host cities I urge you to attend. The screenings I’ll be at are on September 9th at the Gateway Theater on Sunrise Boulevard. You’ll see me in my fashionable Pivot ringer tee I got from the Pivot Shop.

If you missed it I have mentioned misgivings about the new Digital Cinema Initiative, and I will be sure to bring them up at September 10th’s discussions. Also, I might be inclined to talk about why I won’t be buying an HDTV anytime soon.