CINEVEGAS FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

The complete screening schedule:

WEDNESDAY

7 p.m. Vanguard Producer Award: Jerry Weintraub — CineVegas honors the "Ocean’s Thirteen" producer prior to the opening-night benefit screening.

THURSDAY

7 p.m. "The Grand" (at the Golden Nugget, 129 Fremont St.) — Professional poker gets the mockumentary treatment in an improv comedy, filmed in Las Vegas, featuring Woody Harrelson, Ray Romano, Dennis Farina, Michael McKean and Cheryl Hines.

7:30 p.m. "The Devil Came on Horseback" — This documentary follows a Marine captain’s odyssey from military observer to witness to genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region.

FRIDAY

3 p.m. "The Grand" — see 7 p.m. Thursday.

3:30 p.m. "I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone" — A homeless man, an immigrant worker and a coffee shop waitress form a romantic triangle in Kuala Lumpur.

6 p.m. "Choose Connor" (world premiere) — A teen (Alex Linz) discovers politics, and more, when a Senate hopeful (Steven Weber) taps him as his youth spokesman.

6:30 p.m. "Bad Habits (Malos Hábitos)" (U.S. premiere) — An extended family hungers for meaning in a Mexican drama.

8:30 p.m. "The Living Wake" (world premiere) — In this eccentric British comedy, a self-proclaimed artistic genius (Mike O’Connell) enlists his best friend ("The Squid and the Whale’s" Jesse Eisenberg) to chronicle his final hours.

9 p.m. "VIVA" — It’s 1972, and a desperate housewife discovers women’s lib — not to mention nudist camps, the hippie scene, orgies and more — in a sexploitation pastiche.

SATURDAY

1 p.m. "Loren Cass" (U.S. premiere) — Conflicts explode in 1997 Florida as a cycle of violence engulfs going-nowhere characters.

1:30 p.m. "Never On a Sunday (Morirse En Domingo)" — Trying to bury his uncle, a young man becomes embroiled in a series of gruesome adventures in modern-day Mexico City.

3 p.m. "LOOK" (world premiere) — Hidden security cameras provide the vantage point for interwoven stories.

3:30 p.m. Short films 1: People, Loving People — Exploring the human condition, from shocking comedy to bus-stop melancholy.

4:30 p.m. "Choose Connor" — see 6 p.m. Friday.

6 p.m. "All God’s Children Can Dance" (world premiere) — The first English-language adaptation of a Haruki Murakami short story follows a troubled son in search of his father — and the truth.

6:30 p.m. "Eagle vs. Shark" — Two misfits find each other — maybe — in a deadpan romantic comedy from New Zealand comedian Taika Waititi.

7:30 p.m. "Once Upon a Time Maria (Eros Una Vez María)" (U.S. premiere) — A Mexican comedy about a filmmaker obsessed by the title character of his latest documentary.

8:30 p.m. "Careless" (world premiere) — An offbeat romantic comedy with Colin Hanks on the trail of a mystery — and, perhaps, the woman of his dreams.

9 p.m. "Garbanzo Gas" (world premiere) — Gonzo indie actor and filmmaker Giuseppe Andrews returns with an out-there tale of a motel and its crazed inhabitants.

11 p.m. "My Name Is Bruce" — CineVegas fave Bruce Campbell ("Bubba Ho Tep") finds himself kidnapped by the residents of an Oregon town who hope he can help them fight the monster menacing them in a work-in-progress written, directed by and starring Campbell.

SUNDAY

Noon "Hollywood Heart" — The results of a filmmaking workshop for kids.

1:30 p.m. "The Living Wake" — See 8:30 p.m. Friday.

3 p.m. "Throwing Stars" (world premiere) — Four buddies looking for fun find more than they bargained for in a comedy-drama featuring "ER’s" Scott Grimes, Jason London and "Seinfeld’s" Wayne Knight.

3:30 p.m. "Bad Habits (Malos Hábitos)" — See 6:30 p.m. Friday.

4:30 p.m. Short films 2: Splatter Time — A sensory explosion awaits in everything from "The Caress of the Creature" to "Filthy Food."

6 p.m. "The Fifth Patient" (world premiere) — In an African hospital, the title character’s Kafkaesque experiences trigger a psychological trip through the netherworld of international terrorism.

6:30 p.m. "Drama/Mex" — A bittersweet Acapulco night-in-the-life of a suicidal man, a 15-year-old runaway and a young couple facing hardship after a tragic breakup.

7:30 p.m. "Loren Cass" — See 1 p.m. Saturday.

8:30 p.m. "Have Love, Will Travel" (world premiere) — Two couples negotiate Los Angeles’ underworld of sex and easy money.

MONDAY

2 p.m. "Once Upon a Time Maria (Eros una vez María)" — See 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

2:30 p.m. Short films 1 — See 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

3 p.m. "All God’s Children Can Dance" — See 6 p.m. Saturday.

5 p.m. "Never On a Sunday (Morirse En Domingo)" — See 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

5:30 p.m. "Careless" — See 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

6 p.m. "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" — An aspiring photographer looks for friendship, love — and her own identity as an Asian-American.

8 p.m. "LOOK" — See 3 p.m. Saturday.

8:30 p.m. "Great World of Sound" — Two prospective record producers (Pat Healy, Kene Holliday) search for undiscovered musical talent — which they’ll discover for a small fee.

9 p.m. "Kurt Cobain About a Son" — An intimate portrait of the late musician in his own words and voice, based on previously unheard audio interviews.

JUNE 12

3 p.m. "The Fifth Patient" — See 6 p.m. Sunday.

4 p.m. "Have Love, Will Travel" — See 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

6 p.m. "Rocket Science" — A stuttering high school student finds his voice — and his heart — when a star debater recruits him for the team in this comedy from "Spellbound" director Jeffrey Blitz.

6:30 p.m. "Throwing Stars" — see 3 p.m. Sunday.

7 p.m. Short films 2 — See 4:30 p.m. Sunday.

9:30 p.m. Short films UNLV — A collection of shorts from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

11:55 p.m. "TV Sheriff and the Trailbuddies" (at The Rockhouse, 3535 Las Vegas Blvd. South) — The Sheriff mashes found footage, from commercials to rare TV, into new videos.

JUNE 13

1 p.m. "La Vie en Rose" — Marion Cotillard stars as legendary French singer Edith Piaf in this impressionistic portrait.

3:30 p.m. Short films: Nevada Filmmaking — Local filmmakers train their lenses on Glitter City.

4 p.m. "I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal" — A portrait of the concentration camp survivor who helped bring more than a thousand Nazi war criminals to justice.

4:30 p.m. "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" — See 6 p.m. Monday.

6:30 p.m. "Sun Dogs" — You’ve heard of the Jamaican bobsled team. Now meet the Jamaican dogsled team, rescued from shelters and ready to run, with a little help from their friends and trainers.

7 p.m. "Blue State" — The political becomes personal in a romantic comedy about a disgruntled campaign worker (Breckin Meyer) who heads to Canada after the 2004 election.

9 p.m. "Frownland" — A ’70s-style study of a miserable guy’s miserable existence.

9:30 p.m. Short films: CCSN— A showcase from the Community College of Southern Nevada.

JUNE 14

12:30 p.m. "La Vie en Rose" — See 1 p.m. June 13.

1:30 p.m. "Frownland" — See 9 p.m. June 13.

3 p.m. "California Dreamin’ (Endless)" (U.S. premiere) — This Cannes award-winner follows a Marine escorting a train of NATO equipment to Kosovo — and held up in a village due to a technicality.

3:30 p.m. "Blue State" — See 7 p.m. June 13.

4:30 p.m. "Phantom Love" — This surreal drama traces a woman’s liberation from a web of family ties.

6:30 p.m. "Chávez" — A documentary portrait of one of Mexico’s favorite sons, boxer Julio César Chávez.

7 p.m. "Broken English" — A neurotic American (Parker Posey) and a quirky Frenchman (Melvil Poupaud) embark on an edgy romance.

7:30 p.m. "In the Land of Merry Misfits" — John Waters narrates this comedic romp about a guy, desperate to save his future, who takes a shortcut through a mystical tunnel and becomes stranded in an alternate universe.

9:30 p.m. Short films: Art Institute of Las Vegas

10 p.m. "Blue Velvet" — A special screening of David Lynch’s subversive, surrealistic 1986 classic of suburban secrets, co-starring Dennis Hopper, who chairs CineVegas’ creative advisory board.

JUNE 15

1 p.m. "In the Land of Merry Misfits" — See 7:30 p.m. June 14.

1:30 p.m. Short films: Nevada Filmmaking — See 3:30 p.m. June 13.

3 p.m. Half-Life Award: Charlize Theron — Conversation with the Oscar-winning actress, plus clips from the upcoming "Ferris Wheel," which she produced and stars in — with CineVegas’ own Dennis Hopper.

4 p.m. Short films 3: Still Lives — Portraits of memorable characters.

6 p.m. Marquee Award: Anthony Hopkins — Conversation with the Oscar-winning actor, plus a screening of "Slipstream," which Hopkins wrote and directed, about a screenwriter (played by Hopkins), trying to separate real from reel.

6:30 p.m. "Penelope" (U.S. premiere) — Christina Ricci stars in a contemporary fairy tale about the daughter of wealthy parents (Richard E. Grant, Catherine O’Hara) afflicted by a disfiguring family curse.

7 p.m. "Mr. Untouchable" — The documentary focuses on gangster Leroy "Nicky" Barnes, who brought boardroom strategy to the heroin trade in ’70s Harlem.

9 p.m. "On the Road with Judas" — A New York businessman leads a double life as a computer thief in this Sundance success.

JUNE 16

1 p.m. "On the Road with Judas" — See 9 p.m. June 15.

1:30 p.m. Short films 3 — See 4 p.m. June 15.

2 p.m. Vanguard Director Award: Mike Newell — Conversation with the director of "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Donnie Brasco" and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," plus clips from the upcoming "Love in the Time of Cholera."

4 p.m. "Penelope" — See 6:30 p.m. June 15.

4:30 p.m. "Chávez" — See 6:30 p.m. June 14.

5 p.m. Vanguard Actor Award: Ben Kingsley — CineVegas honors the Oscar-winning star of "Gandhi," "Schindler’s List," "Sexy Beast" and CineVegas’ closing-night attraction, "You Kill Me."

7 p.m. "You Kill Me" — Ben Kingsley stars in a black comedy about an alcoholic hit man trying to sober up — by getting a job in a mortuary.

7:30 p.m. "Phantom Love" — See 4:30 p.m. June 14.