{"id":3646,"date":"2026-03-06T20:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3646"},"modified":"2026-03-06T20:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:00:58","slug":"660-halfdan-hussey-cinequest-co-founder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3646","title":{"rendered":"660. Halfdan Hussey \u2013 Cinequest Co-Founder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Time for another first on the Discover Indie Film podcast!<\/p>\n

We have a SECOND episode for you today and instead of having a filmmaker whose work was at Sherman Oaks FIlm Festival or Film Invasion Los Angeles on, the guest for this podcast is Halfdan \u201cH\u201d Hussey.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0H, as he prefers to be called, is the CEO and CO-Founder of Cinequest (http:\/\/www.cinequest.org\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Set in the Silicon Valley, Cinequest is one of the highest regarded film festivals in the USA.
\nConquest fuses innovation with the filmed arts to empower great creations and to engage audiences, youth, artists, and innovators with these creations and with each other.<\/p>\n

People should attend Cinequest! The festival launches on March 10 and runs through March 22 in two locations across Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n

When I was asked to interview H for this podcast I had no doubt that two film festival founders would have lots to talk about, and we did!\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 H is a fantastic guest and someone whom any indie filmmaker, or fan of independent film, should know about.<\/p>\n

IG- @cinequestorg<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Discover Indie Film Links
\nDIF Podcast Website<\/a> – DIF Instagram<\/a> –\u00a0DIF BlueSky<\/a>
\nDiscover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website<\/a>
\nSherman Oaks Film Festival<\/a>
\nFilm Invasion Los Angeles<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: Discover Film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Time for another first on the Discover Indie Film podcast! We have a SECOND episode for you today and instead of having a filmmaker whose work was at Sherman Oaks FIlm Festival or Film Invasion Los Angeles on, the guest for this podcast is Halfdan \u201cH\u201d Hussey.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0H, as he … <\/p>\n

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