The past 11 years, CineVegas is "the" independent film festival in Las Vegas every summer at Brenden Theatres (at The Palms).

2010, however, will not have a CineVegas presence, with artistic director Trevor Groth citing the "economic climate and the pressures" as reasons. CineVegas would rather skip a year and maintain its quality than to go forth with a lackluster effort.

CineVegas events and screenings will still continue throughout the year, just not the annual festival.

One additional possible reason is the increasingly limited time that festival director Groth may have for the festival, as he signed on earlier this year as festival director of the Sundance Film Festival.

Groth has been with CineVegas since 2002, and has been almost solely responsible for growing the fest considerably.

This year's 11th CineVegas featured films such as World's Greatest Dad, The Revenant, Sea of Darkness, and Saint John of Las Vegas.