Craig Brewer's hip-hop drama Hustle & Flow will open the 2005CineVegas Film Festival, which runs from Jun 10-18.

MichaelWinterbottom's 9 Songs,Rob Zombie's House Of 1,000 Corpses follow-up The Devil's Rejects, and Gus Van Sant's Cannes competitionentry Last Days arealso among the line-up.

ChristopherWalken will receive the Marquee Award following on-stage interview, while otherhonours go to Ann-Margret, Nicolas Cage, Samantha Morton, Wim Wenders, andGeorge A Romero.

As previouslyannounced Romero's Land Of The Dead will receive its world premiere when it closes thefestival.

For furtherdetails visit the official website at www.cinevegas.com.