-May 2003, Thousands pre-register for the HDFEST L.A. 2003 event
·-June 2003, HDFEST Los Angeles 2003 becomes history's largest high-definition event screening over 40 High-Definition projects. Numerous articles are published covering historic nature of HDFEST 2003
-HDFEST screens "The Russian Ark" in HD format, which is acclaimed as one of the year's top films worldwide. Time Magazine called "The Russian Ark" one of the year's top ten films
-The festival also included a wide variety of panel discussions with industry experts discussing HD technology
-HDFEST Awards go out to over 12 projects recognizing achievement in HD filmmaking