Colorado Film Festivals for Film Fanatics
Aspen Filmfest
Telluride Film Festival
Boulder International Film Festival
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Throughout the year, many Colorado mountain towns aim their searchlights at the sky and welcome in a special crowd—film gurus from across the globe. Some come to watch an independent film they hope to later see at the Academy Awards, others will shake hands with emerging filmmakers and actors and perhaps meet "the next big thing". Still others come to watch their brainchild on a big screen, scrutinizing the color and sound, and making a list of all the things that worked well—or didn't. Colorado film festivals host everyone from “it” celebrities to budding film students. And they all come for the same purpose: to celebrate the art of film.
Here are just a few of the many film festivals in Colorado:
Aspen Filmfest
Usually taking place in the fall, this is the film fest of royalty. Keeping in sync with Aspen’s tradition of big names and big fur, this festival includes major productions, Oscar hopefuls and lavish benefit dinners. But perhaps the most impressive piece to this festival is the variety of genius that can be seen at any of the participating theaters.
The festival’s premise of “taking a chance to be taken somewhere new and unexpected,” speaks to the in-depth documentary films and shorts—but also to the town itself. Aspen is like no place you’ve ever been—where Prada opens its doors next to REI, designer dogs run in fields of rugby players, and world-renowned art galleries are visited by fully garbed skiers. Combine that with some of the year's best cinema, and you could say it's quite the...well, scene.
www.aspenfilm.org
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Telluride Film Festival
In the depths of the San Juan Mountains and snuggled between two impressive peaks, the Telluride Film Festival is a destination event with an arresting backdrop. A Labor Day weekend ritual, the festival has inspired guest directors like Peter Sellers (The Pink Panther) and Peter Bogdanovich (The Sopranos) to make the trek to this southwestern gem.
Telluride is known for its exciting and laid-back ambiance, the audience’s good humor, appreciative guests, mouthwatering food and scintillating film discussion. For movie history buffs, It is also the first place that My Dinner With Andre, The Civil War, Twin Peaks and The Crying Game were ever viewed.
Come visit this quirky coal-mining town, where once a year, a humble community infused with hippies, natives and A-list celebrities are all united by film.
www.telluridefilmfestival.com
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Boulder International Film Festival
In the historic, beloved Boulder Theater—where dancing, drinking, eating and watching movies are all acceptable behaviors—the Boulder International Film Festival has earned the reputation as one of the most influential young film festivals in the country. Held annually on Presidents’ Day weekend, the festival invites international filmmakers to show their work for an audience full of aspiring filmmakers. While the event hosts academics, directors, writers, actors, producers and the like, a large part of the festival's goal is to inspire film hopefuls, so that one day they can see their creative dreams projected onto the big screen. If you're a fan of boldly independent cinema, make sure to catch one of the well-hyped screenings.
www.biff1.com
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Updated: 05/02/07