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One of the best places to watch new and exciting films and to talk to filmmakers about their projects are Film Festivals and if you are looking for a film festival, Colorado is the place to be. Currently Colorado offers more than sixty Film Festivals, screening programs and special one-time film presentations every year. Colorado's Film Festivals offer a variety of film experiences ranging from world-class feature premiers to award winning short films, from special interest projects to competition screenings, from best-loved favorites to undiscovered treasures. Film screenings take place around the state in parks, on riverbanks, in opera houses and state-of-the-art theaters. Colorado's world-class film festival events include the Telluride Film Festival, Vail Film Festival, Aspen Filmfest, Boulder International Film Festival and Starz Denver Film Festival. The Colorado Film Festival season starts in Boulder in February and runs almost every weekend and wraps up with the largest film festival in Colorado, The Starz Denver Film Festival, in November. Additional information on Colorado's many Film Festivals follows below with ongoing Film Festivals listed first then in order by month.

Frontier Airline's Cloud 9 Film Festival Ongoing It's the world's first ever inflight film festival! Frontier Airlines brings you great Short Films from around the world. Group101 Films Colorado Ongoing Michael Conti 3107 B 28th St. Boulder, Colorado 80301 Phone: 303.449.1515 Ongoing members commit to a 6 month session during which each member shoots a short film every 30 days. There are chapters in Denver and Boulder with screenings at Starz FilmCenter on a monthly basis with the support of the Denver Film Society. Boulder Theater Film Series Ongoing Boulder Theater Cheryl Liguori 2032 14th Street Boulder, Colorado 80302 Phone: 303.998.9416 Fax: 303.440.6455 Enjoy independent, foreign, cult, documentary and animated films as part of Boulder Theater's Film Series. Boulder's GLBT Film Society Ongoing Conner Spheeris Bent Lens Cinema PO Box 4112 Boulder, Colorado 80306 Phone: 303.447.0379 Contemporary GLBT cinema quarterly, as well as special classics and youth presentations sprinkled throughout the year. Documentary Cinema Institute Ongoing Carol Beeby Founder/Director 4130 Tejon, Suite A Denver, Colorado 80211 Phone: 303.444.1351 Offering open screenings, workshops and resources for Colorado filmakers Denver Art Museum Film Series Ongoing - Spring and Fall Tom Delapa Film Series Curator 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway Denver, Colorado 80204 Phone: 720.913.0105 Each seasonal series centers around a different theme often in conjunction with the museum's major exhibits. Screenings currently at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Parkway in Denver.

PEC Independent Film Championship January 6-12, 2008 Tim Scheck PO Box 76204 Colorado Springs, Colorado 80970 Phone: 719.641.6090 The PEC Independent Film Championship is a year long competition for low-budget film/video productions. Aspen Gay and Lesbian Film Festival January 13-20, 2008 John Busch Festival Director 548 Race Street Aspen, Colorado 81611 Phone: 970.925.6431 Fax: 970.544.1972 Aspen Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is held during Aspen Gay and Lesbian Ski Week in Aspen.

Mellon Financial Denver Jewish Film Festival February 8-15, 2008 Roberta Bloom Assistant Director Mizel Center for Arts and Culture 350 South Dahlia Street Denver, Colorado 80246 Phone: 303.316.6319 Fax: 303.320.0042 Screenings for the Mellon Financial Denver Jewish Film Festival unfolds annually at the Shwayder Theatre. Boulder International Film Festival February 14-17, 2008 Kathy Beeck Colorado Film Society Executive Director 1426 Pearl Street, Suite 14 Boulder, Colorado 80302 Phone: 303.449.2283 Boulder International Film Festival is held every President's Day weekend and has developed international recognition as a showcase for the best new films by today's most important new filmmakers and stars. Includes screening all genres of international film. First Annual Cinema West Screening and Awards February 27, 2008 Carol Beeby Founding Director The Documentary Cinema Institute 4130 Tejon, Suite A Denver, Colorado 80211 Phone: 303.444.1351 Cinema West 21 features original non-fiction films on the theme of travel in the West. Durango Independent Film Festival February 27 - March 2, 2008 Scott Stewart PO Box 1587 Durango, Colorado 81302 Phone: 970-422-2033 An intimate celebration of the true Independent Filmmaker screening the best Independent documentary, feature, short, sports adventure, family and animation films. Great parties, panels and workshops.

Aspen Shortsfest March 30 - April 6, 2008 Laura Thielen Executive Director 110 East Hallam, Suite 102 Aspen, Colorado 81611 Phone: 970.925.6882 Filmmakers from around the world compete for significant cash prizes. In recent years, several Aspen Shortsfest award-winners have garnered Oscar awards or nominations. Widely recognized as one of the world's premiere showcases for short film and video, Aspen Shortsfest offers an intimate international forum attended by emerging artists, established film professionals, journalists, buyers, bookers and film-loving audiences from the US and abroad. Highlights of the five-day event include public screenings, tributes, retrospectives, panels and workshops.

Vail Film Festival April 3 - 6, 2008 Vail Film Institute PO Box 747 Vail, Colorado 81657 970.476.1092 Email: info@vailfilmfestival.org The Vail Film Festival is one of the most respected and fastest-growing film festivals in the world. In 2007, MovieMaker magazine, the #1 independent film magazine, rated the Vail Film Festival as one of the top-ten best destination film festivals in the world. The Vail Film Festival also has the singular honor of being the only film festival in the world to have partnered with Bono's Product Red initiative, whereby the Festival donates 25% of pass sales to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. Past Festival award recipients include legendary producer Ed Pressman, actor Luke Wilson, actor William Forsythe and actor/writer/director Harold Ramis. XicanIndie FilmFest April 3-7, 2008 Daniel Salazar El Centro Su Teatro 4725 High St. Denver, Colorado 80216 Phone: 303.296.0219 The International Latino Film Festival of the Rockies, featuring Latino world cinema, classic and nuevo cinema Mexicano plus contemporary US Latino films. Starz First Look Student Film Festival April 17-20, 2008 Josh Weinberg and Wade Gardner Denver Film Society 2601 Blake St. #301 Denver, Colorado 80205 Phone: 303.595.3456 Ext. 26 Fax: 303.595.0956 Short films created by film students from around the world. Film screenings are at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Parkway in Denver. Denver Academy Film Festival for Youth DAFFY April 24, 2008 Dan Loan Director Denver Academy 4400 E. Iliff Ave Denver, Colorado 80222 Phone: 303.777.5161 Open to anyone in grades 7-12 who wishes to participate, maximum 10 minute film. Starz Denver Pan African Film Festival April 24-27, 2008 TaShia Asanti Co-Director Pan African Arts Society 909 Park Ave. West Denver, Colorado 80205 Phone: 303.298.8188 Cell: 720.339.1356 Showcases independent and mainstream films from the International Black experience including guest presenters, independent filmmakers, workshops, panels, parties and an educational youth film festival. The Starz Denver Pan African Film Festival is a collaboration between the Pan African Arts Society, Denver Film Society and Starz Film Center. Film screenings are at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Parkway in Denver. Indie Spirit Film Festival of Colorado Springs April 25-27, 2008 Jim Turner Director Independent Film Society of Colorado The Indie Spirit Film Festival is an annual event for filmmakers (professionals and students) and film lovers alike, with a superb program of feature films, shorts, docs, animation and many other films from around the world. Indie Spirit also has a sub-theme in which Native American films are showcased. A portion of the proceeds from the ticket sales for Native American films will be donated to social programs at reservations across North America.

Colorado Film School Student Show May 1, 2008 Veronica Sanchez Program Assistant/Directors Assistant 9075 E. Lowry Blvd., Building 965 Denver, Colorado 80230 Phone: 303.340.7321 Features films produced by Colorado Film School students. Boulder Youth Film Festival May 2-4, 2008 Donna Marek PO Box 7181 Boulder, Colorado 80306 Phone: 720.422.8208 Films presented by filmmakers under 18 Boulder Adventure Film Festival May 9-10, 2008 Jonathan Copp Director PO Box 3340 Boulder, Colorado 80307 Phone: 303.818.6402 Films covering the range of human adventure. 7th Annual Rocky Mountain Student Film Festival May 9-10, 2008 Kitty Riley c/o Basalt High School 600 Southside Drive Basalt, Colorado 81621 Phone: 970.384.5955 Fax: 970.384.5955 The Rocky Mountain Student Film Festival is student run and features student films from across the Rocky Mountain region. 7th Annual Silver Spoon Film Festival May 10, 2008 Jenni Dobson or Kim Akeley-Charron Loveland Museum/Gallery 503 N. Lincoln Loveland, Colorado 80537 Phone: 970.962.2410 Films by Colorado residents ages 13-20, 20 minutes or less. British Film Festival May 15-20, 2008 Diane Beckoff Director Phone: 303.388.8152 Celebrating British film. The opening and closing night films will be shown at the Mayan Theatre at 110 Broadway in Denver. All other film presentations will be at the Chez Artiste Theatre at 2800 S. Colorado Blvd. in Denver. MountainFilm in Telluride May 23-26, 2008 Peter Kenworthy Executive Director PO Box 1088 109 E. Colorado Ave, Suite 1 Telluride, Colorado 81435 Phone: 970.728.4123 Ext. 2 Currently in its 30th year, the Mountainfilm Festival is a four-day, six-senses experience of art, adventure, culture and the environment. It attracts filmmakers, photographers, conservationists, mountaineers and explorers from around the world. Their audiences also come from around the world to gather in theaters that range from historical to state-of-the-art in the box canyon of Telluride, Colorado and the gondola-linked town of Mountain Village. 10th Aurora Asian Film Festival May 29 - June 1, 2008 Jessica Miller Marketing and Public Relations Manager Denver Film Society 2601 Blake St. #301 Denver, Colorado 80205 Phone: 303.595.3456 Ext. 26 Fax: 303.595.0956 Film festival featuring 10 new films from countries along the Pacific Rim including China, Mongolia, South Korea, Indonesia, Signapore and Hong Kong. Presented by the Aurora Asian/Pacific Community Partnership, City of Aurora and Denver Film Society. Screenings are held at the Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 East Colfax Avenue in Denver.

28th Annual Breckenridge Festival of Film June 5-8, 2008 Dawna Foxx Executive Director PO Box 718 Breckenridge, Colorado 80424 Phone: 970.453.6200 Independent films and Hollywoods newest releases.

11th Annual Crested Butte Reel Fest August 6-10, 2008 Sara Pinsoneault Executive Director PO Box 1733 Crested Butte, Colorado 81224 Phone: 970.349.2600 Screenings of short films. 11th Boulder Asian Film Festival August 15-17, 2008 Alan O'Hashi PO Box 21406 Boulder, Colorado 80308 Phone: 303.910.6068 The Boulder Asian Film Festival features films by Asian film producers, directors, screenwriters and photographers. Also features films with Asian subject matter, character and motifs by non-Asians. Telluride Film Festival August 29 - September 1, 2008 Muffy Deslaurier Director of Administration 379 State Street Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 Phone: 603.433.9202 Fax: 603.433.9206 Email: mail@telluridefilmfestival.org A premiere International Film Festival featuring approximately 15 shorts and 20 feature films.

Independence Film Fest September 3-7, 2008 Lawrence David Foldes & Victoria Paige Meyerink 13547 Ventura Blvd., Suite 140 Sherman Oaks, California 91423 Phone: 818.988.2200 Fax: 818.988.2202 This second annual film festival in Leadville hosts the 80th Annual Academy Awards Bash. Toofy Film Fest September 4-7, 2008 Jeff Siebert Festival Director 9415 Wolfe Place Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129 Phone: 303.332.5060 Exposes the raw untapped talent that exists in the independent world of cinema, fashion, fine art and music. TriMedia Festival September 5-7, 2008 Carol Van Natta PO Box 8107 Ft. Collins, Colorado 80526 Phone: 970.988.3133 Northern Colorado's premier festival for film, television and theater. Estes Park Film Festival September 12-14, 2008 Sean Doherty SDI Entertainment 1017 Fairway Lane Estes Park, Colorado 80517 Phone: 970.231.2580 A platform for filmmakers from around the world to screen their newest productions in the relaxing and creative atmosphere of Estes Park, Colorado. Denver Underground Film Festival September 19-20, 2008 2557 Walnut St. Denver, Colorado 80205 Email: info@duffcinema.com Films that explore the boundaries of film in both content and technique. Aspen Filmfest September 23-28, 2008 Laura Thielen Executive Director 110 East Hallam, Suite 102 Aspen, Colorado 81611 Phone: 970.925.6882 Emphasis on independent productions from around the world, including features and documentaries.

The Fourth Annual Central and Eastern European Film Fest October 2008 Jack Hanley Society for the Advancement of Central and Eastern European Cultures University of Colorado Hale Science Building, Room 270 Boulder, Colorado 80309 Phone: 720.771.7876 The Fourth Annual Central and Eastern European Film Fest - The Rump-Numb-A-Thon begins at 7:00am and runs continuously until midnight. Includes FREE Admission and FREE refreshments at each intermission. 5th Annual Denver Indigenous Film & Arts Festival October 7-12, 2008 Jeanne Rubin International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management Film Festival Director 444 South Emerson Street Denver, Colorado 80209-2216 Phone: 303.744.9686 or 303.733.0481 Fax: 303.744.9808 The International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management presents films dealing with this year's theme: Place: The Relationship Between Indigenous Peoples and the Land and Water. Steamboat Mountain Film Festival October 9-11, 2008 Michael Martin Founder/Director PO Box 882322 Steamboat Springs CO, 80488 Phone: 970.870.9676 Showcases films from around the world plus Northwest Colorado Outdoor Action Film Contest with the best ski/snowboard action films. The Shoot Out^TM 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival Boulder October 10-12, 2008 Michael Conti Executive Director The Shoot Out Boulder 3107 B 28th Street Boulder, Colorado 80301 Established in 2004, The Shoot Out is the ultimate fast Film Festival! Amateur and professional filmmakers alike make 7 minute films in just 24 hours.

Environmental Film Festival October 30 - November 1, 2008 John Spear Golden Resource for Education, Arts, and Theater PO Box 702 Golden, Colorado 80402 Phone: 303-273-3497 The Golden Resource for Education, Arts, and Theater teams up with the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education for a Film Festival at the American Mountaineering Center, 10th and Washington. 21st Annual Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival November 7-9, 2008 Linda Broker Executive Director 110 Trout Avenue Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906 Phone: 719.226.0450 The Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival is dedicated to celebrating the drive, spirit and diversity of women through film. 31st Starz Denver Film Festival November 13-23, 2008 Jessica Miller Marketing and Public Relations Manager Denver Film Society 2601 Blake St. #301 Denver, Colorado 80205 Phone: 303.595.3456 Ext. 26 Fax: 303.595.0956 Starz Denver Film Festival, produced by Denver Film Society, presents more than 175 films over 11 days and plays host to more than 100 film artists. New international features, independently produced fiction films and documentaries, animation, experimental and short subjects are included in the festival. Screenings are shown at Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Parkway in Denver.

Colorado Film School Student Show December 11, 2008 Veronica Sanchez Program Assistant/Directors Assistant 9075 E. Lowry Blvd., Building 965 Denver, Colorado 80230 Phone: 303.340.7321 Features films produced by Colorado Film School students. Aspen Academy Award Screenings December 16-30, 2008 Laura Thielen Executive Director 110 East Hallam, Suite 102 Aspen, Colorado 81611 Phone: 970.925.6882 Open to everyone, this two-week extravaganza offers a sneak peek at some of the films everyone will be talking about come Academy Awards time.
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