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Colorado Film Commission - Film and Commercial Production in Colorado
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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. |
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Starz Denver Film FestivalNovember 12 - 22nd, 2009
It entertains. It educates. It provokes and persuades, moves and motivates. Cinema has the potential to transform as well as reflect society in all its diversity is what the Denver Film Society aims to recognize and realize. | |
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Colorado Film School Student ShowDecember 10, 2009
Films produced by Colorado Film School students. Denver School of the Arts Student Film FestivalDecember 10-11, 2009
The Denver School of the Arts presents a Fall Student Film Festival on Thursday, December 10, and Friday, December 11. Both nights at 7:00pm. $10 Adults, $7 Students. Includes pizza and soda. Movies created by middle school and high school students will be presented in the following genres: Comedy, Drama, Foreign Film, Mockumentary, Animation, Claymation and Still Image Stories. Aspen Academy ScreeningsDecember 19, 2009 - January 2, 2010
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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Festivus Film FestivalJanuary 7-10, 2010
Festivus Film Festival Real Indie Flicks, for Real Indie Fans. Films shown at the Oriental Theater & Bug Theatre in Denver. Aspen Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalJanuary 10-17, 2010
Aspen Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is held during Aspen Gay and Lesbian Ski Week in Aspen. |
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Mellon Financial Denver Jewish Film FestivalFebruary 3-13, 2010
Screenings for the Mellon Financial Denver Jewish Film Festival unfolds annually at the Shwayder Theatre. Boulder International Film FestivalFebruary 11-14, 2010
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. |
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Durango Independent Film FestivalMarch 3-7, 2010
An intimate celebration of the true Independent Filmmaker screening the best Independent documentary, feature, short, sports adventure, family and animation films. |
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Aspen ShortsfestApril 1-5, 2009
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 FestivalApril 2 - 5, 2009
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 Adrian Grenier & Tim Daly, actor Luke Wilson, actor William Forsythe and actor/writer/director Harold Ramis. XicanIndie FilmFestApril 2-6, 2009
The International Latino Film Festival of the Rockies, featuring Latino world cinema, classic and nuevo cinema Mexicano plus contemporary US Latino films. Adventure Film Dirt Days Earth Day Fest FestivalApril 19th, 2009
Films covering the range of human adventure. Starz Denver Pan African Film FestivalApril 23-26, 2009
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 SpringsApril 24-26, 2009
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 ShowApril 30, 2009
Features films produced by Colorado Film School students. |
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Silver Spoon Film FestivalMay 9, 2009
Films by Colorado residents ages 13-20, 20 minutes or less. Denver Academy Film Festival for Youth DAFFYMay 21, 2009
Open to anyone in grades 7-12 who wishes to participate, maximum 10 minute film. MountainFilm in TellurideMay 22-25, 2009
Currently in its 31st 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. | |
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29th Annual Breckenridge Festival of FilmJune 11-14th, 2009
Independent films and Hollywoods Premieres. |
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Independence Film Festin Leadville, Buena Vista & Salida September 2-6, 2009
The highest film festival in the world, the Independence Film Fest of Colorado was been named Colorados Feisty New Film Festival by The Denver Post and Westwords Best Undiscovered Film Festival of 2008. This annual event has expanded to 5 cities, incorporating and showcasing the regions rich cultural history and historic venues creating a synergy between cinema, culture, and community. Get High On Film! Telluride Film FestivalSeptember 4-7, 2009
A premiere International Film Festival featuring approximately 15 shorts and 20 feature films. Castle Rock Film FestivalSeptember 11-13, 2009
The Castle Rock Film Festival strives to support producers and promote film production in the Rocky Mountain region. With this is mind, we are giving our regional Student, Short and Feature Film talent a better opportunity to get their work seen by only accepting submissions from CO, UT, NM, WY and MT. In addition, we are also accepting Trailers - providing the option for filmmakers to promote their feature film, but who aren't quite prepared to submit the actual film at this time; and Actor Reels - for those who want to promote their acting talent. Trailers and Reels will not be judged, but will be shared through-out the festival's Friday "Trailer Park" Meet-n-Greet event. Daytime activities include screenings, script readings and a "Tenacity in Independent Film Making" seminar by local filmmaking experts (including the CO Film Commission). Evening festivities will include performances by local musical and comedic talent.. TriMedia Film FestivalSeptember 11-13, 2009
Northern Colorado's premier festival for independent film, TV pilots & specials and original theater. Toofy Film FestFall 2009
Exposes the raw untapped talent that exists in the independent world of cinema, fashion, fine art and music. Estes Park Film FestivalSeptember 17-20, 2009
With a mission to educate, inspire, and advance a greater appreciation of independent cinema, the annual Estes Park Film Festival takes place every September at the Historic Park Theatre in beautiful Estes Park, Colorado. Set against the backdrop of breathtaking Rocky Mountain National Park, the Estes Park Film Festival has been showcasing some of the world's best in cutting edge indie cinema since 2006. Moondance International Film FestivalSeptember 25 - 27, 2009
At Moondance, you can come together with other writers, directors and producers to create new opportunities, develop tools for success and forge new alliances within the international film and entertainment industry.. Independence Film Festin Pueblo September 25-27, 2009
The highest film festival in the world, the Independence Film Fest of Colorado was been named Colorados Feisty New Film Festival by The Denver Post and Westwords Best Undiscovered Film Festival of 2008. This annual event has expanded to 5 cities, incorporating and showcasing the regions rich cultural history and historic venues creating a synergy between cinema, culture, and community. Get High On Film! The Shoot OutTM 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival BoulderSeptember 25-27, 2009
Founded in 2004, The Shoot Out Boulder asks filmmakers to trust their courage, imagination and determination by making a 7-minute film in just 24 hours. The challenge and skill involved becomes evident with the list of required technical, material, and timing rules for creating the films. Aspen FilmfestSeptember 30 - October 4, 2009
Aspen Filmfest offers a five-day feast of film and fall color that satisfies filmmakers and film lovers alike. With an emphasis on independent productions from around the world, Aspen Filmfest champions filmmaking at its finest. Intimate in scale and celebratory in tone, Filmfest offers new features and documentaries, as well as unique presentations, special events and family films. |
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6th Annual Denver Indigenous Film & Arts FestivalOctober 2009
The International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management "Telling Our Stories" Steamboat Mountain Film FestivalOctober 9, 2009
Showcases films from around the world plus Reel Awards with the best sports action films at the Steamboat Grand Ballroom. Denver Underground Film FestivalOctober 16-18, 2009
A showcase for independent filmmakers from Colorado and beyond since 1997. Intersections Film FestivalOctober 16 -18, 2009
IFF seeks to engage the Colorado Springs and Front Range communities in an exploration of women; their lives and experiences both in major urban centers as well as provincial contexts. The films represent a diverse range of issues that document contemporary realities of the Middle East from honor killings to drug addiction and sexual abuse, from sharing intimate stories and frustrations in a beauty parlor to waiting for the return of a migrant working spouse. |
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Colorado Environmental Film FestivalNovember 5-7, 2009
The Colorado Environmental Film Festival (CEFF) is a celebration of the power of film to inspire, educate, and motivate audiences. We hope to provide an experience for our audiences that goes beyond just passive film viewing: we aim to inspire our audiences into awareness and action.. | |
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