Film Festivals in Colorado

Mountainfilm takes place every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, Colorado. Mountainfilm on Tour travels around Colorado the rest of the year, with another notable festival the last weekend of August in Aspen, Colorado, at the Wheeler Opera House called MountainSummit. Our mission: Mountainfilm is dedicated to educating and inspiring audiences about issues that matter, cultures worth exploring, environments worth preserving and conversations worth sustaining. Mountainfilm: The Festival Started in 1979, Mountainfilm in Telluride is one of America’s longest-running film festivals. Through the years, in and out of trends and fads, the festival has always been best described by one unchanging word: inspiring. Far more than any other adjective, that’s how festival audiences describe their experience. In addition to screening leading independent documentary films from around the world, the festival includes a full-day symposium on a critical contemporary issue, art and photography exhibits, early morning coffee talks, a book signing party, an ice cream social, student programs and a closing picnic/awards ceremony. Presentations and panels are scheduled throughout the Memorial Day weekend event with a wide diversity of special guests, ranging from artists to adventurers and academics to activists.

Film Festival details at: www.mountainfilm.org

Breckenridge Festival of Film

Spoken Word Cinema

Spoken Word Cinema is a new 48-hour film challenge. This is the inaugural year for the event that sparks collaboration between poets and filmmakers and showcases their creative works to Boulder and surrounding communities. SWC is currently taking submissions from poets now through May 22nd. Registration is also now open for filmmakers, but will be limited to the first fifteen teams.

Film Festival details at: www.spokenwordcinema.com

The Film Festival of Colorado

48 Hour Film Project

The 48 Hour Film Project is an intense, wild and sleepless weekend during which teams comprised of amateur/professional filmmakers, musicians, theater groups, students, artists and other interested humans write, shoot, edit and score a film 4-7 minutes in length. The Denver installment of the 48 Hour Film Project will take place Friday, August 3rd - Sunday, August 5th 2012. The event will be followed by a lively Gala Premiere of participant films at the Gothic Theatre on Sunday, August 12th. The overall winner from Denver will be included in the 48 Hour Film Project's national screening where it will compete for additional prizes amongst national and international participants from over 90 cities. Denver's 2008 Winner went on to win the HD Panasonic Showdown, our 2010 winner received first runner up for Best Film and the Best Writing award at Filmapalooza and the 2009 winner received accolades from around the globe.

Entry is first come, first serve. Take advantage of the early bird pricing and sign up as soon as registration opens on May 22nd.

For more information and to register:
www.48hourfilm.com/denver

If you are looking to join a team, people are looking for you:
www.48hourfilm.com/join

DocuWest Documentary
Film Festival

With the Fest located in the heart of downtown Golden filmmakers and attendees will be able to explore the beauty of what the city has to offer. In Golden, filmmakers and attendees can easily walk around a vibrant main street in a western setting picture perfect for discussing the films shown during the course of the festival.

Foothills Art Center | 809 15th st. Golden, CO
www.foothillsartcenter.org
(303) 279-3922

Film Festival details at: www.docuwestfest.com

TrindieFest

TrindieFest... A Truly Independent Film Festival...that’s what TrindieFest is all about. Most of the bigger festivals have become selling venues for bigger films. Our job at TrindieFest is to bring the Independent Film back to center stage. This Festival is truly Independent Films.

Film Festival details at: www.TrindieFest.net

GI JOE FEST - Denver, CO

Selected by Movie Insider as America’s “most original film festival,” the GI Joe Stop Motion Film Festival was created in 2005 by Gio Toninelo to celebrate the dying art form of stop-motion, while paying tribute to America's favorite movable fighting man, the GI JOE Action Figure (or Action Man in UK). The Film Festival hosts screenings, competitions and workshops to showcase the best work within the genre. GI JOE FEST kicks off in DENVER COLORADO before traveling to cities around the world.

Film Festival details at: www.gijoefest.com

TriMedia Film Festival

The TriMedia Film Festival is the only national-level festival in the U.S. to celebrate independent film, TV pilots and specials, and live, original theatre in the same event. The festival is held every year the weekend after Labor Day in Fort Collins, CO, and also features strong student film and theatre components. We accept entries from all over the world between Feb. and May of each year, and select the best for exhibition at the festival.

Film Festival details at: www.TriMediaFestival.org

Crested Butte Film Festival

The Crested Butte Film Festival is a four-day celebration of international films that coincides with the turning of the aspen leaves. We’ll showcase award-winning shorts, documentaries, and narrative features in Gunnison and Crested Butte. The Crested Butte Film Festival is dedicated to providing an annual forum that celebrates the art of film and the power of storytelling. Our mission is to inspire and educate our audience through films and discussions that spark creativity, cultural awareness, and personal, social, and environmental change.

Film Festival details at: www.cbfilmfest.org

Telluride Film Festival

The Shoot Out -
24 Hour Filmmaking Festival

Estes Park Film Festival

Moondance Film Festival

Aspen Filmfest

Telluride Horror Show

The Telluride Horror Show is a 3-Day horror, fantasy, and sci-fi film festival held every October in world-famous Telluride, Colorado.

Film Festival details at: www.telluridehorrorshow.com

Mile High Horror Festival

Indigenous Film & Arts Festival

The Indigenous Film & Arts Festival presents films by and about indigenous peoples from around the world.

Film Festival details at: www.facebook.com

Starz Denver Film Festival

Adventure Film Festival

Rocky Mountain Women's
Film Festival

The Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival, based in Colorado Springs CO, was founded in 1988. Currently in its 25th year, the Festival has an established and respected history of showcasing documentary, feature, short and animated films by women. The films are thought provoking, enriching, and encourage global awareness and personal growth.

Film Festival details at: www.rmwfilmfest.org

Festivus Film Festival

BIFF - Boulder International Film Festival

Colorado Environmental
Film Festival

Durango Independent
Film Festival

Paonia Film Festival

Vail Film Festival

Aspen Shortsfest

Indie Spirit Film Festival

The Indie Spirit Film Festival (ISFF) 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. The ISFF showcases the work of independent filmmakers amidst the mountainous backdrop of Colorado Springs, Colorado, just one hour south of Denver. Now in its 5th year, the 2012 Indie Spirit Film Festival will take place April 19-22, 2012 on the Colorado College campus in Colorado Springs.

Film Festival details at: www.indiespiritfilmfestival.org

Lifetree Film Fest

May 4 and 5, 2012. The Lifetree Film Fest includes a Friday night feature and chat back, short film screenings during the day on Saturday and a red carpet event followed by the best-of-the-fest screening on Saturday night.

Film Festival details at: www.lifetreefilms.com