Dancing as Ourselves features shorts from the Canada, China, France, Russia, Romania, Ireland, and the United States, and will remind you how similar we all are as humans across the globe, yet how different we can be. This collection explores the various aspects of being human as reflected by the body and movement. Through a multitude of dance forms including ballet, contemporary, underwater acrobatics, and forms yet to be named, this screening illustrates that the range of humanity’s expression is as vast as the range of bodies we inhabit.
This screening runs approximately 93 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.
Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema is one of Boulder’s longstanding favorite arts organizations, and we’re so happy to return to one of our most beloved venues, the Boedecker Cinema at Dairy Arts Center. We will also be presenting another program, Dancing on the Planet, in September — see website for details.
This festival is curated by students at the Metropolitan State University of Denver. The two-hour festival will be held on its campus on Friday, May 3, and be open to the public. Likely, we will stream it as well.
There is no fee for submission, and we are open to all filmmakers in all genres, including documentaries. We are excited to witness the incredible creativity we know exists in films.
-Our submission window is open from February 3 to March 10.
-Submissions should be no longer than 15 minutes.
-All submissions should be sent as a .mov to me (mpulsine@msudenver.edu) and include a cc to jmill203@msudenver.edu, the faculty advisor for the MSU ShortFilmFest.
-If the primary language is not English, subtitles should be provided
-Individual filmmakers may send up to three submissions, but each one must be sent separately
-The accompanying email should include a brief description of the project and its maker.
All entrants that meet the above guidelines will be considered by small viewing groups, who will determine finalists for a larger body of student judges. Filmmakers will be informed by early April concerning our selections.
This season we’re offering a screening of our new selections from our exclusive Jazz Dance category, including films that explore jazz and American social dance ideas from forms including but not limited to tap and hip-hop styles. Crafted in collaboration with Rhythmically Speaking Dance and our friends at Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop, this selection encourages artists to join the ongoing conversation around ‘what constitutes jazz and American social dance,’ and the sociocultural histories of and innovations in these styles. Don’t miss your chance to see these films before anyone else, and catch a Q&A with presenting artists! This screening runs approximately 60 minutes. It is intended for viewers age 12 and up. One film contains adult language.
We finish out the series with a return to treasured Lafayette art gallery, The Collective with a selection of brand new films from our 19th season, making their debut here. The films conclude our creative aging program where dancers all along the age spectrum are celebrated onscreen.
The screening runs approximately 72 minutes, followed by a Q&A with local artists.
2023 Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema: 20th Annual Season Premiere 6:45pm video installations, VR installation, and live performances 7:30pm screening on the rooftop patio
Join Sans Souci for a night to remember as we return to The Museum of Boulder to celebrate the opening of our 20th season!
You’ll enter like a star through a VIP red carpet photo area…it is a film festival, after all! Grab a local brew or glass of wine, and check out the virtual reality dance film and the video installations looping throughout the Museum before the screening for an intimate experience with select films. Take a peek at the Museum’s open exhibits (including a Sans Souci 20th Anniversary installation in the Mason’s Nook at the top of the second floor stairs) and delight in the surprise of live dance performance around every corner on your way to pick up your pre-purchased burrito bowls on the rooftop patio.
The main event will begin at 7:30pm as we embark on a screening of our new season’s top scoring dance films. As always, our selections are submitted from around the world and curated by a panel of professional dance filmmakers to bring you the most cutting edge work in the realm where dance and cinema collide. All these films are making their SSF debut, and tickets must be purchased in advance.
Burrito bowls by T/aco can be pre-purchased along with your ticket; popcorn by Oogie’s Snacks and other concessions available for purchase on-site.
beverages available for purchase on-site
Saturday April 18, 2020 at 5:30pm doors open, 6pm curtain Prompt.
If you are Casting, Producing, Directing, Writing and/or Representing talent, you will want to meet these talented actor/writers.
Steve Austin, coach for actors enrolled in Colorado Springs and Paul Rohrer, coach for actors enrolled in Denver, present 12 short scenes, followed by a meet and greet.
Beverages and light snacks will be provided.
Representatives from Atlanta, Albuquerque & Denver will be in attendance.
This is a free event, please RSVP – pnr1@mac.com
Name: Paul Rohrer Phone: 303-688-5027 Email Address: pnr1@mac.com Website: http://roaringsuccess.org/ Location: 1101 W. Mineral Littleton, CO. 80120 ( Map It ) Date: Apr 18, 2020 Time: 6 pm Rate / Cost: FREE
The Mile High Horror Film Festival returns to the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Littleton, CO May 7-10, 2020 with single screenings and events planned throughout 2019. The MHHFF showcases the very best genre films from around the world. In its previous festival, it showcased over 90 films from several different countries. Previous guests have included Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Tobin Bell, and many others. The MHHFF is recognized as one of the “top 5 coolest horror/sci-fi film festivals” by MovieMaker Magazine. WWW.MHHFF.COM.
Name: Mile High Horror Film Festival Email Address: Tickets@mhhff.com Website: http://www.mhhff.com Location: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Littleton, CO ( Map It ) Date: May 07, 2020 Time: May 7-10th, 2020. Rate / Cost: Ticket prices vary depending on the screening. Passes + Memberships can be found at the festival's website.
FILMWORKER is a new documentary that tells the story of Leon Vitali and his role as Stanley Kubrick’s right-hand man during all of Kubrick’s productions in the final part of his career and leading up to his death in 1999.
It’s a rare person who would give up fame and fortune to toil in obscurity for someone else’s creative vision. Yet, that’s exactly what Leon Vitali did after his acclaimed performance as Lord Bullingdon in Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon. The young actor surrendered his thriving career to become Kubrick’s loyal right-hand man. For more than two decades, Leon played a crucial role behind-the-scenes helping Kubrick make and maintain his legendary body of work. The complex, interdependent relationship between Leon and Kubrick was founded on devotion, sacrifice and the grueling, joyful reality of the creative process. By entering their unique world we come to understand how the mundane gives rise to the magnificent as timeless cinema is brought to life at its most practical and profound level.
“Filmworker” amounts to yet another rite of devotion in the ongoing cult of Kubrick-a cult that worked its power not just on Vitali but on all of modern cinema.”
“The portrait [Vitali] creates of his former boss reveals a man of great curiosity, generosity and creativity, but also a frequently imperious and unreasonably demanding perfectionist.”
“Stanley Kubrick may have been a cinematic genius, but he was only able to accomplish his later masterworks thanks to the devoted assistance of his right-hand man Leon Vitali, who receives his due in this sterling documentary—one of the year’s best.”
“But “Filmworker” isn’t simply about Kubrick, or Vitali. In a sense, it’s the ultimate fan story: a tale of what it means to live vicariously through a genius.”
Please join Peak Media, Inc. and ACamera Rentals on Thursday February 16th as we show off the new C700 camera from Canon. ProMax will be attending as well to show you how to use their shared storage and media asset solution to affordably manage 4K files. RSVP’s required: sales@peakmediainc.com.
Name: Shannon Shearer Phone: 303-778-1807 Email Address: shannon@peakmediainc.com Location: ACamera, 8269 E 23rd Ave #101, Denver, CO 80238 ( Map It ) Date: Feb 16, 2017 Time: 9:30-12:00 Rate / Cost: Free
Join us for the latest Indie Lens Pop-Up documentary series event with MEET THE PA at Tim Gill Center for Public Media. Brought to you by Rocky Mountain PBS and Independent Film Society of Colorado.
Join us for a short discussion afterward.
Meet the Patels
(2015, rated PG, 1h 28m)
Directed by siblings Ravi Patel and Geeta Patel, this award-winning film comes to you from Producer Janet Eckholm (AMERICAN SPLENDOR) and Academy Award Winning Executive Producer Geralyn Dreyfous (BORN INTO BROTHELS/THE SQUARE) and PBS. Meet the Patels is about Ravi Patel, an almost-30-year-old Indian-American actor who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams and his parents. Meet the Patels uses humor to address a timely social issue: In early 2009, directors, sister and brother team, Geeta and Ravi Patel began to explore and document the societal pressures of marriage in their first-generation Indian-American family. Through research in India and America, they discovered that their “Indian Issue” was more of an “American Issue”: the majority of Americans with strong cultural and religious roots shared a serious psychological conflict when it came to dating (and marrying) outside of their skin color, culture, religion, and ethnicity.
Founded in 2006, the Boulder Filmmaking Incubator is a leader in producing independent movies. From short films to feature length, from narratives to documentaries, the Boulder Filmmaking Incubator covers the spectrum and has won numerous awards along the way.
As a reliable resource for Independent and Emergent filmmakers in Colorado, the Boulder Filmmaking Incubator provides an environment where people from all disciplines of filmmaking can meet to share experiences, problem solve, bounce around ideas, and cooperate to make their films a reality. Our members find that the opportunity to network and collaborate can be invaluable in helping a project reach its highest level of quality.
Working on your own projects? You can screen your work at our monthly meetings. Want to work on a project? Network with other filmmakers to get on board. Or, join in one of the Incubator’s Fast ‘n Fun group projects. To see some of our past Fast ‘n Fun film projects visit www.FilmmakingIncubator.com.
Do you have questions about the future of BIG budget filmmaking in Colorado?
Do you wonder about how to raise millions of dollars to make your feature film?
Do you want answers? We got ’em!
Don’t miss this month’s meeting! So, mark your calendars! Founder and award-winning producer/director Marianne Leviton is happy to host the event. If you’re coming, bring clips, shorts, or trailers to screen for the group!
**NOTE – You must register via the BDA Event Page to be registered for this event (click here):http://boulderdigitalarts.com/training/details.php?offering=295&source=film
Please join ACamera and MPS Denver, 35 Left Studios and Barbizon for an Open House at the newly formed Rocky Mountain Studio Complex to meet the companies at the facility that form a real one-stop shop for all your rental needs.
We will be providing mouthwatering BBQ from our friends Steve & Amy at Appetites Catering. They always make great food! There will also be drinks for you to enjoy!
The Rocky Mountain Studio Complex is located 15 minutes from DIA airport and 15 minutes from downtown Denver. Not only are we a one-stop shop, but we are conveniently located off I-70 (which leads straight to the mountains) and we are close to I-25 (that runs north and south through the middle of Colorado), making it fast and easy to get what you need for your next project all in one location.
For More Information on the Companies Please Click “Get More Information” Below.
Forging the West, a new film by HaveyPro Cinema in association with Historic Pueblo, Inc., will bring the epic story of an essential western industry to life for audiences throughout the state and region. The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company (CF&I) began production in 1872 and grew to become the largest steel mill in the western United States and a firm of enormous importance to the industrialization of the American West. The first steel mill west of the Mississippi River, CF&I also played a pivotal role in the tumultuous history of American labor relations. Its mills in Pueblo, Colorado provided iron and steel products for agriculture, transportation, mining and other industries critical to western development.
Premiere events in Pueblo on November 11th and in Denver on November 15th. For tickets and more information, visit www.forgingthewestfilm.com
Name: Alysha Burney Phone: 303-296-7448 Email Address: alysha@haveypro.com Website: http://www.forgingthewestfilm.com Location: 11/11/16 - Pueblo, Memorial Hall & 11/15/16 - Denver, Museum of Nature and Science ( Map It ) Time: Pueblo, 6:30 pm & Denver, 6:15 pm Rate / Cost: Pueblo, $15 & Denver, $20
Join BDA and CodeCraft for a FREE screening of InVision’s Design Disruptors Documentary
The future of business is being written by companies and products that – intentionally or not – shake billion dollar industries. In Design Disruptors, enter the world of 15+ industry-toppling companies – valued at more than $1 trillion dollars combined – with one unifying secret advantage: the transformative power of design. Design Disruptors reveals a never-before-seen perspective on the design approaches of these companies and how they are overtaking billion dollar industries through design.
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 | 5:30 – 8:00 pm
Please sign up for this screening on the BDA Website
GoPro is hosting a FREE local meetup at Boulder Digital Arts for content creators and editors. This meetup will promote one of GoPro’s latest and most exciting programs: GoPro Awards. It will include an informational session about GoPro’s freelance editor network. You’ll hear an overview, learn more about the perks, and get a chance to ask questions.
Space is limited, so reserve your spot today!
We welcome all content creators who are interested in submitting to GoPro Awards and getting paid for their incredible content. We also want to speak with advanced editors who are stoked on GoPro products, are interested in editing GoPro content, and want to continue to improve their skillset by becoming a part of GoPro’s freelance editing network.
Name: Danice Crawford Phone: 303.800.4647 Email Address: info@boulderdigitalarts.com Location: 1600 Range Street, Suite 100 Boulder, CO 80301 ( Map It ) Date: Jun 07, 2016 Time: 4 - 5pm Rate / Cost: Free
Join us for an informal demo/training with this new cinema camera from Panasonic. The VariCam
LT uses the same award winning Super 35 imaging sensor as the full sized VariCam 35 digital cinema
camera, but in a much smaller package, weighing less than 6.2 lbs (body only). Having the same
sensor as the larger flagship model, the VariCam LT boasts the same dual native ISO settings of 800 and 5000 and offers the same 14+ stops of dynamic range. The LT comes equipped with an EF lens mount for use with lower cost, light weight lenses. A PL replacement mount is offered as an accessory
for use with more traditional cinema style lenses.
Name: Shannon Shearer Phone: 3037781807 Email Address: shannon@peakmediainc.com Website: http://www.peakmediainc.com Location: Peak Media-1393 S Inca ST. Denver, CO 80223 ( Map It ) Date: May 05, 2016 Time: 10am-12pm Rate / Cost: Free
Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema is a film festival dedicated to works that integrate dance and cinematic art forms. This season Sans Souci offers six different programs featuring a total of 38 short films by artists from fifteen countries. Our first two 2015 dates are listed here. Different programs each evening.
Name: Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema Email Address: events@sanssoucifest.org Website: http://sanssoucifest.org/ Location: ATLAS Institute, Black Box Theater (lower level B2) • 1125 18th Street (off Colorado Ave), University of Colorado at Boulder ( Map It ) Date: Sep 25, 2015 Time: Friday and Saturday, September 25 and 26, 2015 • 7:00 PM: Video Installations • 7:30 PM: Screenings Rate / Cost: FREE
We want to meet you! Last year, we moved our production company K23 Films, to Boulder and are currently expanding our bandwidth. We believe in the talents in our community and want to create more opportunities to make waves of awesomeness together. In an effort to get the snowball rolling, we are having a party! Please bring yourself, friends, loved ones, and your pet parrots to:
madelife
2000 21st St.
Boulder, CO 80302
The event will be on August 27th from 7-9pm. There will be music, drinks, and nosh. We will also be screening our work, and invite you to submit your own pieces. If interested, contact us at info@k23films.com. Looking forward to meeting you.
Best,
K23 Films
Name: Luke Frydenger Phone: (720)372-3730 Email Address: luke@23films.com Website: http://www.k23films.com/ Location: 2000 21rst St. Boulder, CO 80305 ( Map It ) Date: Aug 27, 2015 Time: August 27th from 7-9pm Rate / Cost: FREE!
