Film festivals are the most highly anticipated offerings from Aspen Film, three signature events presented annually throughout the community. Our festivals showcase feature-length and short-form films from around the globe that highlight unique, compelling, and diverse stories.
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Indie Showcase: ELEANOR THE GREAT (2025)
Wednesday, October 8, 7pm
Aspen Film Isis Theatre | 406 E Hopkins Ave, Aspen
Our monthly Indie Showcase screenings at the Aspen Film Isis Theatre are FREE for our members and celebrate some of the best in documentary, art-house, and global cinema. Sign-up TODAY and take advantage of all the exclusive benefits of an AF membership.
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Why We Do What We Do
Filmfest
Our fall festival focuses on feature films from around the world, films that have premiered at the Sundance, SXSW, Cannes, Venice, Telluride, New York, and Tribeca film festivals, giving our Aspen audience a first-look at some of this year’s hottest cinema.
Shortsfest
Shortsfest was named “one of the coolest festivals in the world in 2022” by MovieMaker magazine. The festival takes place each spring and features groundbreaking filmmaking from around the globe, showcasing shorts that range from comedy to drama, documentary to experimental. Filmmakers are invited to present their films in an intimate and interactive setting.
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As a member at Aspen Film, you’ll be a part of a world renowned film society and presenting arts organization. Membership at Aspen Film offers a range of benefits and offers such as exclusive sneak previews and VIP events. We also bolster the strongest movie-loving community in the Roaring Fork Valley.
Film Matters
Message from the Executive + Artistic Director
Film is a democratizing medium. It is also a resilient and powerful artform that can convey truth, wisdom, and emotion. As the world continues to change in unexpected ways, we hope that people look to film as a tool to understand our diverse realities and experiences. Our goal is to amplify voices and share stories. Aspen Film programs films with the intention of breaking barriers, building communities, and giving voice to experience. Show your support for global cinema by joining our vibrant community of members or by coming to any of our year-round programming.
In the news
Longtime local leader becomes executive director at Aspen Film | Regan Mertz, Aspen Public Radio
Oct 3, 2025
Aspen Film announced Tuesday that longtime local leader Kitty Boone is the new executive director at Aspen Film. Boone previously spent 20 years leading the Aspen Ideas Festival, as well as more than a decade working at Aspen Skiing Company. For Aspen Film board members, it was crucial to hire someone from Aspen to take […]
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2025 Aspen Filmfest Announces Audience Winner | The Aspen Times
Sep 30, 2025
The 2025 Aspen FilmFest Audience Award goes to the documentary “She Runs the World.” Aspen’s 46th annual FilmFest, which ran Sept. 16-21 at the Aspen Isis Theatre, featured 15 films from around the globe. The film follows the journey of track and field athlete Allyson Felix. At the peak of her athletic career, she faced […]
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Aspen Filmfest highlights intellectual freedom with screening | Jennika Ingram, The Aspen Time
Sep 18, 2025
Aspen Filmfest will screen the documentary, “The Librarians,” following librarians in Texas and Florida who have become unexpected heroes in the fight against book banning. The screening will take place at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, Aspen Film Isis Theatre. A Q&A with the filmmakers will follow. The 2025 film made its world premiere at […]
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