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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The Eight Mountains
Wednesday, June 7 2023 | 7 PM
Aspen Film Isis Theatre | 406 E Hopkins Ave, Aspen
Aspen Film is excited to present THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS for June Indie Showcase. This event is FREE for Aspen Film members. Interested in becoming a member? Sign up today! If you are a member and have not yet claimed your rewards, follow our step by step guide.
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Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90
Sunday, June 11 | 7:00pm
Aspen Film Isis Theatre | 406 E Hopkins Ave, Aspen
Aspen Film is excited to present Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90. Screening at the Aspen Film Isis Theatre for a limited time only.
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Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2023
Thursday, June 22 | 7:00pm
Aspen Film Isis Theatre | 406 E Hopkins Ave, Aspen
Aspen Film is thrilled to present this concert film featuring much-celebrated footage of The Grateful Dead’s first ever concert at Chicago’s Soldier Field on June 22, 1991. Shot on the original six-camera stadium video feed with pristine soundboard audio. Playing two nights only. June 22, 2023 at 7 PM June 24, 2023 at 3 PM
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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.
Academy Screenings
Our winter festival is dedicated to showcasing hopeful awards season contenders. During the dynamic holiday season in Aspen, audiences have the chance to watch these incredible films in the historic Wheeler Opera House.
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.
More Than Film
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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.
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2023 SHORTSFEST Award Winners
Apr 19, 2023
ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES 2023 SHORTSFEST OSCAR®-QUALIFIERS AND AWARD-WINNING FILMS ASPEN, Colo. (April 17, 2023) In an awards presentation held on Sunday, April 16, Aspen Film, the year-round film arts, and education organization, announced the winning films from its 32nd Aspen Shortsfest April 10-16, 2023. One of only four Oscar®-qualifying festivals in the US strictly dedicated to […]
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Sopris Sun interns gain cultural insight from Shortsfest filmmakers
Apr 19, 2023
Recently, three of The Sopris Sun youth journalism interns, Yesenia Benavides, Antoinette Brasier and Dominic Furer, had the chance to interview two directors whose films were featured at Aspen Film’s Shortsfest this year: Julia Elihu, director of “In the Garden of Tulips,” and Noam Argov, director of “Sulam.” Below are but a few highlights from […]
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Aspen Shortsfest 2023 Interview: Noam Argov on Making Sure Nothing’s Lost in Translation in “Sulam”
Apr 18, 2023
There are already too many mental calculations that Alma (Oriah Elgrabli) has to keep in her head as she prepares for a math final when disaster strikes in “Sulam,” less in a panic than her mother (Mor Cohen) about a leak in the ceiling of their apartment than the prospect of what it will take […]
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