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ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES LINE-UP FOR 29TH ANNUAL SHORTSFEST

March 5, 2020

ASPEN, CO (March 4, 2020) – Aspen Film, a year-round film presenting arts and education organization, today announced the program for its 29th Annual Aspen Shortsfest. Shortsfest is an Oscar®-qualifying film festival that showcases the best in short form cinema from around the world. The six-day event takes place at Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House from […]

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ASPEN FILM’S 29th ANNUAL OSCAR®-QUALIFYING SHORTSFEST TO RUN MARCH 31 – APRIL 5, 2020

January 23, 2020

ASPEN, CO (January 23, 2020) – Aspen Film is thrilled to announce that its 29th annual Aspen Shortsfest will take place March 31-April 5, 2020. Aspen Shortsfest is an Oscar®-qualifying film festival recognized as one of the premier short film festivals in North America. The five Oscar®-qualifying categories include Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Drama and Short […]

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ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES 28TH ANNUAL ACADEMY SCREENINGS AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS

January 9, 2020

Aspen, CO (January 9, 2020) – Aspen Film announced today its balloted Audience Award winners for the 28th Annual Academy Screenings which ran January 4-7 at the Wheeler Opera House and the Isis Theatre in Aspen.   JUST MERCY, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, was chosen to receive the Audience Award for Best Film and […]

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ASPEN FILM, JERUSALEM U & ASPEN CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PARTNER TO PRESENT SCREENING OF “SUSTAINABLE NATION”

December 23, 2019

Aspen, CO (December 23, 2019): Aspen Film, in partnership with Jerusalem U and the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, will present the hour-long documentary SUSTAINABLE NATION on Sunday, January 12 at 7:30 PM at Metropolitan’s Isis Theatre (406 E. Hopkins, Aspen). The film follows a trio of innovators who are doing their part to bring […]

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ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES LINE-UP FOR 28TH ANNUAL ACADEMY SCREENINGS

December 2, 2019

ASPEN, CO (December 2, 2019) From buzzy, big-name features to fresh independent voices, Aspen Film’s Academy Screenings brings a high-profile roster of prominent end-of-year titles to the mountains for a showcase of awards season contenders. Aspen Film is pleased to announce the program for its 28th Annual Academy Screenings coming to Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House and Metropolitan’s Isis […]

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ASPEN FILM AND THE WHEELER OPERA HOUSE TO PRESENT FREE FAMILY HOLIDAY FILM “THE POLAR EXPRESS”

November 25, 2019

Aspen, CO (November 25, 2019): Aspen Film and the Wheeler Opera House will present the modern holiday favorite THE POLAR EXPRESS on Friday, December 20 at 5:30 PM. Admission to the film is free but in the spirit of the holidays, Aspen Film and the Wheeler are asking for either a food donation to LIFT […]

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ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES SCREENING OF NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM “THE TWO POPES”

November 14, 2019

Aspen, CO (November 14, 2019): Aspen Film and the Wheeler Opera House will co-present a screening of the Netflix original film THE TWO POPES on Thursday, December 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Wheeler Opera House. The 2019 biographical drama premiered in August at the Telluride Film Festival and will be out in limited theatrical release […]

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ASPEN FILM & ASPEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION COLLABORATE IN IB SCHOOL FILM SERIES

November 11, 2019

Aspen, CO (November 11, 2019): The Aspen Film / Aspen Education Foundation IB School film series kicked-off on October 17 at the District Theater in Aspen with the film ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. This new collaboration is between the presenting arts non-profit, the educational fundraising organization and the IB film department, and will continue throughout the […]

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ASPEN FILM EXPANDS TEAM WITH TWO NEW COLLEAGUES

October 18, 2019

Aspen, CO (October 18, 2019): Aspen Film is pleased to announce the recent addition of two new colleagues to its team: Susan Dampier, Events & Marketing Director and Jason Anderson, Shortsfest Program Director, both of whom bring years of experience, wisdom and insight to the organization. “As we are a small organization, bringing on new […]

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ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES 40TH ANNIVERSARY FILMFEST AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS

October 1, 2019

Aspen, CO (October 1, 2019) – Aspen Film announced today its balloted Audience Award winners for the 40th Anniversary Filmfest which ran September 23-29 at the Wheeler Opera House and the Isis Theatre in Aspen and the Crystal Theatre in Carbondale. THE TIMES OF BILL CUNNINGHAM, directed by Mark Bozek, was chosen to receive the […]

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