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ASPENITE AND FILMMAKER BOB RAFELSON TO BE HONORED AT 40TH ANNIVERSARY FILMFEST

September 13, 2019

ASPEN, CO (September 13, 2019) – In celebration of its 40th Anniversary Filmfest, Aspen Film will present its first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in the Cinematic Arts to Bob Rafelson – renegade and ground-breaking director, producer, and writer whose career spans four decades. Rafelson was the first recipient of Aspen Film’s Independent by Nature […]

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ASPEN FILM TO PRESENT THREE DYNAMIC PANEL DISCUSSIONS FOR 40TH ANNIVERSARY FILMFEST

September 12, 2019

ASPEN, CO (September 12, 2019) – As part of its 40th Anniversary Filmfest, Aspen Film is excited to host three panel discussions with local and film industry guests as part of the festival taking place September 23-29, 2019. Panel discussion tickets are free for Aspen Film and Here House members and general admission is $10 […]

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ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES SPECIAL EVENTS AND GUESTS AS PART OF 40TH ANNIVERSARY FILMFEST

September 4, 2019

ASPEN, CO (September 4, 2019) – As a follow-up to the announcement of the film program for its 40th Anniversary Filmfest, Aspen Film has released the line-up of special events and in-town guests as part of the festival taking place September 23-29, 2019. Advance film and event tickets will be available for purchase to Aspen […]

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ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR 40TH ANNIVERSARY FILMFEST

August 28, 2019

ASPEN, CO (August 27, 2019) – Aspen Film is proud to announce the program for its 40th Anniversary Filmfest, which will showcase top filmmaking from across the globe at Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House and Metropolitan’s Isis Theatre from September 23-29, 2019, and a weighty lineup of documentaries at the Crystal Theatre in Carbondale from September 27-29, 2019. […]

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ASPEN FILM NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR ITS 2020 ANNUAL OSCAR®-QUALIFYING SHORTSFEST

July 31, 2019

ASPEN, CO (JULY 25, 2019) – Aspen Film is thrilled to announce that submissions for its 29th Aspen Shortsfest are now being accepted and will run through November 8, 2019. Aspen Shortsfest is an Oscar®-qualifying film festival recognized as one of the premier short film festivals in North America. The 2020 event will take place […]

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Where to Dine, Shop and Party in Aspen This Summer

July 11, 2019

ASPEN, CO (December 2, 2019) Our cheat sheet to the town’s top places and happenings. By Rebecca Kleinman on July 10, 2019 in Women’s Wear Daily Sunburned at the beach? Cool off in the mountains with a trip to Aspen, where summer brings much more than hiking and biking. Here, our cheat sheet for the top places […]

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ASPEN FILM RELEASES SUMMER OF CINEMA LINEUP

June 5, 2019

ASPEN, CO (June 5, 2019)   Aspen Film is excited to announce its 2019 Summer of Cinema lineup, partnering with a host of Aspen-area organizations to bring a variety of film programming to the community. This 2nd Summer of Cinema will be the lead up to the 40th Anniversary of the organization and Aspen Film’s […]

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Michael Urie Heads Gay Throuple in Evocative Fox Searchlight Short ‘Lavender’ (an Official Selection of #Shortsfest19)

May 16, 2019

ASPEN, CO (May 15, 2019)   Jude Dry Open relationships, throuples, polyamory — 21st century sexual configurations have not always received the most nuanced cinematic renderings. Few filmmakers have truly interrogated what polyamory looks like in real life without resorting to cheap thrills and even cheaper jokes. Which is what makes “Lavender,” an elegantly crafted […]

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ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES 28TH ASPEN SHORTSFEST AWARDS

April 9, 2019

ASPEN, CO (April 9, 2019) NEFTA FOOTBALL CLUB and BROTHERHOOD receive two Awards each and become Oscar®-qualified Aspen Film announced today its Award winners for the 28th Aspen Shortsfest, an Oscar®-qualifying film festival in five categories, including Animation, Documentary, Comedy, Drama, and Short Short. The festival ran April 2-7 at the Wheeler Opera House and […]

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ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES 28TH ASPEN SHORTSFEST PROGRAM

March 7, 2019

Premier North American Festival to Showcase American and International Short Form Filmmaking Talent in Oscar®-Qualifying Competition, April 2-7, 2019 Aspen, Colo. (March 7, 2019) — Aspen Film, a year-round film arts and education organization, announced today its program for the 28th Aspen Shortsfest, which will bring the top international filmmaking talent to Aspen’s Wheeler Opera […]

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