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Aspen Filmfest highlights intellectual freedom with screening | Jennika Ingram, The Aspen Time
September 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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Aspen Filmfest back for 46th year with panels, perks, and a family film | Jennika Ingram, The Aspen Times
September 15, 2025
Aspen Film is running its 46th annual Filmfest, screening 15 invited films from all over the world for six days of thought-provoking content exploring compelling stories of the human experience. Filmfest runs from Sept. 16-21 at the Aspen Film Isis Theatre with select motion pictures that have been featured at festivals around the globe, including […]
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16 Films in 6 Days | Aspen Daily News
September 3, 2025
Aspen Film announced the program for its six-day Filmfest, which will showcase 15 invited films and one well-known classic starting Sept. 16. “Themes of family, perseverance, identity, justice, and love shine through many of the selections, along with unflinching and unforgettable characters,” a news release from the nonprofit says. Ten features and six documentaries will […]
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Aspen Film presents 46th annual Filmfest | The Aspen Times
August 24, 2025
Aspen Film has announced the program for its 46th annual Filmfest, showcasing top filmmaking from around the world over six days from Sep. 16 to 21 exclusively at the Aspen Film Isis Theatre. This annual fall festival features films that premier at prestigious global film festivals, including Cannes, New York, Sundance, SXSW, Telluride, Toronto, Tribeca, […]
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CLASSROOM 4 : AZYEP Podcast | AZYEP + Adele Craft, KDNK Community Radio
May 21, 2025
Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program Interns Charlie, Zenobia, and Caden interview members of the cast and team behind CLASSROOM 4, a short film that was shown at Aspen Film’s Shortsfest in April. CLASSROOM 4 follows a course taught inside a prison, involving students from a nearby college and incarcerated students, about the history of crime […]
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LIVESTREAMS WITH GRANDMAPUZZLES Doc Lands at Switchboard | Peter White, DEADLINE
April 29, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: A documentary about a senior citizen who started livestreaming her jigsaw puzzle sessions on Twitch after facing loneliness in her golden years has found an interesting home. LIVESTREAMS WITH GRANDMA PUZZLES has been picked up by Switchboard magazine, a digital publication founded by Celia Aniskovich that combines long-form journalism and documentaries. Aniskovich has produced […]
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Emily Everhard ’24 Earns Comedy Commendation at Aspen Film Shortsfest | Andrew Bryan Scott, Columbia University School of the Arts
April 17, 2025
The Aspen Film Shortsfest announced its winners across nine categories, and Emily Everhard ’24 received the Jury’s Special Mention in Comedy for her film, No Experience Necessary. From a pool of 68 shorts spanning 29 countries and playing over 10 programs at the festival, Everhard’s standout film made a lasting impact on the jury, earning distinction as the […]
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Aspen Film announces 2025 Shortsfest Oscar-qualifiers, award-winning films | The Aspen Times
April 10, 2025
Aspen Film, the year-round film arts and education organization, announced the winning films from its 34th Aspen Shortsfest in an awards presentation held Saturday, April 5. One of only five Oscar-qualifying festivals in the U.S. strictly dedicated to short films, Aspen Shortsfest is recognized as one of the world’s premier short film festivals. This year’s edition featured 68 […]
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On the Ground: A nonprofit spotlight on Aspen Film | Regan Mertz, Aspen Public Radio
April 10, 2025
Since 1979, Aspen Film has organized a film festival in the fall, and each spring it hosts one of North America’s Oscar-qualifying short film festivals. Throughout the year, it offers educational programs in valley schools, among other activities. And in 2022, Aspen Film purchased the century-old Isis Theatre and continues to try and keep it […]
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Job, Joris & Marieke’s ‘QUOTA' Wins Oscar®-Qualifying Animation Award at Aspen Shortsfest | Mercedes Milligan, Animation Magazine
April 9, 2025
In an awards presentation held on Saturday, April 5, Aspen Film announced the winning films from its 34th Aspen Shortsfest — one of only five Oscar-qualifying festivals in the U.S. strictly dedicated to short films. This year’s edition featured 68 short films from over 29 countries, including 11 world premieres, across 10 thematically diverse programs. Aspen Film’s […]