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ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES EXCITING PROGRAMMING FOR WINTER 2024
January 8, 2024
ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES EXCITING PROGRAMMING FOR WINTER 2024 From Science to Comedy, the Entertainment is Boundless ASPEN, Colo. (Jan.4, 2024) – Aspen Film is excited to announce new programming for 2024: “Once again, we have curated an ambitious selection of films to entice and enchant winter audiences,” says Aspen Film Executive + Artistic […]
Academy Screenings
Aspen Film’s 31st Academy Screenings will open with “The Color Purple” on Dec. 19
December 5, 2023
Aspen Film announced the program for its 31st Annual Academy Screenings, showing at the newly acquired Aspen Film Isis Theatre from Dec. 19-23, 2023. The 10-film showcase kicks off with the reimagined “The Color Purple,” directed by Blitz Bazawule, followed by an in-person Q+A with award-winning composer Kris Bowers and award-winning choreographer Fatima Robinson on opening night. The festival will close with Cord […]
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Mountain Mayhem: Filmfest x 44
October 6, 2023
Aspen Film ushered in autumn from Sept. 19-24 with the 44th annual Filmfest. Comprising just 16 invited films — many of which premiered at world-renowned festivals including Sundance, Cannes, Toronto, and Telluride — the festival took place exclusively at the Aspen Film Isis Theatre, celebrating the first full festival in the theater since 1986. “This is […]
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Aspen Film’s Youth Culture
September 25, 2023
A forward-thinking Colorado-based arts organization, Aspen Film prides itself on its inclusive and accessible youth-oriented filmmaking initiatives. One of its year-round programs, FilmEducates, has been making an impact for over 20 years, and is critical to the mission and purpose of the larger organization. Aspen FilmEducates supports students in the art of “storytelling through visual […]
Filmfest
Buzzworthy movies pack the lineup of 44th Aspen Filmfest
September 19, 2023
The 44th annual Aspen Filmfest opens tonight, kicking off a week of thought-provoking movies curated by Aspen Film at the Isis Theatre. The first screenings of the festival include a documentary, “The Mission,” about a missionary’s news-making death on a remote island, and “She Came to Me,” a star-studded comedy about several quirky relationships. Between […]
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The magic of the movies: Aspen Filmfest starts today, runs through Sunday
September 19, 2023
Aspen Film’s 44th annual Filmfest gets underway today and runs through Sunday. The annual fall festival will feature films that have premiered at some of the biggest festivals around the world in places such as Sundance, Cannes, Toronto and Telluride. New this year, Filmfest will take place exclusively at the Isis Theatre. “Comprised of just […]
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Foodstuff: Film for Foodies
September 15, 2023
I recently attended the Telluride Film Festival and saw a total of 12 films in five days, gorging myself, figuratively speaking, on everything from comedy to drama and documentary shorts to very (very) long, fictitious fantasy flicks. So, what does this have to do with food? Specifically, I wanted to carve out time to see […]
Filmfest
Rebecca Miller’s ‘She Came to Me’ to open Aspen Film’s 44th Filmfest
September 14, 2023
Like every year, the changing season from summer to fall brings shorter days, golden trees, sweater weather, and Aspen Film’s annual Filmfest, which opens on Tuesday, Sept. 19, and runs through Sunday, Sept. 24. For the first time, the festival will be 100% housed in the recently acquired Aspen Film Isis Theatre. And despite an […]
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Cinema Under The Stars closes Monday with ‘Thelma and Louise’
September 8, 2023
When veteran film producer and part-time resident of Snowmass Mimi Polk Gitlin first came across the script for the 1991 film “Thelma and Louise” (while running Ridley Scott’s production company), she had no idea what a cultural phenomenon the film would become. “When I first read it, I just thought what an amazing script with […]
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Lights! Camera! Aspen Filmfest!
September 6, 2023
The 44th annual Aspen Filmfest will return Sept. 19-24 to the delight of local film lovers. New this year, all films will be screened at Aspen Film Isis Theatre. Aspen Film Executive Director Susan Wrubel shared, “The lineup this year is an embarrassment of riches,” expressing a sense of relief following concerns that labor strikes […]