AT HOME IN THE ASPEN FILM ISIS THEATRE, ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES PROGRAM FOR 44th ANNUAL FILMFEST
Sep 5, 2023
Aspen, CO (Sep.5, 2023) Aspen Film is excited to announce that Alexander Payne’s new film, THE HOLDOVERS (which just had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival over the weekend) will round out the Saturday night lineup at Filmfest. The film will screen at 8:00 PM on Saturday, September 23rd. THE HOLDOVERS will be […]
Read More
Join us for a special screening of Remember This
Jun 20, 2023
Join USC Shoah Foundation in partnership with Aspen Film for a special screening of Remember This, based on the stage play of the same title and the true story of Jan Karski, who told of humanity’s greatest crimes while there was still time to stop them. About the Film In a virtuoso solo performance, Academy Award®-nominee David […]
Read More
Summer of Cinema 2023 - Press Release
Jun 12, 2023
Susan Wrubel, Aspen Film Executive + Artistic Director explains: “Aspen Film helps create unique and diverse summer film experiences, even though our three major festivals fall outside of this period. By collaborating with a myriad of other non-profit organizations, we can amplify voices and stories through our partnerships with like-minded groups. Cinema is an incredible […]
Read More
Lawn Bash 2023 will celebrate community with volunteer fair, live broadcast, collaboration with Aspen Film, and more!
Jun 5, 2023
On Wednesday, June 28, join friends and fellow listeners for a fun, family-friendly gathering to celebrate our remarkable community on the lawn of the Red Brick Center for the Arts (110 E. Hallam St., Aspen, Colo., 81611), from 3-6 p.m. This FREE annual event first took place in 2016, but was put on hold during the Covid-19 pandemic before […]
Read More
Get ready for camp
Jun 2, 2023
School is almost out, and before you know it, it will be time for summer camp. Kids of all ages will be able to choose from a variety of opportunities in the Aspen area this summer to keep them entertained no matter their interests. From art to filmmaking and from theater to adventure, summer camp […]
Read More
Aspen symposium takes on question of medical uses for psychedelics now that it’s legal
Jun 1, 2023
From Michael Pollan to Netflix and Prince Harry to The New York Times, the buzz around psychedelic therapy has a grip on pop culture. Closer to home, the recent state passage of the Natural Medicine Act/Proposition 122, which decriminalizes “the personal possession, growing, sharing, and use — but not the sale — of five natural psychedelic […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More