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AT HOME IN THE ASPEN FILM ISIS THEATRE, ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES PROGRAM FOR 44th ANNUAL FILMFEST
September 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 […]
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Aspen Film announces lineup for 44th annual FilmFest in September
August 23, 2023
Despite the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFRTA strikes, Aspen Film announced details on its 44th annual FilmFest, which is returning in its entirety for the first time since 1986 to the Aspen Film Isis Theatre. “The joy of this festival is to gather with you to share and celebrate some of the best cinema from around the […]
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Posterfest 22 will auction off pieces of Isis Theater history
September 26, 2022
To help raise funds for Aspen Film, 30-years worth of original movie posters from films shown at the Isis Theater will be auctioned. When Dede Brinkman traveled to Grand Junction to interview Dominic Linza, former owner of Isis Theater, she couldn’t get the posters Linza had shown her out of her mind. “I kept […]
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Empowering the valley’s youth via film
September 26, 2022
Aspen Film’s 43rd annual Filmfest is around the corner. Commencing Tuesday through Sunday with a stacked lineup of engaging new cinema, the festival cultivates educational opportunities for the valley’s youth. Through its Film Educates department, Aspen Film offers year-round educational programming for students and teachers from Rifle to Aspen. And these far-reaching, free programs are […]
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Aspen Film to pay tribute to cinema pioneer Bob Rafelson
September 23, 2022
The transformative filmmaker Bob Rafelson’s storied career took him all over the globe, but his Castle Creek residence and Aspen were his home base for more than 40 years. So it’s no wonder Aspen Film and Rafelson had a connection until he died from lung cancer July 23 at his home at age 89. The […]
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Colorado has more than just Telluride Film Fest. Here’s when you can see films in Denver, Vail, Breckenridge and beyond.
September 19, 2022
It’s full-swing for film festival season, following September’s twin pillars of prestige and influence, the Telluride Film Festival and Toronto International Film Fest — the latter continuing through Sunday, Sept. 18. Here in Colorado, we’re geared toward adventure and nature films, as well as features and shorts that explore Latino and Indigenous and Asian-American Pacific Islander cultures. […]
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Regionally Inspiring, Internationally Recognized: Aspen Film’s 43rd Annual Filmfest
September 15, 2022
This year’s lineup includes films featuring Cannes 2022 Palme d’Or winner TRIANGLE OF SADNESS; Sam Mendes’ EMPIRE OF LIGHT with Olivia Coleman, Colin Firth, and Michael Ward; THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. Calling all film fans far and wide to a little place called Aspen. Aspen Film is proud to […]
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Aspen Film’s 43rd annual Filmfest returns
September 12, 2022
Aspen Film’s 43rd annual Filmfest returns Sept. 27 through Oct. 2. This year’s festival will present 16 feature-length films, comprising a diverse selection of cinematic storytelling from across the globe. Susan Wrubel, executive and artistic director of Aspen Film, has spent months scouting some of the biggest film festivals in the world — such as […]
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A SEPTEMBER TO REMEMBER IN FILM: ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES PROGRAM FOR 43rd ANNUAL FILMFEST
August 30, 2022
Lineup includes films featuring Cannes 2022 Palme d’Or winner TRIANGLE OF SADNESS; Sam Mendes’ EMPIRE OF LIGHT with Olivia Colman, Colin Firth, and Micheal Ward; THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson & more Aspen, CO (Aug. 30, 2022) Aspen Film is proud to announce the program for its 43rd Annual Filmfest, […]
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ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES 42nd ANNUAL FILMFEST AUDIENCE AWARD
October 1, 2021
ASPEN, CO (October 1, 2021) Aspen Film is delighted to announce MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY, directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen (RBG), as the Audience Award winner for its 42nd annual Filmfest. The film made its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and will be released digitally on the Amazon platform October 1, 2021. MY NAME IS PAULI […]
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