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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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Aspen Film Announces 27th Aspen Shortsfest Award Winners
April 16, 2018
Aspen Film, a year-round film arts and education organization, announced today its award winners for the 27th Aspen Shortsfest, which ran from April 3-8, 2018 at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen and Crystal Theatre in Carbondale. The festivities commenced on Sunday evening at the Annual Awards Dinner hosted by Aspen Film at Aspen Kitchen. […]
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Shortsfest 2018: Alfred Molina dead and loving it in ‘Sam Did It’
April 3, 2018
Alfred Molina is dead and his biggest fan in the morgue is delighted and devastated to meet him in “Sam Did It.” This mad-cap 10-minute short film — written and directed by and starring Dominic Burgess alongside Molina as himself — is one of seven short films in the opening-night program for Aspen Shortsfest today. […]
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Aspen Shortsfest Highlights International Filmmakers with events
March 22, 2018
by Cindy Hirschfeld for the Aspen Sojourner Get ready to be transported to Mumbai, where renting a house can be harder than it is in Aspen; to 1960s Argentina during the hunt for a high-ranking Nazi war criminal; and to a long-running quilting circle in rural Alabama. This trio of locales is just a small […]
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Aspen Film releases 2018 Shortsfest lineup
March 19, 2018
Aspen Film on Thursday announced its program for the 27th annual Aspen Shortsfest. The short film festival will run from April 3 to 8 at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen and the Crystal Theatre in Carbondale. The festival will host 11 programs featuring the newest and most innovative works of short form cinema. More […]
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ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS FOR 26TH ANNUAL ASPEN SHORTSFEST
April 10, 2017
Aspen, Colo. (April 9, 2017) — Aspen Film, a year-round film arts and education organization, announced its winners for the 26th Aspen Shortsfest, at an Awards Dinner held at The Kitchen. More than $15,000 in prizes, were presented including the audience award and nine juried categories, four of which qualify the winners for Oscar® consideration. […]
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ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES JURY AND INDUSTRY GUESTS FOR THE 26TH ANNUAL ASPEN SHORTSFEST
March 24, 2017
Aspen Film Announces Jury and Industry Guests for the 26th Annual Aspen Shortsfest Aspen, Colo. (March 24, 2017) — Aspen Film is pleased to announce the jury members and industry guests attending next month’s 26th Annual Aspen Shortsfest. Prominent industry insiders including agents, managers, festival programmers, production companies, the media and other representatives will participate […]
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ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES PROGRAM FOR 26TH ANNUAL ASPEN SHORTSFEST
March 14, 2017
Premier North American Festival to Showcase American and International Short Filmmaking Talent in Oscar®-Qualifying Competition, April 4-9, 2017 Aspen, Colo. (March 14, 2017) — Aspen Film announced today its program for the 26th Aspen Shortsfest. Aspen Film, a year-round film arts and education organization, will bring filmmaking talent from around the globe to Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House, […]
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