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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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ASPEN FILM NAMES PROGRAMMERS FOR ASPEN SHORTSFEST 2017
December 6, 2016
Aspen, CO (December 6, 2016) – Aspen Film announced the additional programming team for the 26th annual Aspen Shortsfest taking place April 4-9, 2017. One of the world’s premier international short film showcases, Aspen Shortsfest is Oscar®-qualifying in five categories of its international competition, which offers a diverse and exciting selection of drama, comedy, animation […]
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ASPEN SHORTSFEST ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES
August 22, 2016
Aspen, CO (August 22, 2016) – Aspen Film announced today that the 26th annual Aspen Shortsfest is accepting submissions. Shortsfest accepts submissions of live action, documentary and animation from the United States and around the world. Films screened will be part of the Festival’s International Competition, which will take place April 4-9, 2017 in Aspen, […]
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ASPEN FILM NAMES GUEST PROGRAMMING DIRECTORS
July 20, 2016
Save the Dates for Aspen Filmfest: Sep. 21-25, 2016; Aspen Film Academy Screenings: Dec. 21, 2016- Jan. 1, 2017; Aspen Shortsfest: April 5-9, 2017 Aspen, CO (July 20, 2016) – Tapping three female industry veterans to lead its slates in the coming year, Aspen Film today announced special guest programmers for its flagship events during the 2016-17 season. Rachel […]
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ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS FOR 25TH ANNUAL ASPEN SHORTSFEST
April 11, 2016
Aspen, Colo. (April 11, 2016) — Aspen Film, a year-round film arts and education organization, announced today its award winners for the 25th Aspen Shortsfest, which ran from April 5-10, 2016 at Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House and Carbondale’s Crystal Theatre. The festivities commenced on Sunday evening at the Awards Dinner hosted by Aspen Film at […]
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Access to All: Filmmakers Shake Up Industry at Aspen Shortsfest
April 1, 2016
By Christine Benedetti, Aspen Daily News Aspen Shortsfest will present the world premiere of Sean Baker’s “Snowbird” next weekend, and it’s notable for many reasons. The first is that Baker has previously been only an award-winning feature-length filmmaker, and “Snowbird” is 11 minutes. It’s a piece commissioned by luxury French fashion house Kenzo, of LVHM, […]
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