
Recent Posts, page 18

ASPEN FILM RELEASES SUMMER OF CINEMA LINEUP
June 5, 2019
ASPEN, CO (June 5, 2019) Aspen Film is excited to announce its 2019 Summer of Cinema lineup, partnering with a host of Aspen-area organizations to bring a variety of film programming to the community. This 2nd Summer of Cinema will be the lead up to the 40th Anniversary of the organization and Aspen Film’s […]
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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 ACADEMY SCREENINGS PROGRAM
November 20, 2018
– 15 films likely vying for Oscar® gold to screen from December 26-30, 2018 – Aspen, Colo. (November 20, 2018) — Aspen Film announced today the program for its 27th Academy Screenings, which runs December 26-30, 2018 at the Wheeler Opera House and Paepcke Auditorium in Aspen. With Aspen being a longtime favorite winter destination for voting […]
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ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES 39TH ASPEN FILMFEST AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS
October 2, 2018
Audience Award for Best Film: MOMENTUM GENERATION Audience Award Runner-Up: 3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS Aspen, Colo. (October 2, 2018) – Aspen Film announced today its balloted Audience Award winners for the 39th Aspen Filmfest, which ran Sept. 25-30 at the Wheeler Opera House and the Isis Theatre in Aspen and the Crystal Theatre in Carbondale. […]
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Decades after Aspen-bound plane crash, surviving brothers reckon with trauma in documentary ‘3 Days 2 Nights’
September 24, 2018
Andrew Travers September 24, 2018 As boys, Mark and Andy Godfrey survived a horrific 1974 plane crash that killed their parents, brother and sister on their way to an Aspen ski vacation. The pair stayed alive in the wreckage for three days on a snow-covered mountainside outside of Glenwood Springs before an unlikely rescue. In […]
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Aspen Filmfest: 'Howard' Tells The Story Of The Man Behind Disney's Musicals
September 21, 2018
By CHRISTIN KAY Sep 21, 2018 Aspen Filmfest kicks off Tuesday with the documentary “Howard.” It’s the story of Howard Ashman, the lyricist for Disney classics like “Aladdin,” “The Little Mermaid” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Ashman died of AIDS when he was 39 years old. The film’s writer and director, Don Hahn, worked closely with […]
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Ones to Watch at Aspen Filmfest 2018
September 20, 2018
Andrew Travers Sep 20, 2018 The Aspen Filmfest audience will be among the first anywhere to see some of the most anticipated and most Oscar-touted titles of the fall. Highly praised Filmfest titles coming off of recent festival premieres include Steve McQueen’s star-studded Viola Davis-led heist thriller “Widows,”the addiction drama “Beautiful Boy” with Timothee Chalamet and Steve Carrell, […]
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From Aspen Daily News: Aspen Filmfest first-timer serves up a film feast
September 20, 2018
Todd Hartley, Time Out Writer Sep 20, 2018 It’s been just over a year now since film-industry veteran Susan Wrubel was named the interim executive director of local nonprofit Aspen Film, an organization which, at the time, had endured a couple of turbulent years as its leadership changed hands. With her deep connections in New […]
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