Filmfest

Aspen's premier feature film festival

Each fall, Filmfest presents engaging and thought-provoking films from around the world. Whether it’s a documentary, arthouse, foreign-language, or comedy film, Filmfest is curated to highlight unique stories told through diverse lenses that explore the human condition.  

In its 46th year, Filmfest maintains the same core values that Aspen Film founder Ellen Kohner Hunt originally envisioned in 1979, when she passed a handwritten note to a friend at an Aspen Arts Council meeting, simply stating, “How about having a film festival?

Since then, Filmfest has provided a consistent platform for the best in independent, documentary, foreign-language, and art house cinema. Growing significantly from its humble beginnings in Ellen’s kitchen, Filmfest maintains a spirit of independence, a sense of community, and a foundation of inclusiveness.  


Filmfest 2025

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Screening Venues

Aspen Film Isis Theatre

The Isis Theatre opened in 1915 in the heart of downtown Aspen, in the same building where it remains today. Featuring four-screens, concessions, and diverse programming, the Aspen Film Isis Theatre is the only full-time movie theater in Aspen. The theater screens a mix of Hollywood Blockbusters, Independent, Music and Art-House films, and also serves as the home for many of Aspen Film’s Festival screenings, Q+As and filmmaker conversations.

406 E Hopkins Ave, Aspen, CO 81611


A taste of filmfest

In the news

2025 Aspen Filmfest Announces Audience Winner | The Aspen Times

Sep 30, 2025

The 2025 Aspen FilmFest Audience Award goes to the documentary “She Runs the World.” Aspen’s 46th annual FilmFest, which ran Sept. 16-21 at the Aspen Isis Theatre, featured 15 films from around the globe. The film follows the journey of track and field athlete Allyson Felix. At the peak of her athletic career, she faced […]

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Aspen Filmfest highlights intellectual freedom with screening | Jennika Ingram, The Aspen Time

Sep 18, 2025

Aspen Filmfest will screen the documentary, “The Librarians,” following librarians in Texas and Florida who have become unexpected heroes in the fight against book banning. The screening will take place at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, Aspen Film Isis Theatre. A Q&A with the filmmakers will follow. The 2025 film made its world premiere at […]

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Aspen Filmfest back for 46th year with panels, perks, and a family film | Jennika Ingram, The Aspen Times

Sep 15, 2025

Aspen Film is running its 46th annual Filmfest, screening 15 invited films from all over the world for six days of thought-provoking content exploring compelling stories of the human experience. Filmfest runs from Sept. 16-21 at the Aspen Film Isis Theatre with select motion pictures that have been featured at festivals around the globe, including […]

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