Movies & Film

 

FILM EVENTS FOR WINTER/SPRING 2012-13 

 

Aspen Shortsfest
April 9-14: If you like short films, it might be worth a trip to Aspen for this annual film festival, still going strong after 22 years. www.aspenfilm.org.

Backdoor Theater
Fridays and Saturdays: The Backdoor Theater in Nederland is a nonprofit, 260-seat film venue that screens first-run, foreign and classic movies most Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm. Admission is only $6 for adults and $3 for kids, and concessions start at 50 cents. At Nederland Community Center, 740 Highway 72 North. Sign up at www.backdoortheater.org to get a weekly email schedule.

Banff Mountain film festival World Tour
Feb. 22-March 9: The best films from this huge festival go on tour around the world to more than 30 countries. Boulder screenings on Feb. 26-27 are hosted by The Access Fund. Other Colorado cities on the tour include Fort Collins, Denver and Breckenridge. www.banffcentre.ca/mountainfestival/worldtour.  

Bent Lens Cinema
Boulder’s only GLBTQ film society presents screenings and other events around town, including a youth film festival, usually in February. See www.bentlens.org  for updates.

Bicycle Longmont Film Festival
April: This annual event showcases several cycling-themed films; check for schedule updates at www.bicyclelongmont.org. 

Boedecker Theater
“The Boe” is a plush, 60-seat art-house theater at the Dairy Center for the Arts, outfitted with stadium seating and surround sound. It screens high-quality cinema, including indie films and live broadcasts of opera and ballet. Check the lineup at www.thedairy.org. 

Boulder International Film Festival
Feb. 14-17: BIFF brings film fans and filmmakers together for a four-day celebration of the art of cinema. The event also includes forums, parties, workshops and Q&A discussions, plus many celebrity sightings. See www.biff1.com in January for all the details.

Boulder Jewish Film Festival
March 10-17: A weeklong event featuring several exclusive Boulder premieres. At the Dairy Center for the Arts. See www.thedairy.org for details.

Boulder Public Library Cinema Program
Free movie screenings take place most Monday and Thursday evenings in the library’s Canyon Theater, 1000 Canyon Blvd., usually at 6:30pm. The winter/spring schedule, which can be found at http://bplnow.boulderlibrary.org/event/movies, features observations of Stan Brakhage, J.S. Bach and Federico Fellini’s birthday anniversaries, Library Lovers’, African-American History Month, Kinematographs of 1913, and audience suggestions.

• Dec. 12: Teen Film Nexus: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, 5:30pm, middle- and high-school-aged teens only

Boulder Theater
The Boulder Theater, at 2032 14th St., hosts numerous film screenings throughout the year; www.bouldertheater.com. 

Center of the American West Film Screening
Dec. 5: “Watershed,” produced and narrated by Robert Redford, tells the story of the threats to the once-mighty Colorado River and offers solutions for the future of the American West. 6:30pm in CU’s Duane Physics building, G1B30. www.centerwest.org.  

Changes in Latitude Travel Program
Tuesdays: The Changes in Latitude Travel Store offers free travel films, slide shows and photo presentations at 7pm at 2525 Arapahoe Ave. The December lineup is below; look for the winter/spring schedule at www.cil.com.  

• Dec. 4: Tour de Mont Blanc
• Dec. 11: Japan
• Dec. 18: Customer Appreciation Day

Chautauqua Silent Film Series
Chautauqua’s popular Silent Film Series features oldies but goodies with live musical accompaniment by either Hank Troy on piano or the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra. Check www.chautauqua.com  for the schedule. 900 Baseline Road. 303-442-3282.

Colorado Environmental Film Festival
Feb. 21-24: CEFF is an annual event that showcases world-class environmental films and also hosts forums with representatives from local and national companies. Screenings are at the American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St. in Golden. www.ceff.net.  

Denver Jewish Film Festival
March: Dates for this annual festival, now in its 17th year, were not available at press time. Check www.maccjcc.org  after the holidays for updates.

Documentary Cinema Institute
DCI offers screenings, resources and workshops for filmmakers in the metro area. 303-444-1351; www.documentaryinstitute.org.

Estes Park Film Festival
Plans are to have a 2013 festival in May to coincide with the 100-year anniversary of the historic Park Theatre; check www.estesparkfilmfestival.com  in the spring for updated information.

Festivus Film Festival
Jan. 23-27: Now in its sixth year, this nonprofit festival is dedicated to promoting high-quality indie films to Denver audiences. Films are screened at the Bug Theatre and the Oriental Theater; check www.festivusfilmfestival.com  for updates.

Front Range Community College
FRCC’s Longmont campus hosts a History Film Series and Philosophy Film Series that are open to the public; check www.frontrange.edu  for updates.

Indie Spirit FIlm Festival
April: The annual ISFF, sponsored by the Independent Film Society of Colorado, takes place in Colorado Springs. Exact dates were not set at press time; check www.indiespiritfilmfestival.com.  

International Film Series
This popular art-house film festival screens more than 100 films every academic year on the CU campus. Check www.internationalfilmseries.com  for the schedule and sign up for weekly email updates. 303-492-1531.

Lifetree Film Fest
April 19-20: The main theme of these films is people “doing life” or “doing good.” Screenings are at Group Publishing, 1515 Cascade Ave. in Loveland. www.lifetreefilms.com.  

Lyons Foreign Film Club
3rd Tuesdays: Film screenings are followed by informal discussions, and suggestions for future films are welcome. 7pm at the Lyons Depot Library, Fifth and Broadway. www.townoflyons.com.

Multicultural Film Festival
April: Hosted by Longmont’s El Comité, this annual free event screens films that celebrate the diversity found within Longmont and all of Boulder County. Check for updates at www.elcomitedelongmont.org. 

Niwot Native American Film Festival
1st Fridays: During Niwot’s First Friday Art Walks, Arapaho filmmaker Ava Hamilton screens Native American films at Elysian Fields Auctions, 6924 79th St. in Niwot, from 7:30-9:30pm. For more information, email Ava at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Old Town Cinema
OTC is a not-for-profit roving film series dedicated to providing innovative film programming in Louisville. Monthly “Film.Food.Fun” events pair movies with food at local restaurants. See www.oldtowncinema.org  or check the group’s Facebook page.

Phipps IMAX Theater at Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Movies shown in 3-D on the Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s huge IMAX screen make the action and adventure seem even more realistic and spine-tingling. 2001 Colorado Blvd. in Denver. 303-322-7009; www.dmns.org. 

• Through Feb. 14: Rocky Mountain Express (2-D); Deep Sea; To the Arctic; Space Junk

Rocky Mountain PBS Community Cinema
3rd Sundays: Community Cinema, held at 12 locations across Colorado, is a free monthly screening series featuring films from the Emmy Award–winning PBS series “Independent Lens.” Denver events are at 2pm at the Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Parkway. Check www.rmpbs.org/panorama  for the full schedule.

Spoken Word Cinema
Spoken Word Cinema debuts a 48-hour film challenge in Boulder in June that involves cinematic interpretations of poetry. The deadline to apply to be one of the 15 filmmaker teams is May 22. Check www.spokenwordcinema.com for info. 

Starz FilmCenter
Starz FilmCenter is a seven-screen independent movie house at the Tivoli Student Union of the Auraria Higher Education Center, Ninth Street and Auraria Parkway in Denver. Starz screens everything from first-run exclusives to art-house revivals. 303-595-3456; www.starz.org.  

Vail Film Festival
March 28-31: Festival events include film screenings, panel discussions, live music, nightly galas and filmmaker receptions. www.vailfilmfestival.com.