Attracting more than 25,000 film enthusiasts annually, the four-day Boulder International Film Festival is a platform for filmmakers of all ages and backgrounds to feature their new films to a wide-ranging audience of cinephiles from all over the world. Since 2004, BIFF’s developed a strong reputation as one of the most influential young film festivals in […]
Who dat? Festival director Robin Beeck at BIFF 2008. [Photo by Randy Malone] Year Four comes back to us in bits and pieces. There was no overriding event or personality that year. Instead, BIFF 2008 was like a firework exploding in the night – a thousand flashes of color that lit up the landscape. Here […]
Robin Beeck hanging out with the Polish brothers at BIFF 2007. [Photo by Randy Malone] Our outer-space(y) subjects set the tone for Year Three — it was crazy. There were slam poets, air guitar masters, would-be astronauts, and more! We also enjoyed a visit from Boulder-born screenwriter John August (“Go,” “Big Fish,” “Charlie and the […]
Actress and BIFF 2006 attendee Maria Bello, who received the Colorado Film Society Award for Excellence in Acting. [Photo by Randy Malone] It was COLD. Colder than a [insert your favorite metaphor here]. BIFF Year Two was marked by a record-breaking cold snap (minus-14, anyone?) that posed some logistical challenges, but didn’t stop the attendees […]
Curtis Hannum as God in his and Paul Hannum’s “The Real Old Testament,” winner of BIFF’s first Best Feature Film award. UPDATE: Jan. 10 — Got a nice note, posted at bottom, from Richard Roll, who directed BIFF’s 2005 Best Short Film winner, “Down Dog.” We’re happy to post it here! down dog from rich […]