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 […]
PREVIEW: BIFF Opening Night features “Big Chill”’s Kasdan
The Boulder International Film Festival’s Opening Night RedCarpet Gala is rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the most prestigious filmevents in the region’s calendar. This year is no different, as we are proud topresent, live and in person, two of the most legendary American cinema talentsof our time. Four-time Oscar nominee LAWRENCE KASDAN helped […]
The BIFF Saga: Year Three (Feb. 15-18, 2007)
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 […]
The BIFF Saga: Year Two (Feb. 16-19, 2006)
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 […]
Special Guest announcement: animator Bill Plympton!
The Boulder International Film Festival is pleased to announce its first featured film and special guests for 2012! The film is the documentary “Adventures in Plymptoons!,” and we will welcome its director, Alexia Anastasio, and its subject – one of America’s greatest living animators, Bill Plympton. Bill Plympton’s instantly recognizable style, absurd wit and storytelling […]
From the field: BIFF talks to the filmmakers
Katelyn Hauge-Aldridge talked to many folks yesterday at BIFF — here are just a few of her interviews! Tomas Sem Lokke-Sorensen [Photo by Katelyn Hauge-Aldridge] At the VIP dinner at Ted’s Montana Grill on Saturday, we caught up with Norwegian filmmaker Tomas Sem Lokke-Sorensen. The Boulder International Film festival is one of Lokke-Sorensen’s many stops […]