This year’s Career Achievement Honoree went to Bruce Dern. After the wonderful Cinechef at the Rembrandt Yard, attendees walked over to the Boulder Theater to watch an intimate special interview with Ron Botswick and Bruce Dern. Bruce Dern is a film legend, and BIFF was so grateful to host such an inspirational actor join us […]
Things are in full swing over at BIFF! We are gearing up for our best BIFF ever! Opening night was filled with energy from characters, music, delicious snacks, attendees, filmmakers, and of course the astounding film, “Miss Sharon Jones.” Between the opening festivities at the Rembrandt Yard at the beautiful Hotel Boulderado, attendees, filmmakers and […]
Today is the big day! Over at BIFF headquarters, we are getting extremely excited for the 12th Boulder International Film Festival. This year, we have so many incredible films, events and experiences for you to join in on. This year, there is sure to be something perfect for everybody. To kick off the festival, the […]
It’s a wrap! And it was amazing! Boulder International Film Festival 2015 wrapped up with an incredible closing night Sunday. The lines outside of the theater were long; audience members wanted to be sure they wouldn’t miss the awards presentation for phenomenal films, and their chance to see the last film of BIFF 2015, “Racing Extinction”. The high-tech projecting race car featured in […]
A Place to Stand tells the story of Jimmy Santiago Baca, a former prisoner at Arizona State Prison. Although Jimmy Santiago Baca arrived at prison functionally illiterate, he taught himself to read and write from a stolen book. Today, Jimmy Baca is an award-winning poet, novelist and screenwriter. “A Place to Stand” documents Baca’s transformation, using various mediums […]
Once again the Boulder Theater has reached maximum capacity. This time, viewers came to see Academy Award-winning filmmaker Daniel Junge’s Being Evel. As guests trickled in to fill every seat, Fort Collin’s Justin Roth entertained the theater with a live guitar performance. Next, BIFF co-founder and director Kathy Beeck introduced the movie, one of Rolling Stone‘s 25 […]
On Saturday evening at 7:30, attendees filled the Boulder Theater anxiously awaiting “An Evening with Alan Arkin.” Oscar-winning Arkin is the festival’s biggest celebrity this year. Earlier in the day, BIFF co-founder and director Kathy Beeck, had tea with Arkin and his wife, Susan, and described them as “purely delightful.” Before arriving at BIFF, Arkin had been […]
Immediately following BIFF’s advanced screening of “Home”, filmgoers were given plush toys representing one of the main characters of the film, the lovable alien misfit Oh. The crowd was directed to the Talkback Café, which was re-appropriated to host the life-sized characters for photos with guests. Also, a table at the Talkback Cafe has been dedicated to poster-signing with “Home” […]
It’s another sunny day in Boulder as festival-goers dash between venues and events. The Talkback Café continues to host provocative panels, uniting film makers and local activists in their shared goals of taking action and fighting for a better world. This afternoon’s discussion focuses on the film Lion Ark, featuring efforts by Animal Defenders International to rescue animals […]
It’s all smiles and sunshine at the Boulder Theater. The street buzzes with excitement as a line of movie-goers young and old forms outside the entrance, awaiting the Boulder-debut of “Home”, a new film from DreamWorks Studios. The Boulder Theater has been outfitted with a digital projector, courtesy of Real3D, for this 3D feature. The 3D event was also made […]
After last night’s gala, the characters and attendees followed the CU Denver Claim Jumpers in a parade from the Rembrandt Yard and Hotel Boulderado down to the Boulder Theater. Pass holders, directors, producers, and the dressed-up characters marched to the big brass band sound. En route, the parade passed the electrified racecar, projecting images of […]
An Unforgettable Evening with the Legendary Alan Arkin BIFF 2015 welcomes Oscar winner Alan Arkin to the Boulder Theater – Saturday, March 7th, 7:30 p.m. Alan Arkin is a grand…and very funny…icon of all of show business. He’s made over 70 films, won an Oscar for his role in Little Miss Sunshine, was nominated for […]