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Colorado Film Festivals Guide

Explore the vibrant film festival scene in Colorado, showcasing local talent and cinematic creativity.

Film Festivals in Colorado (Upcoming First)

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Denver Film Festival logo

Denver Film Festival

Denver - Sie FilmCenterOctober 22nd - November 1st

Matchstick Productions Ski Film Tour

Statewide (Denver, Gunnison, Steamboat, Buena Vista, Keystone, Durango)November tour stops

Pueblo Film Fest

Pueblo - BloBack Gallery & Sangre de Cristo Arts CenterNovember 6th-7th

Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema

Boulder - Dairy Arts CenterNovember 8th & 11th
Go West Film Festival logo

Go West Film Festival

Greeley - Kress Cinema & LINCNovember 9th-14th

DocuWest Documentary Film Festival

Denver - Sie FilmCenterNovember 12th-15th
Ridgway Independent Film Fest logo

Ridgway Independent Film Fest

Ridgway - Sherbino TheaterNovember 13th-15th

Backcountry Film Festival

Statewide tour (Monte Vista, Telluride, Denver & more)December - winter tour stops

Vail Film Festival

VailDecember 3rd-6th

Wild & Scenic Film Festival - Denver

Denver - The Bug TheatreDecember 10th
Emerging Filmmakers Project logo

Emerging Filmmakers Project

DenverMonthly - Year-round

The Sustainable Film Series

Edwards - Riverwalk TheaterMonthly, November - April

Sundance Film Festival

BoulderJanuary 21st-31st

Royal Gorge Film Festival

Cañon City - Skyline TheaterFebruary 13th-15th

Colorado Environmental Film Festival

Golden - Colorado School of MinesFebruary 19th-21st

Grand Junction Jewish Film Festival

Grand JunctionFebruary 20th-21st

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour - Grand Junction

Grand Junction & Delta - Avalon Theatre, Asteria Theatre, Egyptian TheaterFebruary 24th-27th

Durango Independent Film Festival

DurangoMarch 3rd-7th
Dragon Boat Film Festival logo

Dragon Boat Film Festival

Denver Sie FilmCenterMarch 20th-22nd
Aspen Short's Fest logo

Aspen Short's Fest

AspenApril

Indie Spirit Film Festival

Colorado SpringsApril

Denver Silent Film Festival

DenverApril 2nd-4th
Boulder International Film Festival logo

Boulder International Film Festival

BoulderApril 9th-12th
ACT Human Rights Film Festival logo

ACT Human Rights Film Festival

Fort CollinsApril 9th-12th

5Point Adventure Film Festival

CarbondaleApril 20th-25th
Kickass Film Fest logo

Kickass Film Fest

PuebloMay

Colorful Colorado Film Festival for Youth

Aurora - Community College of AuroraLate May

Mountainfilm

TellurideMay - Memorial Day Weekend

SeriesFest

DenverMay 6th-10th

Women+Film Festival

DenverMay 21st-23rd

Ouray International Film Festival

OurayJune
Colorado 150 Film Festival logo

Colorado 150 Film Festival

Statewide (Fort Collins, Greeley, Denver & more)June through October - Sesquicentennial Series

CinemaQ Film Festival

DenverJune 11th-13th
Boulder Environmental / Nature / Outdoors Film Festival (ENOFF) logo

Boulder Environmental / Nature / Outdoors Film Festival (ENOFF)

Boulder - Dairy Arts CenterJuly 16th-19th

Colorado Wild Horse Film Fest

Steamboat Springs - Wildhorse Cinema & ArtsAugust
Colorado Diasporic Film Festival logo

Colorado Diasporic Film Festival

Denver / Aurora - Sie FilmCenterAugust 6th-9th

Mimesis Documentary Festival

BoulderAugust 11th-16th

SISFA Film Festival

Colorado SpringsAugust 21st-22nd

Buddhist Arts & Film Festival

BoulderSeptember

Telluride Film Festival

TellurideSeptember 4th-7th - Labor Day Weekend

Winter Park Film Festival

Winter ParkSeptember 10th-13th

Colorado Short Circuit Film Festival

Colorado Springs - Ivywild SchoolSeptember 11th-13th
Breckenridge Film Festival logo

Breckenridge Film Festival

BreckenridgeSeptember 17th-20th
Colorado Global Film Festival logo

Colorado Global Film Festival

ColoradoSeptember 17th-20th

Reel Horrors Film Festival

Denver metro - Colorado Festival of HorrorSeptember 18th-20th
Crested Butte Film Festival logo

Crested Butte Film Festival

Crested ButteSeptember 24th-27th
Aspen Filmfest logo

Aspen Filmfest

Aspen - Isis TheatreSeptember 29th - October 4th

Original Thinkers Festival

TellurideOctober 1st-4th
Dickens Horror Film Festival logo

Dickens Horror Film Festival

Longmont - Dickens Opera HouseOctober

Yellow Barn Film Festival

Longmont - Yellow Barn FarmOctober 3rd
Telluride Horror Show logo

Telluride Horror Show

TellurideOctober 16th-18th
Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival logo

Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival

Colorado SpringsOctober 16th-18th

Stories Worth Telling Festival

GoldenOctober 16th-18th
Junktown Film Festival logo

Junktown Film Festival

Grand Junction - Avalon TheatreOctober 26th

International Animation Day

Lakewood - RMCADOctober 28th

Denver 48 Hour Film Project

DenverDates TBA

ScorpiusFest

BoulderDates TBA

SlimeFest

PuebloDates TBA

Three Nights of Horror

Colorado Springs - Ivywild SchoolDates TBA

Castle Rock Film Festival

Castle RockDates TBA

Arts Hub Kids Film Festival

LafayetteDates TBA

Diasporic Film & Food Series

AuroraDates TBA

Indigenous Film & Arts Festival

DenverDates TBA

Independent Silent Film Festival

Fort Collins - Avogadro's NumberDates TBA

LOUDframe Festival

Fort CollinsDates TBA

Clear Creek Film Festival

Idaho SpringsDates TBA

Ridgway Old West Fest

RidgwayDates TBA

Southern Colorado Film Festival

AlamosaDates TBA

Ritual Mountain Bike Film Tour

Pagosa SpringsDates TBA

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Statewide (Aspen, Boulder, Breckenridge, Colorado Springs, Denver, Durango, Fort Collins & more)Dates TBA

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