Tag: Denver Film Festival
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Sisters spread their wings through the joy of art in the ashes of Guatemalan tragedy
DISPATCH FROM THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL • DAY 6 There were only three words to describe the atmosphere at MCA Denver’s Holiday Theatre on Monday afternoon: Joy. Ebullience. Gratitude. Astonishing, given the road young sisters Lupe and Lesli Perez have taken from the rugged outskirts of Guatemala City to the Denver Film Festival, which just welcomed…
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Delroy deflects focus from Delta Slim to devastation in Jamaica
DISPATCH FROM THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL • DAY 4 Actor Delroy Lindo was in Denver on Saturday night, but his thoughts were 2,200 miles away – in Jamaica. Lindo was taking turns speaking with local media on the red carpet at the Sie Film Center moments before receiving a career achievement award at the 48th Denver…
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Making movies: Is Colorado ready to meet the moment?
DISPATCH FROM THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL • DAY 3 Colorado took a toe-dip into the deep waters of competitive filmmaking in 2024, when Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill that guarantees $5 million in annual refundable tax credits to filmmakers through at least 2029. For the first time, Colorado now has a sustainable, predictable production incentive…
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Lindo and Polinger: Honoring the veteran and the prodigy
DISPATCH FROM THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL • DAY 2 While the focus of today’s first full day of the 48th Denver Film Festival will rightly be on celebrating the many career accomplishments of actor Delroy Lindo, the fest will also be uplifting a major new artist at the beginning of his film journey. Described by…
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Lindo and Polinger: Honoring the veteran and the prodigy
DISPATCH FROM THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL • DAY 2 While the focus of today’s first full day of the 48th Denver Film Festival will rightly be on celebrating the many career accomplishments of actor Delroy Lindo, the fest will also be uplifting a major new artist at the beginning of his film journey. Described by…
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The ‘Knives’ are out again for tonight’s Denver Film Fest opening
DISPATCH FROM THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL • DAY 1 The 10 best days of the year for local movie fans are here. Friday is opening night of the 48th Denver Film Festival, which will begin with dueling cross-town, Halloween-happy screenings. The last time opening night fell on Halloween was in 2019, when the buzz was…
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Film: Could tiny Creede lead America out of its divide?
Denver Film Festival documentary is a powerful example of what happens when small-town Americans engage with those who think differently There’s a reason Kahane Corn Cooperman’s new documentary is called “Creede U.S.A.,” and not “Creede, Colorado.” It is the American story everyone everywhere is desperate for. This tiny, picturesque little Brigadoon nestled into the San…
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Elway coming to conquer 2025 Denver Film Festival
Netflix doc on Broncos great will close fest; Lucy Liu, Gus Van Sant and Delroy Lindo among Denver-bound honorees Film or football, no matter: John Elway takes second billing to no one. That means you, Lucy Liu, Gus Van Sant and Delroy Lindo – just a few of the bold-faced names coming to Denver to be…
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Denver dancer: From brain surgery to Broadway | John Moore
A Denver actor is going from brain surgery to Broadway. Much of Denver – and pretty much the whole “Tiny Pretty Things” TV universe – has been on edge since Denver-born actor and classically trained ballet dancer Barton Cowperthwaite, 31, announced five weeks ago that doctors had discovered a tumor in his brain the size…
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Sterling K. Brown travels 9,000 miles for one lively day in Denver
DISPATCH FROM THE 2023 DENVER FILM FESTIVAL: IT’S A WRAP!