The Denver Film Festival revealed its complete program for the 49th iteration of the event, scheduled to run from October 22 through November 1 at venues including the Sie FilmCenter, Ellie Caulkins Opera House, MCA Denver at the Holiday Theater, and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. The festival will present a total of 129 features, documentaries, and short films.
The festival’s opening selection is Peter Farrelly’s I Play Rocky, which stars Anthony Ippolito in the role of Sylvester Stallone and will screen at Ellie Caulkins Opera House with writer Peter Gamble participating in a post-screening discussion. The closing night film is James Gray’s Paper Tiger, featuring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, and Miles Teller, screening at the MCA Denver at the Holiday Theater. Additional centerpiece selections include Danny Boyle’s Ink and Tony Gilroy’s Behemoth!, which features Pedro Pascal as a cellist.
The special presentations section encompasses numerous films from fall festival circuits and beyond, including works from established and emerging filmmakers. Notable selections feature titles that have garnered recognition at major festivals, including La Bola Negra, which won the Audience Award at TIFF, as well as international entries like Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden and Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur, a Grand Prix winner at Cannes. Two films—Josephine and Take Me Home—are being co-presented with the Sundance Film Festival.
The festival will present multiple awards during its run. Carrie Coon will receive an excellence in acting honor for The Liberation, while John Cho will be awarded an Outlaw Award. Director Liz Sargent will receive recognition as a breakthrough director for Take Me Home, and Fred Hechinger will receive a rising star award following a screening of A Long Winter. Additional honorees include Benedetta Porcaroli, David Acord for sound design, and experimental filmmaker Michael Gitlin, who will receive the annual Stan Brakhage Award along with a retrospective of his work.
The festival is supported by the Colorado Office of Film and Television, the Bonfils Stanton Foundation, Denver Arts & Venues, and the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, among other sponsors. The public screenings at Ellie Caulkins Opera House will offer pay-what-you-can admission options through a grant program.
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