Boulder International Film Festival

09/24/2026

We Know You Love BIFF - We Need Your Support! Sponsor the 23rd Annual Boulder International Film Festival, April 8 - 11, 2027.

Plus!
BIFF & The Boe Present Untethered for CO150 Film Festival, Screening Tuesday, September 29 at 7pm
Cinema Toast House Fest in Denver, October 2-4
Submit to BIFF 2027! Call For Entries Regular Submission Deadline October 2
BIFF on Stream: 76 Days Adrift Coming Soon to Apple TV

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09/18/2026

"No Hands: The Wild Ride of the Schwinn Bicycle Company" from the 2026 Boulder International Film Festival is screening as part of the International Film Series on Monday, September 21, at Muenzinger Auditorium at 7:30pm, featuring producer Jim Packer in person!

09/12/2026

The award-winning documentary 76 Days Adrift, directed by Joe Wein and screened at the 2025 Boulder International Film Festival, will be available to rent or purchase on Apple TV on September 26. It's a great film, check it out!

Executive Produced by Ang Lee, 76 DAYS ADRIFT is an award-winning documentary of Steven Callahan’s New York Times bestseller “Adrift: 76 Days Lost At Sea.” Produced and directed by Joe Wein, with music by Patrick Stump. STAY UPDATED: IN LIMITED THEATRES Jane Pickens Theatre Newport, RI Tuesday...

09/09/2026

CO150 Film Festival will screen "Porcelain War" by local filmmaker Paula DuPré Pesmen, Monday September 14 at the Boedecker Theater. Tickets here - https://mailchi.mp/biff1/biff-14648135

09/01/2026

Our 2026 Closing Night film, "You Had to be There," is headed to theaters nationwide. It is a documentary about the legendary 1972 Toronto production of the musical Godspell that launched the careers of entertainment icons Martin Short, Gilda Radner, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Victor Garber, Paul Shaffer, and more, directed by Nick Davis. Screening locations and dates are being added daily to the film's website.

Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Victor Garber, Paul Shaffer, and other entertainment icons got their start in a 1972 Toronto production of the musical Godspell. Featuring interviews with the surviving cast members, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mike Myers, and more, the film recounts a pivotal moment...

08/31/2026

We are devastated about the loss of the iconic Dolly Parton, and are so grateful we could include the wonderful documentary "Still Working 9 to 5," featuring her, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, as our Closing Night Film at the 2023 Boulder International Film Festival. Rest in peace, Dolly; we will always love you.©1978 Gary Lewis

08/20/2026

Filmmakers: Early Deadline Is Today! 🎬 Plus, BIFF Is Hiring- https://mailchi.mp/biff1/biff-14648071

07/29/2026

"Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World" was one of the most popular films at BIFF 2026, with three sold-out screenings. Don't miss your chance to see this amazing film about the beloved poet!

Celebrated best-selling poet, Pulitzer Prize-winner, lover of dogs and long walks in the woods, openly q***r but intensely private, Oliver was America’s unlikely contemporary mystic, stalking the ponds and forests of Cape Cod for nearly fifty years in order to open herself – and her readers – to the known and unknowable world. Her inspirational poems speak directly to contemporary anxieties about attention, presence, and the human relationship with the natural world – issues that feel especially pressing in an era of climate crisis, digital distraction, and social fragmentation.

Featuring interviews with her close friends, including John Waters, never-before-seen personal photos, notebooks, correspondence from her archive, and recitations of her work, Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World considers the poet’s long lifetime of work in context, capturing the uniqueness of her world and the natural beauty that inspired her.

Plus: Talkback with Michele Battiste, 2026-28 Poet Laureate of Lafayette, Colorado, after the 7 PM screening on July 30th.

Catch Mary Oliver: Saved By the Beauty of the World, July 29 to August 2, at the Boedecker Theater.

https://thedairy.org/event/mary-oliver-saved-by-the-beauty-of-the-world/2026-07-29/1/

07/24/2026

BIFF & The Boe Present: “The Weight of Water” with Director Michael Brown, screening July 28.

Winner of the 2019 Boulder International Film Festival "Call to Action" Award, plus four other national film festival awards, "The Weight of Water" follows the story of blind thrill seeker Erik Weihenmayer. For this epic challenge, Erik solo kayaks the entire Grand Canyon and navigates treacherous waters, including Lava Falls.

When Erik became the first blind person to summit Everest, Boulder-based adventure filmmaker Michael Brown was there with cameras rolling, and the award-winning film "Farther Than the Eye Can See" was the result. When Erik wanted to solo kayak the length of the Grand Canyon, Michael adapted his skills to film the endeavor, capturing the incredible story of a blind man's quest to conquer his fear of drowning.

“It’s so hard to be fully in the moment because there’s so much fear, there’s so much anxiety, it’s like a person looking through a window at an experience rather than being in the experience.” – Erik Weihenmayer

Award-winning Boulder-based filmmaker Michael Brown (Director) will attend and do a Q&A at the screening.

Catch “The Weight of Water” on Tuesday, July 28, at The Boe. Tickets available here: https://thedairy.org/event/the-weight-of-water-with-michael-brown/

07/22/2026

OPEN NOW: BIFF 2027 Call for Entries! - https://mailchi.mp/biff1/biff-14647619