Vail Film Festival

09/22/2025

Your breakthrough awaits! The Vail Screenplay Competition's next deadline is 10/01. Vail connects screenwriters with established producers, managers & agents at the top level. Past guests: Olivia Wilde, Aaron Paul, Kevin Smith, Zach Braff. Submit through Stage 32's Contest Hub for amplified reach!

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The Vail Screenplay Competition is a vehicle for aspiring screenwriters to have their scripts recommended to established film producers, managers, and agents who are actively working at the top level of the film industry. The top finalist screenplays will be shared with industry executives from Mir....

12/12/2023

Congrats to our winning filmmakers for the 2023 Vail Film Festival!

12/10/2023

Straight from the red carpet…

12/10/2023

This is how we do film fests…

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12/09/2023

Wrapped up day 2 with the Filmmakers Reception, hosted at

12/08/2023

Staged reading of SAVING MARK TWAIN by Staton Rabin, winner of the 2023 Vail Screenplay Competition.

12/08/2023

We’ll see y’all tonight at the Cascade theater. 7:30 sharp. Don’t be late 😉🙌

12/05/2023

We're just a couple of days away from the kick-off of the 2023 Vail Film Festival. Who's excited!?!

Purchase your passes here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/20th-vail-film-festival-tickets-729005092857

12/04/2023

Have you planned out your film, panel, and event schedule yet? Don’t miss any of the VFF action this week by upgrading to an all-access pass! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/20th-vail-film-festival-tickets-729005092857

12/04/2023

Join us for a special screening of A LIGHT NEVER GOES OUT, Hong Kong's Official Entry for the 2024 Academy Awards.
Friday, Dec. 8th, 6pm at Vail Cascade Theater.
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Accomplishing her late husband's wish of remaining a mysterious neon sign, a depressed middle-aged widow and the neon signmaker's protégé discover surprises and bitterness amidst the city's vanishing glow. The Vail Film Festival Hong Kong Film Showcase is presented by the Hong Kong Economic and Tr...