Denver Film Society

Denver, United States

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Telephone:
+1 303-595-3456
Website:
www.denverfilm.org
Address:
1510 York St 3rd Fl, Denver, CO, 80206
Northeast, City Park
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
220 ftYork St & E Colfax Ave
220 ftE Colfax Ave & Josephine St
320 ftJosephine St & E 16th Ave
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Today 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
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Local time (Denver) 15:40 Friday, 29 November 2024

Business hours

Monday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday –
Sunday –

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The Denver Film Society’s mission is to develop opportunities for diverse audiences to discover film through creative, thought-​provoking experiences. The cinema’s potential to transform as well as reflect society in all its diversity is what the Denver Film Society aims to recognize and realize. Since 1978, DFS has worked to promote the medium as both an art form and a civic forum, developing a program that includes year-​round screenings, community outreach projects and renowned special events.

History

Established in 1978.

The Denver Film Society was launched in the spring of 1978 by a group of filmmakers, educators, and film-​lovers who identified a local need for a national-​caliber independent film festival that would bring film artists to the Front Range. In May 1978, the Film Society hosted the first Denver International Film Festival, a bold experiment that exceeded all expectations. Since then, this annual celebration has gained an audience of more than 58,000 people and brought to Denver films and film artists that, for the most part, would not otherwise appear in local theaters.

Over the years, DFS has expanded its activities, responding to a local demand for film festival experiences year-​round. Supporters of the International Film Festival identified an opportunity for a dynamic venue that would foster community, bring artistic, thought-​provoking experiences to audiences, and spark new thought and dialogue about the pressing questions of our time — all through the medium of film. Modeling itse

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5 reviews of Denver Film Society

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Place rating: 5
Longmont, CO
Great film offerings — much more interesting than anything we can find in the Boulder area. The film-​makers are at some of the showings.
Place rating: 5
Denver, CO
What a great little find.
Very clean, comfortable, and full of interesting films.
This place is a must try!
Place rating: 5
Denver, CO
The Denver Film Festival is the best time of the year. No doubt.
Place rating: 5
Denver, CO
This is the international cinephile’s nestled gem in Denver. If you’re feeling an imminent threat of attack by a flock of «Twilight» fanatics like I am, seek refuge at Denver Film.
I saw the opening of Persepolis here. I haven’t enjoyed a movie like I did that one, in a long time. And I’ve seen my fair share since that release, too.
It’s also got a great staff. and that’s saying a lot, considering how terrible-​twos grumpy I can get if things don’t go my way (I blame it on the Leo persona). When I was snowed in last week and couldn’t make a showing, the Director of Operations kindly credited me with tickets to another movie.
Denver Film is extremely reasonably priced (considering you get access to the best of international movies) and centrally located (with off-​street parking available).
It should be a must for any visitor to Denver, and a permanent hang-​out for the rest of us Denverites.
Place rating: 5
Denver, CO
Too few people are members of the Denver Film Society. It’s a great Denver cultural organization. It’s not funded by the City, nor is it a member of the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District, so they only get their money through the painful process of non-​profit fundraising.
But wait! You and you alone can change this. You can join. And should. Membership is cheap and benefits are huuuuge.
Once, while talking to a board member of the organization, I asked how many members they had. I had guessed it was in the tens of thousands. Turned out it was in the hundreds.
Whoa. What’s with that?
Given the great work they do with the Denver Film Festival, Film On The Rocks, and doing the programming for the Starz Theater at the Tivoli, these folks need all the support they can get.
They’ve had their political /​administrative challenges. That’s for sure (
), but they’re great folks, working hard to bring the best of independent films to Denver. Let’s see how we can drag them outta the doldrums. Go Unilocalers. Go.