The Boulder International Film Festival brings films and filmmakers from around the world to Boulder for a four-day celebration of the art of cinema. BIFF consistently features a wide variety of films from local, national, and international filmmakers, including many that have gone on to significant box-office success and multiple Oscar nominations. Adding to the BIFF experience are events featuring nationally renowned chefs, filmmaker happy hours, multiple opening night galas, talented musicians and much more. The Festival attracts more than 25,000 film enthusiasts, media and industry each year. BIFF has been proud to host and celebrate some of film’s most talented people, including Javier Bardem, Jesse Eisenberg, Alec Baldwin, James Franco, Shirley MacLaine, Alan Arkin, Martin Sheen, Oliver Stone, William H. Macy, Peter Fonda, Chevy Chase, David Crosby, Emilio Estevez, Jakob Dylan, and many more.

Schedule of Events:

Thursday, March 13, 2025

3:30 pm: CEN1-01 All God's Children
4:15 pm: CEN2-01 The Teacher Who Promised the Sea
4:45 pm: FUMC-01 Short Films 1
5:30 pm: CineCHEF Fundraiser
6:30 pm: CEN1-02 Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story
7:00 pm: CEN2-02 Poison
7:15 pm: FUMC-02 Viva Verdi!

Thursday, March 14, 2025

10:00 am: CEN2-03 UNEARTH
10:00 am: FUMC-03 The Last Journey
10:00 am: GC-01 Mongolia, Valley of the Bears
10:30 am: CEN1-03 Short Films 1
12:15 pm: FUMC-04 Call Me Dancer
12:15 pm: GC-02 The Last Observers - Chasing Time
12:30 pm: CEN2-04 We Were Dangerous
01:00 pm: CEN1-04 Viva Verdi!
02:30 pm: FUMC-05 Color Book
02:30 pm: GC-03 Adventure Shorts 1
03:00 pm: BT-01 One to One: John and Yoko
03:00 pm: CEN2-05 Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
03:30 pm: CEN1-05 Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
05:00 pm: FUMC-06 Speak
05:00 pm: GC-04 76 Days Adrift
05:30 pm: CEN2-06 Waves
06:00 pm: CEN1-06 Zurawski v Texas
06:30 pm: BIFF Teen Short Film Competition and Awards Ceremony
07:00 pm: LONG-01 Short Films 1
07:15 pm: BT-02 Opening Night Red Carpet Gala: The Friend
07:30 pm: GC-05 Champions of the Golden Valley
07:45 pm: FUMC-07 Drive Back Home

Saturday, March 15, 2025

10:00 am: BT-03 The Summer Book
10:00 am: CEN1-07 We Were Dangerous
10:00 am: FUMC-08 Checkpoint Zoo
10:00 am: GC-06 Between The Mountain and The Sky
10:00 am: LONG-02 Short Films 2
10:30 am: CEN2-07 Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story
11:00 am: BIFF Filmmaking Workshops
12:15 pm: BT-04 Diane Warren: Relentless
12:15 pm: FUMC-09 In Waves and War
12:15 pm: GC-07 Big Water Theory
12:15 pm: LONG-03 The Day Iceland Stood Still
12:45 pm: CEN1-08 Boulder Filmmaker Showcase
01:15 pm: CEN2-08 The Teacher Who Promised the Sea
02:30 pm: GC-08 Moses - 13 Steps
02:30 pm: LONG-04 Viva Verdi!
02:45 pm: BT-05 Apollo 1
03:30 pm: CEN1-09 One to One: John and Yoko
03:30 pm: FUMC-10 Short Films 2
04:00 pm: CEN2-09 UNEARTH
05:00 pm: LONG-05 Four Mothers
05:15 pm: GC-09 The Flight of Bryan
05:30 pm: FUMC-11 The Day Iceland Stood Still
05:45 pm: BT-06 Devo
06:15 pm: CEN1-10 The Summer Book
06:45 pm: CEN2-10 Call Me Dancer
07:15 pm: LONG-06 Adventure Shorts 1
07:45 pm: FUMC-12 Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
07:45 pm: GC-10 Adventure Shorts 2
09:00 pm: BIFF Noir

Sunday, March 16, 2025

10:00 am: BT-08 Come See Me in the Good Light
10:00 am: CEN1-11 Diane Warren: Relentless
10:00 am: LONG-07 The Summer Book
10:30 am: CEN2-11 Checkpoint Zoo
12:15 pm: LONG-08 Apollo 1
12:45 pm: CEN1-12 Between The Mountain and The Sky
01:00 pm: BT-09 Four Mothers
01:15 pm: CEN2-12 The White House Effect
01:30 pm: GC-11 Tri Me: The Siri Lindley Story
02:00 pm: FUMC-13 Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
03:00 pm: CEN1-13 Short Films 2
03:00 pm: LONG-09 Champions of the Golden Valley
03:15 pm: BT-10 A Man with Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole
04:00 pm: CEN2-13 The Day Iceland Stood Still
04:00 pm: GC-12 Adventure Shorts 3
04:30 pm: FUMC-14 CITIZEN RUTH: environmental warrior
05:15 pm: LONG-10 The Last Journey
05:45 pm: CEN1-14 Four Mothers
06:15 pm: CEN2-14 Drive Back Home
07:00 pm: BT-11 Closing Night Party and Awards: Spacewoman
07:30 pm: LONG-11 Adventure Shorts 2

Date: March 13 - 16, 2025

Location: Various Venues In Boulder, CO

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