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The Horsetooth Int’l Film Festival was established in 2019 as a festival For Filmmakers, By Filmmakers. This session features local film resources, organizations, filmmakers and the quick intro by the HIFF team, sharing how HIFF is part of helping grow the fillm network in NOCO. 

Rundown for the Evening: 

The audience will be treated to a sneak peek of film work from each of the featured panelists as we open up a general discussion about NOCO as a growing film scene, opportunities for participation and audience Q&A. This portion of the event runs from 7:00-8:30 p.m. A short mix and mingle will be hosted in the lobby of the Lyric from 8:30 p.m. onward. 

Film screening for the first 15 - 20 minutes, then the session rolls into a filmmaker panel Q&A with knowledgeable panelists from the NoCo region's filmmaking community.

Panelists:

• Director Kyle Rasmussen - Winner of Best Feature Film, HIFF - Beyond Karma
• Director Blue Stephens - Best Music Video, HIFF - RED,
• Director Sheryl Glubok - CO Short film in HIFFCurators’ Collection - Lily ‘N’ Rose
• Owner of VIA and NoCoast Artists, curator of the 53:14 Music Video Experiment - Doug Usher
• Feature Writer and Director, Shari Due, "Desplazado", "Beer Bands Bikes & Broke", "Watering the West: A Water Western..."
• Local Filmmaker and Manager of FC Public Media, Chris Winslow

There is also a bonus "filmmaker mingle" in the lobby of The Lyric right after the feature presentation. Join us to learn more, ask real local filmmakers your burning questions, and hang out with other creatives in the area passionate about film. You just might get inspired to make your own!