Here’s our latest interview with 2026 Oscar-winner Joshua Seftel. 1) Tell Breck Film your backstory. How and why did you get into filmmaking? I grew up in upstate New York and experienced antisemitism at a young age. That included name-calling, kids throwing pennies at me, and even someone throwing a rock through the front window … Read more
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By the Breck Film Team | June 2026 Key Takeaways It may feel as though an independent film festival lasts only a few days – but when you look at every aspect of the full event, you’ll see it takes the better part of a year to plan, curate, staff, and stage. In essence, the … Read more
Tell us your backstory. How and why did you get into filmmaking? I grew up splitting time between divorced parents. My mother lived in Illinois and my dad lived in Texas. I would spend summers with my dad in Austin. We had a hard time actually talking to each other, but we both loved movies, … Read more
Key Takeaways Are you looking for a great addition to your summer? Why not add $5 Film Night at The Eclipse to your schedule? $5 Film Night is Breck Film’s monthly community screening at The Eclipse Theater, held on the third Thursday of every month, with tickets just $5. It’s one of the most affordable … Read more
Some stories begin with a grand plan. The Breckenridge Film Festival is not one of them. In the early 1980s, a mayor and a prominent local businessman walked into the Breckenridge Tourism Office with a simple ask: we need more business here in September, can you start a film festival? The two women sitting across … Read more
Interview Questions Tell us your backstory. How and why did you get into filmmaking? My father, T.C. Christensen, has been a cinematographer for most of his career, so I was exposed to filmmaking at a very early age. He also was one of the few people in Utah who owned an Avid. (At the time, … Read more
By Breck Film | April 2026 Key Takeaways Spring is here in Breck – and if you’re on the hunt for something fun to do, the Eclipse Theater Breckenridge spring schedule has something for everyone! As Breck Film’s year-round movie theater in downtown Breckenridge, the Eclipse is a short, easy walk from Main Street near … Read more
Sure, the ski runs are still open (barely), but over here at Breck Film, we’re talking film. The 98th Academy Awards just gave us a Best Picture race that had everything you could want in an awards show for film. We got a long-awaited coronation and international stories breaking into the top ten. And we … Read more
You made the film. You spent months — maybe years — getting the story right. It’s a passion project, and now it’s finally done! But now it’s sitting on a hard drive. Meanwhile, you scroll through film festival submission pages, wondering if submitting your film might be worth the effort. Here’s the thing: it is. … Read more
We get a lot of questions here at Breck Film, so we figured we’d answer some of the top ones! For instance, what should you know about the area as an independent filmmaker? How do you get involved with the Breck Film Festival? What are the best things to see and do in the area … Read more