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Blog Posts
The Academy Awards Are Fast Approaching!
Oscar Season is finally here! We’ve put together a list of where to watch every nominee – nearly all are available to watch now! And stay tuned for our Oscars Bracket competition (sign up for our newsletter to hear the latest!) Michelle Yeoh wins Best Actress for Everything, Everywhere All at Once at the 2023…
Interview With Breck Film Festival’s Co- Founder
By Bodhi McClung Meg Lass (ML), one of the original founders of the Breckenridge Film Festival currently serves on Breck Film’s board and has been involved on and off for the past 43 years. In August of 2023, she was interviewed about the founding of the festival, how it has evolved, and what it’s potential…
Breck Film Fest’s 43rd Year!
“Where Mountains and Movies Collide”…The Breckenridge Film Festival is one of the longest running film festivals in the United States celebrating its 43rd year this September 21-24 in Breckenridge, Colorado. boomerang See Full Bio
The winners of the 2018 Awards are…
Best of Fest award winners are pre-announced, while others are surprised at the annual Awards Ceremony on Saturday evening of the Festival. Audience Award winners are announced on Sunday night, after all films screen.
BFF Makes USA Today Top 10 Poll
Are you wondering where we landed in the USA Today Top 10 Poll??
Filmmaker of the Month
Filmmaker of the Month – October 2023 – Dan Bronzite
Dan’s latest drama-fantasy short ALL THAT GLITTERS starring Sophia Myles and Alec Newman played Breck Film Fest 2022 and has garnered over 50 international film festival selections and 32 awards. Dan studied photography and graphic design before pursuing his passion for cinema and directing his first short FINDERS, KEEPERS while studying at the New York…
Filmmaker of the Month – August 2023 – Arcadi Palerm
Arcadi Palerm-Artis was born and raised in Mexico City. He has written and directed three narrative short films, which received awards and recognition in Mexico and internationally. Arcadi’s feature film debut, Oliver and the Pool (Oliverio y la Piscina), played Breck Film Fest 2022.
Filmmaker of the Month – July 2023 – Din Blankenship & Erin Bernhardt
Blankenship & Bernhardt’s film Refuge won Best Human Spirit Award at the 2022 Breck Film Festival. Since then, it has gone on to win several other festival awards and was featured on “USA Today’s List of Movies You’ll Want to Watch in 2023.”
FILMMAKER OF THE MONTH – JUNE 2023 – Holly Morris
Director, writer and producer Holly Morris’s most recent documentary, Exposure (2022), tells the story of “ordinary” women from the Arab World and the West who team up to attempt a harrowing over-ice expedition to the North Pole.
FILMMAKERS OF THE MONTH – MAY 2023 – Marny Eng and E. J. Foerster
Marny Eng and EJ Foerster co-directed Gringa, which had its world premiere at our 2022 Festival and won the Audience Award!
FILMMAKER OF THE MONTH – APRIL 2023 – Joshua Seftel
His film A Stranger at the Gate was screened at Breck Film Fest – ‘22 AND is an Oscar Nominated film.Seftel, who faced anti-Semitism as a child, has been deeply connected and committed to this subject matter.
FILMMAKER OF THE MONTH • MARCH 2023 • Stephen Campanelli
Stephen Campanelli, was the first to combine “A” Camera operating and steadicam, and in doing so unlocked an entirely new filmmaking perspective that quickly peaked the interests of some of Hollywood’s top directors, including Stephen’s boyhood idol, Clint Eastwood.
FILMMAKER OF THE MONTH • FEBRUARY 2023 • Clarence Fuller
Clarence Fuller is a content director / DP based out of New York City.
FILMMAKER OF THE MONTH • JANUARY 2023 • Brent Deal
“If Bruce Brown and Warren Miller had an illegitimate love child, that child would be director Brent Deal.” – random quote on the internet.