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Films that are under 60 minutes in length qualify for this category, including Animation, Documentary, Experimental and Narrative Fiction in a variety... MoreFilms that are under 60 minutes in length qualify for this category, including Animation, Documentary, Experimental and Narrative Fiction in a variety of genres.
Short Student Films between 30-60 minutes should be submitted to this category. Short Student Films under 30 minutes should submit to the First Look Student Film Section. Less
We are seeking a selection of the best new films from around the world. Films that are over 60 minutes in length qualify for this category.... MoreWe are seeking a selection of the best new films from around the world. Films that are over 60 minutes in length qualify for this category. Less
Documentary films that are over 60 minutes in length qualify for this category.... MoreDocumentary films that are over 60 minutes in length qualify for this category. Less
This year, we are proud to announce that "First Look" will become a "festival within a festival" starting with the 31st annual Starz Denver Film Festi... MoreThis year, we are proud to announce that "First Look" will become a "festival within a festival" starting with the 31st annual Starz Denver Film Festival, November 13-23, 2008 .
Entering our eighth year, the First Look Student Film Fest will still focus on finding the next generation of great filmmakers and presenting their work to a larger audience through our alliance with the Starz Denver Film Festival. By aligning our festival within SDFF, we will continue to program a full slate of student shorts, over multiple nights - just as we've done over the past 7 years. So, as we strive to provide a place where up-and-coming filmmakers can present quality films in a professional setting and be taken seriously as filmmakers and artists, this "festival within a festival" will certainly attain those goals.
The festival was started (and is still run!) by two college students who attended film school at the University of Colorado. In eight years, "First Look" has grown from a one night, local, student film festival into an integral addition to the much larger Starz Denver Film Festival, which will be entering its 31st year in November and is attended by more than 45,000 people. By emphasizing quality storytelling and entertainment value in our selections over big names and big budgets we have gained a reputation as a great experience for filmmakers and festival goers alike.
Held at the Starz FilmCenter, on the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver, the films screened at the festival will be shown during the critically acclaimed Starz Denver Film Festival and is on a college campus that fully supports student films and student filmmakers.
We highly encourage our filmmakers to attend the event as it is great place to see what is being taught at other film schools. Receptions are held each night of the festival as a way to facilitate networking with a vast number of filmmakers and industry peeps who attend each year, so by attending, you'll have various opportunities to meet new people in your field of interest. Filmmaking attracts an eclectic group of people from a diverse array of backgrounds and we love to get everyone together and see what happens!
We only accept short films - 30 minutes or less. We also limit our submissions to films created by a student. You don't have to be a film student, (nor do you have to be young) but we do ask that you only submit films which were primarily completed during a course of study.
Special note: For our third year running we will be holding our very popular Late Night Zombie Madness Screening! We noticed many years ago that film students have a particularly advanced sense of the horror genre and to accommodate that fact we have begun screening the dark, morbid, gross and weird in one awesome late night show. So don't be shy - be sure to include us in your festival list if you have zombie madness!
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