Denver Film Festival Announces Red Carpet Screenings, Special Presentations And Films In Competition

The 39th Denver Film Festival (DFF39), produced by Denver Film Society (DFS), announced the lineup of Red Carpet screenings, special presentations and films in competition featuring ‘La La Land,’ ‘Jackie,’ ‘Lion,’ and ‘Lost in Paris.’

Recognized as one of the nation’s premier film events, the Festival will open on November 2, 2016, with LA LA LAND, directed by Damien Chazelle (Whiplash), starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. The Festival will close on Saturday, November 12with JACKIE, directed by Pablo Larraín and starring Natalie Portman.
 
Rounding out the Red Carpet schedule are; LION,the drama directed by Garth Davis and starring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman, screening as the Festival’s Centerpiece presentation on Friday, November 4, and THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN by writer/director Kelly Fremon Craig as the Red Carpet Matinee on Saturday, November 12.

“The 39th Denver Film Festival Red Carpet and Special Presentations represent compelling voices in cinema and continue our tradition of bringing the most anticipated films from the fall circuit to our audiences,” says Denver Film Society Festival Director Britta Erickson. “From Damien Chazelle’s modern musical La La Land, starring the dazzling Emma Stone, to Natalie Portman's iconic portrait of Jacqueline Kennedy in Pablo Larraín's Jackie, these films set the bar for the entire program of impressive work coming to our screens in November."

In addition to Red Carpet screenings, DFF39 will present more than 200 titles representing local, national and international independent films, as well as industry panels, workshops, achievement awards and tributes.
 
Other highlights include a screening of the comedy LOST IN PARIS, which will be honored with the Festival’s Rare Pearl Award, and a Tribute to the writing, directing and acting duo behind the film, Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon. The couple will also appear with two of their previous films, RUMBA and THE FAIRY. The Stan Brakhage Vision Award will be presented to internally-recognized, avant-garde filmmaker Saul Levine. In addition, the Festival will recognize Alex Karpovsky(Girls, Inside Llewyn Davis) with its Reel Social Club Indie Voice Award at a screening of FOLK HERO & FUNNY GUY,in which he stars.

The full program lineup for the 12-day Festival will be announced on Monday, October 10 and individual tickets for the general public will go on sale Wednesday, October 12online at www.denverfilm.org or in-person at the Sie FilmCenter (2510 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80206).
 

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