14th Annual Boulder International Film Festival Announces Full Program Including 72 Films

The 14th Annual Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) is pleased to announce its full program of 72 films, including seven films straight from this year's Sundance Film Festival, and seven films recently nominated for an Academy Award. This year, BIFF welcomes Oscar-nominated actor Elliott Gould who will be in Boulder for a Q & A after a screening of his hit newfilm Humor Me, which was Executive Produced by Boulder-based Superlative Films. Academy Award winning filmmakers and BIFF alumni LOUIE Psihoyos and Morgan Neville are among the list offilmmakers, directors and producers who will be screening their latest projects in Boulder.

New This Year: Augmented Reality

BIFF be will one of the first film festivals in the world to have an augmented reality enabled printed

program, created by Pat Mallek of Boulder's Mighty Fudge Studios and Larry Miller from Edutainment Systems. Simply download the BIFF app, hold your smartphone over a film image in the program, andyou'll see the film's trailer come to life. Save the BIFF program book, it's nothing less than a technological milestone!

"We are so excited for this year's stellar lineup of films, as well as our new BIFF app and Augmented Reality printed program, said Robin Beeck, BIFF Executive Director. "We encourage everyone in Colorado and surrounding areas to visit Boulder - book a room, buy a festival pass and have a total film, technology and food immersion vacation."

Full Festival Program: The full festival program is available online and all festival tickets and passes will be on sale on Friday, February 2, 2018: www.biff1.com

Opening Night - Thursday, February 22, 5:30 PM, Boulder Theater. The festival kicks off on Thursday, February 22nd at 5:30 p.m. with an Opening Night Red Carpet Gala and Colorado Premiere screening of BORG VS MCENROE. This Opening Night feature film tells thetrue story of the epic rivalry between Swedish tennis legend Bjorn Borg and brash American John McEnroe during the 1980 Wimbledon Championships. The film stars Shia LaBeouf and Sverrir Gudnason. Tickets are $60 at www.biff1.com.

Closing Night Film and Awards- Sunday, Feb. 25, 6:15 PM, Boulder Theater. The Film Festival weekend ends with a work in progress screening of the new, Untitled James Balog Documentary, featuring stunning images from globally-acclaimed, Boulder-based photographer James Balog. For 35 years, Balog (CHASING ICE) has broken new conceptual and artistic ground on one of themost important issues of our era: human modification of our planet's natural systems. Balog innovatively combines art and Science in this documentary that reveals how environmental problems are affecting thelives of average Americans. Tickets: $20/person www.biff1.com

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