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boulder international film festival

 The Boulder International Film Festival has developed a reputation as one
 of the most influential film festivals in the U.S. and for producing huge, passionate
 audiences. Welcome to Boulder. Welcome to BIFF .
                                     #1 Most Creative City                                                                Potential for 1:1
            $10,000 Grand Jury Prize
                      Richard Florida, The Rise of the Creative Class
                                               Dailybeast.com 2012                                                       media interviews with
                                                                                                                        the film’s director,
            Best Feature      Length
                   Happiest and    HealthiestFilm City
                     Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index,                                                               producer, actors/subjects.
                                                     February 2010

                                                                        More than 100 million
                                                                          More than
                                                                        media        100 million
                                                                               impressions
                                                                                                                  IN THE NEWS

                                                                          media impressions are                   BIFF staff and the Festival's
                                                                        are expected
                                                                          expected       for2020.
                                                                                   for BIFF                       PR firm, work diligently to bring
                                            fESTIval daTES              BIFF 2015.
                                                                              2014.                               recognition to the Festival AND
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                                                     2020                                                         to individual films and filmmak-
                                                                        The Festival has been
                                                                                         been covered
                                                                                              covered in:
                                                                                                       in:
                                            fIlm forEcaST                                                         ers. Proactively connecting with
                                                                        The Hollywood Reporter
                                                                                      Reporter
                         50 -70 films from 25 countries                 The Washington Post                       national and local journalists
                                                     vENuES             The New York Times                        via traditional and online media
                               Historic Boulder Theater;                Indiewire
                        eTown Hall, Boulder High School                                                           sources, we maximize your film’s
                                                                        Moviemaker
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                       aTTENdaNcE forEcaST 25,000+                      and                                       presence at the Festival.
                                                                        and numerous
                                                                             numerous Colorado
                                                                                      Colorado outlets.
                                                                                               outlets.
                                                                        among
                                                                        among many
                                                                              many other
                                                                                   other national
                                                                                         national publications.
                                                                                                  publications.
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s ta n d u p
   If happiness is a state of mind,
    then Boulder, CO is its capital.
                                        CBS Sunday Morning, May 2011

BIG, LOVING BOULDER AUDIENCES                                                                               prE - rElEaSE ScrEENINgS

Each year, BIFF surpasses attendance records with audiences          BIFF has developed international       The Festival has been proud to host pre-release screenings from:
drawn from the huge, upscale, urban, film-hip Boulder-Denver         recognition as a showcase for the      Paramount Pictures
                                                                                                            Columbia Pictures
metro area, and film lovers from around the country and around       best new films by today’s most         Fox Searchlight
the world. Festival events, parties, films, and workshops are con-   talented filmmakers. An exceptional    Universal Pictures
veniently located within a 4-block radius of the legendary Pearl     number of films have gone from         MGM
                                                                     early screenings at BIFF to signifi-   Warner Brothers
Street Mall in Boulder. Our main venue, the historic Boulder
                                                                                                            Sony Pictures Classics
Theater, is an art-deco masterpiece that unites the past with the    cant box office success and mul-       IFC
present in one exceptional space.                                    tiple Oscar nominations.               Milllenium Entertainment
                                                                                                            among many others.
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                                                                                                                                   BIFF knows how
                                                                                                                                   to market itself,
                                                                                                                                   and most of all,
                                                                                                                                  how to reach and
                                                                                                                                      engage its
                                                                                                                                    core audience.
                                                                                                                                           ~ indieWIRE

   statistics                                       We loved screening our film Keep On Keepin' On at the Boulder International
   bouldEr dEmograpHIcS
   Population: 103,650
                                                        Film Festival. We were grateful to have our film play in the company of so
   University Students: 30,000
                                                     many wonderful films. Following Tribeca, our film is being distributed now by
   Bachelor’s degree or higher: 69%
                                                     Radius TWC and we couldn't be happier with the path it’s on and appreciate
   Graduate/professional degree: 33%
                                                                               our start at the Boulder International Film Festival.
   Median Household Income: $57,231                                                                                  ~ Paula DuPre' Pesmen, Producer
   Median Age: 29
   f I l m f E S T I va l d E m o g r a p H I c S
   Highly-educated, high-income, well-informed,
                                                           4 days of films + makers + conversation + controversy = community
   younger than audiences of traditional arts.
                                                                                    one of the
   40% have Masters Degrees
   50% earn $60,000+                                                                “25 Coolest Film Festivals”
                                                                                           MovieMaker Magazine (Summer 2009)
   SpoNSor ImprESSIoNS
   TV Commercials: approx. 825,000 impressions
                                                                                    one of the
   Print Ads: Distribution 50,000 each
   Program: Distribution: 60,000                                                    “25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee”
                                                                                            MovieMaker Magazine (Spring 2011)
   In-Theater (logo, trailer, banners): 25,000+
   Online: 7 million hits per year
   Media Impressions: 100 million
         impressions: 100,000   million
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luminaries   THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN PROUD TO HOST MANY SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDING:

                Kennedy Center Honoree and Oscar winner Shirley MacLaine
                Winner of over 70 major film awards Martin Sheen
                Oscar-nominated actor William H. Macy
                Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone
                Oscar-nominated actor James Franco
                Oscar-nominated actor Alec Baldwin
                Oscar-nominated actor Alan Arkin
                Oscar-nominated actor Bruce Dern
                Oscar-nominated actor Elliott Gould
                Golden Globe-nominated actor Maria Bello
                Emmy Award-winning actor Blythe Danner
                Award-winning Actor/Director Emilio Estevez
                Legendary actor and comedian Chevy Chase
                Oscar-nominee Eric Roberts
                Actor Patrick Warburton
                Presidential Medal of Freedom Honoree Congressman John Lewis
                Legendary Musician David Crosby
                Oscar-nominated writer/director Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich, 28 Days)
                Oscar-nominated writer/director/producer Lawrence Kasdan (The Big Chill, Raiders of the Lost Ark)
                Producer Anthony Bregman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Brother’s McMullen)
                Disney filmmaker and producer Don Hahn (The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Maleficent)
                Filmmakers Michael and Mark Polish, “The Polish Brothers” (Twin Falls Idaho, Northfork)
                Editor/director/producer Jon Poll (Meet the Fockers, Austin Powers, The 40-Year-Old Virgin)
                Hollywood screenwriter John August (Big Fish, Corpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
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livinitup

                                                                  The Worst-dressed City That Looks Best Naked GQ Magazine, July 2011

        there is no town that offers so much , on so many levels , to so many people .

            WORLD-CLASS CITY + BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS
            Located at the edge of the Rocky Mountains, perennial “Best-Town-in-America” Boulder, Colorado is a fun, easy-going,
            international city with top-tier restaurants, hotels, galleries and unique shops, not to mention hundreds of miles of running,
            skiing and hiking trails... all surrounded by a scenic 46,000-acre moat of gorgeous Boulder Open Space.

                   #1 Most Creative City Richard Florida, The Rise of the Creative Class / Dailybeast.com   2012   getting around – a snap!
                   Happiest and Healthiest City Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, February 2010                  Boulder is conveniently:
bravo boulder Q    America’s Foodiest Town 2010 Bon Appetit, October 2010                                          45 minutes from Denver International Airport
                                                                                                                   2 hours from Vail
                   Healthiest Towns in the U.S. Men’s Health 2010                                                  3 hours from Aspen
                   America’s Smartest City Forbes Magazine, December 2006, February 2008                           30 minutes from Eldora
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                                   Let’s face it. It’s easy to party when there are just so many reasons to celebrate at BIFF.
                                   PASSION. For world-class films and unforgettable stories.
                                   Films that move mountains and create change with a call to action.
                                   Films that make you laugh. Filmmakers from around the world.

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