The Vail Film Festival

Move over Sundance - there's a new ski town film festival on the circuit it's moving up the ranks and bringing in the crowds from all around.. The Vail Film Festival returns for it's 11th annual year and today marks the kickoff day. The event is ripe with entertainment as the festival activities include film screenings, panel discussions, live music, nightly galas, and the filmmaker reception. The Colorado Film Institute is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization dedicated to fostering independent cinema. The Colorado Film Institute’s primary initiatives are to promote the art of film by providing a screening platform for aspiring filmmakers and by providing a gathering place for film enthusiasts. The event hopes to foster new filmmakers by offering industry access, expertise and education as well as entertain the myriad of film festival attendees and provide a creative outlet for the film world's storytellers and innovators.

The event will be held between two locations, The Four Seasons Hotel in Vail and the Vail Mountain School.  A full schedule can be found here.

Keep this on the D.L., but each year the event hosts an impressive amount of famous celebrities and this year is no exception.  Some of the well-known speakers and attendees from years' past have included Kate Bosworth, Zach Braff, Jane Seymour, Luke Wilson, Adrian Grenier, Olivia Wilde, Tiffani Amber Thiessen and many more. 

The event includes Narrative Features, Documentaries, Short Films, and Oscar Student Films.

Luxury lodging and accommodations for the Vail Film Festival can be found at http://travelenvogue.com.  Hope to see you there!

 For more information on the event, visit the events website by clicking here.