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Apr 26, 2010
Best Native American Film
"On Sacred Ground"
By Charro Wongittilin
Best Student Film
"Kiddo"
By Nicholas Santos
Best Short Film
"Parking"
By Jorge Molina
Best Horror Film
"Golden Earrings"
By Marion Kerr
Best Horror Short
"Zombies And Cigarettes "
By Rafael Martinez
Best International Film
"Do Elephants Pray?"
By Paul Hills
Colorado Spotlight Award
"In Times of War: Stories of Colorado Veterans"
By Sandra Gabrych & Scott Vanordstrand
Festival Directors' Choice Award
"Brutal Beauty: Tales of the Rose City Rollers”
By Chip Mabry
Featured Native American Filmmaker
Tracy Rector
"March Point”, “Bunky Echo Hawk: Profile of a proACTIVE ARTist”, “Unreserved: The Works of Louie Gong”
Featured Filmmaker
Aloura Charles
"Reservations”, “La Magique Noire”, “Hold”
Best Documentary
"The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner"
By Daniel Junge
Best Feature Film
"Earthwork"
By Chris Ordal
Best Environmental Film
"Burning in the Sun"
By Cambria Matlow & Morgan Robinson
Best Sports/Adventure Film
"Into the Cold: A Journey of the Soul"
By Sebastian Copeland
Apr 20, 2010
Q. Where do I go to pick-up my pass?
A. The ONLY place that you can pick-up your pass is at our Festival Headquarters located at 21 N. Nevada inside CityRock.
Q. Can I purchase a pass other than online?
A. Yes, beginning at 11 AM on Friday April 23rd, you can purchase passes at CityRock. VIP passes are going quickly, so we recommend purchasing them online to ensure that you get one.
Apr 13, 2010
What else is going on during the 2010 Indie Spirit Film Festival? Check out some of the other events happening over the weekend (aside from the great films!)
FRIDAY APRIL 23rd, 2010
FESTIVAL LOUNGE 11:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Open to VIP/Filmmaker Pass holders)
- FREE coffee from Barista Espresso
- FREE water from Deep Rock
FESTIVAL LOUNGE 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Open to VIP/Filmmaker Pass holders)
- FREE food from Jason's Deli
- FREE coffee from Barista Espresso
- FREE beer from Trinity Brewing
- FREE wine from Parducci and Astoria Lounge
- FREE water from Deep Rock
FESTIVAL LOUNGE 4:00-7:00 PM LIVE MUSIC
 
FESTIVAL LOUNGE 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM (Open to VIP/Filmmaker Pass holders)
THE RED MARTINI 9:00 PM - MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT PARTY (Open to VIP/Filmmaker Pass holders)
- Sponsored by The Red Martini, Opulent Vodka, Parducci Wine, Astoria Lounge, and Libation Mechanics
LIVE MUSIC Andy McCue
FESTIVAL LOUNGE 7:00 -10:00 PM (Open to VIP/Filmmaker Pass holders)
- FREE snacks
- FREE coffee from Barista Espresso
- FREE beer from Trinity Brewing
- FREE wine from Parducci and Astoria Lounge
- FREE water from Deep Rock
photos of Lindsay Weidmann taken by Jen Suydam
SATURDAY APRIL 24th, 2010
FESTIVAL LOUNGE 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Open to VIP/Filmmaker Pass holders)
- FREE coffee from Barista Espresso
- FREE Water from Deep Rock
FESTIVAL LOUNGE 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM (Open to VIP/Filmmaker Pass holders)
- FREE food from Jimmy John's
- FREE coffee from Barista Espresso
- FREE beer from Trinity Brewing
- FREE wine from Parducci and Astoria Lounge
- FREE water from Deep Rock
EAST COAST RESTAURANT & DELI 1:00 - 2:00 PM SATURDAY FILMMAKER PANEL (FREE and Open to the Public)
"How do you enusre that your film gets seen by an audience?"
- Facilitated by Warren Epstein (The Gazette)
- Panelists
- Aloura Charles Reservations
- Paul Hills Do Elephants Pray?
- Chris Ordal Earthwork
- Marion Kerr Golden Earrings
FESTIVAL LOUNGE 9:00 PM - MIDNIGHT AFTER HOURS PARTY (Open to VIP/Filmmaker Pass holders)
LIVE MUSIC Kelly Feeley 9-10:30 PM
SUNDAY APRIL 25th, 2010
FESTIVAL LOUNGE 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM (Open to VIP/Filmmaker Pass holders)
- FREE snacks
- FREE coffee from Barista Espresso
- FREE beer from Trinity Brewing
- FREE wine from Parducci and Astoria Lounge
- FREE water from Deep Rock
EAST COAST RESTAURANT & DELI 1:00 - 2:00 PM SUNDAY FILMMAKER PANEL (FREE and Open to the Public)
The Growth and Power of Documentary Films
- Facilitated by Jill Thomas (The Colorado Springs Independent)
- Panelists
- Kaitlin Meelia Play in the Gray
- Richard Randall Bomber's Moon: Girls Beneath the Bombs
- Chip Mabry Brutal Beauty: Tales of the Rose City Rollers
- Announced soon
Mar 29, 2010
Want to know what films are screening at the 3rd Annual Indie Spirit Film Festival? The full line-up is coming soon, but here is a glimpse...
March Point (by ISFF Featured Native American Filmmaker Tracy Rector)
Do Elephants Pray? (directed by Paul Hills)
Reservations (by ISFF Featured Director Aloura Charles)
Taylor's Way (directed by Rene Brar)
Earthwork (directed by Chris Ordall)
More to come...
Jan 26, 2010
The 3rd Annual Indie Spirit Film Festival will screen a majority of its films at Kimballs Three Peak Theater this year. Along with screening horror films at the historic Lon Chaney Theatre, sponsored by Fangoria Magazine, Kimballs Theater will be the center for the festival and with the recent addition of the 3rd screen will allow for more film screenings.
"Kimball's Theater is such a great location for the Indie Spirit because it is the only independent theater in Colorado Springs," said Festival Director Chris Loud, "They do a great job of bringing in foreign, art house and independent film."
The Lon Chaney Theatre was last year's venue for the festival's horror program and is a fitting venue due to its namesake and the many ghost stories that abound regarding the building its located in.
 
Jan 26, 2010
January 31st is the final day to submit a film to the 3rd Annual Indie Spirit Film Festival.
Don't miss your opportunity to have your film considered for the upcoming festival!
Nov 20, 2009
The 3rd Annual Indie Spirit Film Festival has added two new categories for submission:
- Environmental Films
- Sports/Outdoors
"It only makes sense that we have both of these genres in our festival," says Matt Stevens, the 2010 operations director, "Colorado is the perfect place to celebrate films about the environment and the outdoors."
Other film categories for the upcoming festival are:
- Feature
- Documentary
- Colorado Spotlight
- Horror
- Shorts
- Student
- Animation
- Native American
- Foreign
Passes will go on sale soon!
Apr 27, 2009
Best Native American Film
"The Only Good Indian"
By Kevin Wilmott
Best Student Film
"Between Night"
By Scott Ballard
Best Short Film
"Lucy in the Sky"
By David Svedosh
Best Horror Film
"Finale"
By John Elfers
Best International Film
"Forgetful Not Forgotten"
By Christopher Wynn
Colorado Spotlight Award
"Looking for Roots, Finding Flowers"
By Dan Jacobson
Festival Directors' Choice Award
"Haze" (and "Indie Spirit Intro Spot")
By Pete Schuermann
Best Documentary
"Between the Folds"
By Vanessa Gould
Best Feature Film
"The Fall"
By John Krueger
Apr 22, 2009
The Hospitality Center located inside Kimball's Twin Peak Theater will be open beginning at 2:00 PM Friday, April 24th. Passes may picked up here for those attendees who have already purchased their passes online. If you don't have your pass yet, you will be able to buy your pass online or at the Hospitality Center.
Get ready for a fun weekend at the 2009 Indie Spirit Film Festival!
See you there!
Apr 16, 2009
Pete Schuermann
The filmmaker panelists for the 2009 Indie Spirit Film Festival are as follows:
Saturday April 25, 2009 1:00 PM @ Nosh Restaurant
"What is independent film?"
Moderator
Jill Thomas of the Colorado Springs Independent
Panelists
Pete Schuermann - (Director) HAZE, Evil Brain from Planet X, Jimmy Hits the Big Town
John Krueger - (Director) The Fall
Chris Wynn - (Director) Forgetful Not Forgotten
Sunday April 26, 2009 1:00 PM @ Nosh Restaurant
"What are the challenges of making independent film?"
Moderator
Warren Epstein of the Colorado Springs Gazette
Panelists
Michael Elkin - (Producer) Finale
Christopher Payne - (SFX Makeup Artist) Finale
Pete Schuermann - (Director) HAZE, Evil Brain from Planet X, Jimmy Hits the Big Town
Come join us for this opportunity to hear these filmmakers discuss topics about film and filmmaking. This is free and open to the public. Nosh will be offering a lunch special for $11. See the menu below.
Choice of:
Curried Chicken Salad Wrap
Sun-dried tomato tortilla, bell peppers, currants, cashews, greens
Manitou Veggie
Red onion, wasabi cream cheese, cucumbers, sunflower sprouts, tomatoes, multi-grain bread
Turkey Breast
Red onion, wasabi cream cheese, cucumbers, sprouts, tomatoes, multi-grain bread
Includes: Pasta Salad, Cookie a la Alicia, Soda
$11
Apr 9, 2009
To see our full schedule and films, select the FILMS tab above and 2009. If you decide to register and log in, you can mark films that you want to see and then rate them after you see them.
Just a quick reminder on pass & ticket prices...
VIP Pass - $100
Experience the most you can from the 2009 Indie Spirit Film Festival. Access to films, filmmaker lounge, a gift bag and the opening night party.
3-Day Pass - $50
This pass is recommended for filmgoers who are planning on attending the entire 3-day event.
2-Day Pass (Sat. and Sun.) - $40
This pass is recommended for film goers who are planning on attending on
Saturday AND Sunday.
1-Day Pass (Sat. or Sun.) - $30
This pass is recommended for film goers who are planning on attending on
Saturday OR Sunday.
Individual Tickets - $10
Individual tickets for films will be sold based on seat availability after pass holders have been seated.
See you at the festival!
Mar 20, 2009
The Indie Spirit Film Festival is adding two filmmaker panels for the 2009 festival, which will be co-sponsored by Nosh restaurant and the Colorado Film Commission.
We will have one filmmaker panel on Saturday afternoon and one on Sunday afternoon. The filmmaker panels will be open to the public, however, seating is limited and pass holders will be allowed in to the panel venue first.
Panel members, as well as the panel subject for each day, will be announced closer to opening day. “We have had several filmmakers ask about participating on the panel already,” said Chris Loud, ISFF Marketing Director, “and many suggestions for topics.”
Nosh is creating a special lunch menu for the event.
Feb 26, 2009
2009 Indie Spirit Film Festival Passes Now Available Online
Passes for the 2nd Annual Indie Spirit Film Festival, taking place April 24-26, 2009, are now available online.
Click here to buy passes
Jan 4, 2009
Our web designer has just launched a new website.
We are very thankful for his hardwork. Thank you!
May 1, 2008
Getting the picture
Indie Spirit Film Festival draws decent crowds
May 1, 2008
By FRANCES GOMEZTAGLE
COLORADO SPRINGS INDEPENDENT
People loved their baby.
After months of work, Jim Turner and Matt Stevens screened 80-plus movies last weekend at the first-ever Indie Spirit Film Festival ...
Click here for the complete article.
April 24, 2008
BACK LOT Colorado Springs:
3 fest films boast Colorado connections
April 24, 2008
By ANDREW WINEKE
THE GAZETTE
The new Indie Spirit Film Festival is starting off big. Big, as in 80 films being shown in seven venues over three days.
With such a smorgasbord, film lovers will have their hands full picking what they want to see...
Click here for the complete article.
April 25, 2008
KRCC RADIO: Being independent isn't always easy. Eric Shively, a first time independent filmmaker, captured the subtle joys and deep lonliness that comes with trying to fulfill your dreams on your own. Shively's film "Everyone but You," is the opening night feature for the first Annual Indie Spirit Film Festival here is Colorado Spring. KRCC's Kate Dawson met up with Shiveley and the costars of his documentary.
Click here
April 24, 2008
Picture this:
More than 80 films and dozens of filmmakers will create a scene downtown
April 24, 2008
By JILL THOMAS
COLORADO SPRINGS INDEPENDENT
When Jim Turner and Matthew Stevens meet at Kimball's Twin Peak Theater on a recent Saturday morning, Stevens sinks into a chair and hides a wide yawn. "Sorry. I was up 'til 5 a.m.," the 23-year-old admits. Working, not playing, he adds...
Click here for the complete article.
April 29, 2008
VIDEO Opening Night After Party interview with Craig Richardson on Culture Cast
Apr 22, 2008
Festival born of common passion
80 films in inaugural event
April 20, 2008 - 9:17PM
By ANDREW WINEKE
THE GAZETTE
When Matt Stevens and Jim Turner decided to start their own film festival, the plan was to start small. They sent out a solicitation for independent films, thinking they'd get maybe 50 to choose from...
Click here for the complete article.
VIDEO Interview with Andy Wineke by News 5/30 - Click Here
Apr. 2, 2008
Passes are now on sale at TicketsWest. Before you make your purchase, make sure you know which pass(es) best fit you and your guests:
1-Day is for Sunday only: the features at the Pikes Peak Center.
2-Day is for Sat. and Sun. only: shorts, docs, Native American, animation, and horrors as well as the features on Sunday.
3-Day is for ALL WEEKEND: Fri.-Sun.
VIP is for all weekend, and entrance in the opening night party and filmmakers' lounge.
Please visit the tix page to make your purchase.
Apr. 1, 2008
Indie Spirit Film Festival:
Interview with Directors Jim Turner and Matt Stevens
Share the Spirit in Colorado Springs, April 25-27 2008
By Aly Adair, published Mar 30, 2008
Total Views: 251,776 Favorited By: 93 CPs
Rating: 4.6 of 5
The Indie Spirit Film Festival will launch in Colorado Springs April 25-27, 2008. Independent filmmakers and film students from around the world are invited to submit feature films, documentaries, shorts, and animated films for screening during the festival. For more information about the Indie Spirit Film Festival, visit the film festival web site (click here) or read Aly Adair's article titled, "Indie Spirit Film Festival Debuts in 2008 at Colorado Springs" (click here)...
Click here for the rest of the article.
Apr. 1, 2008
Arlene just passed along an article with film we selected for the 2008 ISFF, Canvas. I hope everyone gets a chance to read it and check out Canvas on April 26. Click here for the article.
Mar. 29, 2008
I met with Eric Shiveley (and Señor Chipo) today; director and producer of "Everyone But You". He and Chipo are just as amazing in person as they are in their movie. Here's a clip of "Everyone But You" I found on YouTube.
Mar. 29, 2008
Indie Spirit is looking for energetic and personable individuals to bring the joy of a film festival to Colorado Springs. We are looking for volunteers to help for the weekend of April 25-27, 2008. Indie Spirit needs help with box office, tickets, gates and catering. For more information, click here.
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