News

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...

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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
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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)...

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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.