TheVail Film Festival is an independentfilm festival that has taken place annually inVail, Colorado since 2004. The 21st annual Vail Film Festival will likely take place in December 7-10 2024.
The festival was founded bySean Cross andScott Cross. The Cross brothers serve as co-executive directors of the festival, with Corinne Hara serving as festival director since 2018. The festival is produced by the Colorado Film Institute, a501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting independent film.[1]
The Vail Film Festival is the sister festival of the Los Cabos International Film Festival,[2] also co-founded byScott Cross, andSean Cross.
Held in the largest ski resort in theUnited States, the festival draws attendees and filmmakers from across the United States and around the world. Since inception, the festival has drawn more than 150,000 attendees and over 3000 filmmakers, including high-profile celebrities and international media attention.
In 2007,MovieMaker Magazine rated the Vail film festival as one of the top 10 best destination film festivals in the world.[3] It is also the only one to have partnered withBono'sProduct Red initiative, whereby the festival donates 25% of pass sales to theGlobal Fund to fight AIDS in Africa.[4]
Films screened at the festival have includedSlow West, starringMichael Fassbender,Enemy, starringJake Gyllenhaal,Before Sunset, starringEthan Hawke andJulie Delpy, and the directorial debuts ofDavid Duchovny (House of D),Luke Wilson(The Wendell Baker Story),Anna Rezan andTiffany Thiessen. The festival has also screened a number of studio films, includingKnocked Up, andForgetting Sarah Marshall.
Past award recipients and special guests include actorKaren Allen, actorMadison Davenport, actorKrysten Ritter, actorJosh Lucas, actorKate Bosworth,Allison Janney, directorTate Taylor, actor/directorMichael Imperioli, producerEdward R. Pressman, actor/directorLuke Wilson, actorWilliam Forsythe (actor), actorSophia Bush, actorHayden Panettiere, actor/writer/directorHarold Ramis, actor/director/producerTim Daly, directorTao Ruspoli, actorOlivia Wilde, actorJesse Eisenberg, actorJeremy Davies, actor/directorZach Braff, actor/producerJane Seymour (actress), actorAdrian Grenier, actorMichelle Monaghan, and filmmakerKevin Smith.
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