Durango Film offers freebies Wednesday

Durango Film offers freebies Wednesday

Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary

Durango Film offers freebies Wednesday

If you go

The films: Of the 300-400 films that filmmakers submitted, 91 made it into this year’s festival. Durango Film Executive Director Joanie Fraughton is most excited about the “awesome” shorts, including the Academy Award-nominated “The Damkeeper,” on the family program. A few other films on her “must-see” list include the feature-length animated adult film “Cheatin” by filmmaker Bill Plympton and the “very timely” feature documentary film “Amina Profile” that just premiered at Sundance, exploring the topic, “How do you trust someone you meet on the internet?” Check out the whole lineup of films at http://durangofilm.org/wp/2015-films/
The filmmakers: More than 30 filmmakers are expected to attend this year’s festival. Pass-holders get to schmooze with them at the Meet the Filmmakers Party from 5-9 p.m. Friday at the Irish Embassy Pub Ambassador’s Lounge, 900 Main Ave.
Free movie night: 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Gaslight Theatre. This is the fifth year in a row that Durango Film has been offering free flicks for the community on the Wednesday night of festival week. Free (of course) and open to the public.
Craft beer and culinary crawl: 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday. Sample craft beers from Durango breweries paired with appetizers from talented local chefs. Pairings will take place at five locations. Start wherever you like and crawl to all locations within the allotted time. For any festival pass-holders. Must be 21 or older.
Panels and workshops: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Henry Strater Theatre, 699 Main Ave. This year’s offerings include a filmmaker’s panel featuring speakers from FX Networks and the vice president of programming for CBS; a casting panel with talent agents who will dish on how to be successful in auditions; a student panel with student filmmakers from the Sante Fe University of Art and Design; and a screenwriters panel with Emmy-nominated writer Rich Henrich leading a discussion on writer’s block. Free and open to the public.

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