Festivus Film Festival facts for kids
| Location | Denver, Colorado, USA |
|---|---|
| No. of films | 50-60 |
| Language | International |
The Festivus Film Festival was a yearly film festival held in Denver, Colorado. It showed independent films at cool, old places in the Denver Highlands, like the Bug Theatre and the Oriental Theater.
The Festivus Film Festival started in 2008 and ran until 2013. It lasted four days and featured many kinds of films. These included longer movies, short films, animated cartoons, and music videos. It was the biggest independent film festival in Denver.
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How the Festival Started
The festival got its name from Festivus. This is a fun holiday celebrated on December 23rd. It was made popular by the TV show Seinfeld in an episode called The Strike. The festival founders really liked the Festivus motto: "Festivus for the rest of us."
The Festivus Film Festival began to show great independent films in Denver. It also wanted to give filmmakers a smart audience who loved indie movies.
Growing Bigger Each Year
The Festivus Film Festival grew a lot after it first started in 2008. In 2009, it became a four-day event. They also added special lounges for filmmakers and VIP guests at each movie spot.
In 2010, the festival showed 12 movies for the very first time anywhere in the world. Filmmakers came from far away places like Turkey and Australia to show their work. A new comedy festival called Laugh Track Comedy Festival also started in 2010. It grew out of Festivus's comedy short films section.
In 2012, MovieMaker Magazine named the Festivus Film Festival one of the "20 Coolest Film Festivals" in the country. This was a big honor!
Award-Winning Films
The Festivus Film Festival gave out awards to many amazing films each year. Here are some of the top winners:
2012 Winners
- Best Narrative Feature: Searching for Sonny
- Best Narrative Short: Science of Death
- Best Animation: 999.999.999
- Best Music Video: 100 Monkeys for Modern Times
2011 Winners
- Best Narrative Feature: Boy Wonder
- Best Narrative Short: Marisa Brown's Rain for Morgan
- Best Animation: Noella Borie's The Face Shop
- Best Music Video: Evan Nix for Tour Life (Total Ghost)
2010 Winners
- Best Narrative Feature: Racewalker
- Best Narrative Short: The Godmother
- Best Animation: Little Old Ladies
- Best Music Video: The Atro-City Sleepers
2009 Winners
- Best Narrative Feature: The Project
- Best Narrative Short: Compact Only
- Best Animation: Gerald's Last Day
- Best Music Video: Mr. Bungle - Retrovertigo
2008 Winners
- Best Narrative Feature: Wasting Away
- Best Narrative Short: Partially True Tales of High Adventure!
- Best Animation: Hope Springs Eternal
- Best Music Video: DeNardo
