Festivals · Denver Metro
49th Denver Film Festival
Oct 22 – Nov 1, 2026 · Opening night Thu, Oct 22
Sie FilmCenter, Ellie Caulkins Opera House, MCA Denver at the Holiday Theater, Denver Museum of Nature & Science · Denver
The three public screenings at the Ellie have a pay-what-you-can allotment. Some other screenings offer limited sliding-scale tickets.
129 features, docs, and shorts across Denver, Oct 22 through Nov 1. Schedule and tickets are at denverfilm.org.
The 49th Denver Film Festival runs Thursday, Oct 22 through Sunday, Nov 1, 2026. Denver Film's Oct 3 press release announced 129 features, docs, and shorts at the Sie FilmCenter, the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, MCA Denver at the Holiday Theater, and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
Highlights named in that release:
- Opening night, Oct 22: "I Play Rocky" from Peter Farrelly, at the Ellie
- Centerpieces, Oct 24: Tony Gilroy's "Behemoth!" (Pedro Pascal) and Danny Boyle's "Ink"
- Closing night, Oct 31: James Gray's "Paper Tiger" (Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Miles Teller)
- Honorees include Carrie Coon, John Cho, and Fred Hechinger
The three public screenings at the Ellie have a pay-what-you-can ticket allotment, and some other screenings offer limited sliding-scale tickets. The full schedule and tickets are at denverfilm.org.