BEST OF THE FEST at the Lyric, June 19 - July 2

6/12/2009. The TriMedia Film Festival and the Lyric Cinema Cafe are pleased to announce "The Best of the Fest" at the Lyric, June 19 through July 2. See two weeks of award-winning films from the TriMedia Film Festival, including feature films such as Tomorrow is Today and Coyote, documentaries, and the very popular short films, such as Hope Springs Eternal and Trail End. See the complete schedule here, and see the Lyric's Web site for show times and ticket prices. This is your chance see your favorite films, plus some you may have missed, from the first three years of the festival, and to support this year's festival as well.

See you at the movies!

And the Award Goes to...

4/10/2009. The TriMedia Film Festival is pleased to announce that Jacob Swain of Fort Collins, CO is the winner of the 2009 festival poster contest. We had a number of strong entries, and the judges had a difficult time choosing from among them (a nice problem to have, we think). You'll start seeing the new design in ads, emails, and flyers, and when the poster itself comes out in August. For those of you who entered this year, thank you, and please consider submitting again next year.

Deadline Extended for 2009 Poster Contest

2/18/2009. The The deadline for the 2009 TriMedia Film Festival poster contest has been extended to 13 March 2009. Don't forget, the winning designer gets $100 and two tickets to the opening gala film. See all the details here.
 
 
 

Valentine Film and Celebration, 13 Feb. 2009

2009 Poster Contest - $100 Prize!

1/2/2009. The TriMedia Film Festival announces its annual contest to design the 2009 festival poster. See all the details here, and start sketching your design ideas today. Entries must be received by Friday, 13 February 2009, and we'll announce the winner the following week. And did we mention that the winning designer gets $100 and two tickets to the opening gala film?

TriMedia Film Festival at First Night - Dec. 31

12/24/2008. Every year, the Fort Collins Downtown Business Association organizes First Night, the family-friendly alternative for partying on New Year's Eve. The TriMedia Film Festival is honored to be asked to participate again this year. We'll be at the Lyric Cinema Cafe, Second Theatre, and here's our schedule:

• 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Family Films: IndieKid Films (from the Family Fun Fest presented by the Bohemian Foundation)
• 6:45 - 7:15 p.m. Animated Family Films: "Pupsock & Wendall," "Envious Heart," and "What Are You, Anyways?"
• 7:30 - 8:00 p.m. TV Pilot: "Bed of Dreams" (2008 Audience Choice Award for Best TV Pilot)
• 8:15 - 8:45 p.m. Documentary Short Films: "Grandma Goth" and "Self Portrait with Cows Going Home"
• 9:00 - 9:30 p.m. Dramatic Short Film: "Small Dark Places" (2008 Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film)

You can also see some short comedies from the TMFF at the Lyric's First Theatre:

• "For a Few Marbles More" (Netherlands)
• "Doink!" (Colorado; 2008 Audience Choice Award for Best Student Film)
• "Damfino" (Colorado; 2008 Jury Award for Best Student Film)
• "Cold Toes Afoot" (Colorado)
• "Hope Springs Eternal," (California; 2008 Jury Award for Best Short Film)
• "Graham and Alice" (England)

Admission to First Night Fort Collins requires the purchase of a $10 button, with children 6 and under free when accompanied by a paying adult. There are a limited number of buttons on sale this year, only 3,500 will be sold for First Night Fort Collins 2009. Buttons are on sale at all Fort Collins, Windsor, and Loveland King Soopers, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Downtown, and the Lincoln Center Box Office.

What's New at the TriMedia Film Festival

Updated 12/22/2008. We'd like to thank everyone who helped make the 2008 festival possible, including our audiences, volunteers, staff, sponsors, and visiting guest artists. We hope you had as much fun as we did, and put us on your calendar for next year's festival, September 11-13, 2009.
  
While this is the (relatively) quiet time for the TriMedia Film Festival, it doesn't mean we're not doing anything. We're planning for two upcoming events, our appearance at First Night in Fort Collins on Dec. 31, and our "Valentine Film and Celebration" fundraiser, which includes a showing of "Adventures of Power," sweet and savory treats, wine, and an exclusive silent auction at the Rialto in Loveland on Feb. 13. And of course, our call for entries for film, TV, and theatre will open Feb. 1.
  
By the way, if you took photos at the TriMedia Film Festival and are willing to share, we'd love to put them up on a new "Gallery" page we're creating for the site. We'll put up photos for each year's festival, and happily give you photo credits if you'd like. Please send us a note via our "Contact Us" form and we'll tell you where to send the photos.

2008 TriMedia Film Festival Awards

9/7/2008.The TriMedia Film Festival is pleased to announce the winning entries in the 2008 festival:

Jury Award - Best Short Documentary

Flowers of Rwanda David Muñoz

Audience Choice Award - Best Short Documentary

On the Line Mark Crawford

Jury Award - Best Feature Documentary

Oh Father, Where Art Thou? Luke Neal & Nancy Rugart

Audience Choice Award - Best Feature Documentary

Who Killed Janet Chandler? David Schock

Jury Award - Best Short Film

Hope Springs Eternal Ron Noble

Audience Choice Award - Best Short Film

Small Dark Places Susie Watson

Jury Award - Best TV Pilot/Special

Betrothed Emily Sheskin

Audience Choice Award - Best TV Pilot/Special

Bed of Dreams Art Thomas & Annie Schlax

Jury Award - Best Feature Film

Adventures of Power Chris Woodrow

Audience Choice Award - Best Feature Film

The Collective Judson Morgan & Kelly Overton

Jury Award - Best Student Film

Damfino Connor Anderson

Audience Choice Award - Best Student Film

Doink! Rachel Joyce

Jury Award - Best Theatre

The Painter Written by Peter DeAnello

Audience Choice Award - Best Theatre

Benny Written by Stephanie Anderson

Jury Award - Best Actor - TV & Film

Mark Webber Just Like the Son

Audience Choice Award - Best Actor - Theatre

Megan Heffernan Hold It, Match.Mom, Ray & Maddie

Director's Award - Best of the Festival

Outsource Dan Trezise

Audience Choice Award - Best of the Festival
Presented by the Fort Collins Film Commission

Coyote Brian Peterson, Brett Spackman, & Chris Wyatt

 

Congratulations!
 

See the complete 2008 festival schedule!