17th Annual
Boulder International Film Festival
June 24 - June 27, 2021

The Boulder International Film Festival brings films and filmmakers from around the world to Boulder for a four-day celebration of the art of cinema. BIFF consistently features a wide variety of films from local, national, and international filmmakers, including many that have gone on to significant box-office success and multiple Oscar nominations. Adding to the BIFF experience are events featuring nationally renowned chefs, filmmaker happy hours, multiple opening night galas, talented musicians and much more. The Festival attracts more than 25,000 film enthusiasts, media and industry each year. BIFF has been proud to host and celebrate some of film’s most talented people, including Alec Baldwin, James Franco, Shirley MacLaine, Alan Arkin, Martin Sheen, Oliver Stone, William H. Macy, Peter Fonda, Chevy Chase, David Crosby, Emilio Estevez, Jakob Dylan, and many more.

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Sponsor the BIFF Drive-In!

Best CineCHEF: Becca Henry Executive Chef, ChoLon Modern Asian - Stapleton

Best Short Documentary: LIV

Best Short Film: Nefta Football Club

Best Animated Short: The Bird and the Whale

Best Adventure Short: 8000+

Impact Film: The Social Dilemma

Best Documentary: I Am Not Alone

Best Feature: The Personal History of David Copperfield

People's Choice Award - Short Film: LIV

People's Choice Award - Feature Length Film: I Am Not Alone

GRAND JURY PRIZE BEST SHORT FILM $3,000: Nefta Football Club

GRAND JURY PRIZE FEATURE LENGTH FILM $10,000: Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
This includes the Innovative Achievement Award to Director Daniel Roher

From BIFF Founders Robin and Kathy,

Here we go on another adventure – the BIFF Drive-In! Who doesn’t have great memories of the Drive-In? But this is something we have never done before, so we’ll all be doing it together for the first time. We’ll ask you to have something that’s been in short supply – patience, while we work out the kinks the first few times. And as always, your feedback is appreciated – indeed, it’s how we’ve gotten better and better over these many years.

Our programming team (Robin and Shawna) are already hard at work. We’re going to bring you BIFF favorites from past years, a few classics, and also some new films that haven’t screened in Boulder. And as a non-profit, we’re also hoping our loyal sponsors and donors (and some new ones!) will help us bring you this entertaining and wonderfully nostalgic experience for the next three months. (Click here for sponsor info, or write Chris at chris@biff1.com.)

Special thanks to the City of Boulder and the Boulder Municipal Airport for being so supportive of our effort to bring the community together once again for a common joy – great film. And to our faithful staff and volunteers, who jump right in as they always do. So buckle up (actually, you don’t have to be buckled up at the Drive-In!) and join us on what’s sure to be a fun summer ride!

Join Us!
Boulder Municipal Airport

Saturday evenings
Music and show times vary with the sunset.
Please check individual program schedules for this week’s times.

Program and Tickets Here