Photo Credit: Alan Markfield; Courtesy of Black Bear
Red Carpet Gala & Film
Join us as we come together to celebrate the 2026 Boulder International Film Festival, and help us welcome our visiting filmmakers to Boulder! Your opening night ticket includes TWO pre-film parties at the Hotel Boulderado and Rembrandt Yard. Attendees will enjoy delicious food from Auguste Escoffier, Savory Catering and Pasta Jay’s. We’ll have wine, local beers, and specialty cocktails from WhistlePig, plus a spectacular dessert display from Viennese Hour. Live performances include Rex Peoples & XFactr at Hotel Boulderado and Chantil & the Dukes of Art at Rembrandt Yard. As we wrap up the pre-film festivities, a brass band will lead attendees and revelers “second-line”-style to the Boulder Theater for the screening of Tuner.
Join us as we come together to celebrate the 2026 Boulder International Film Festival, and help us welcome our visiting filmmakers to Boulder! Your opening night ticket includes TWO pre-film parties at the Hotel Boulderado and Rembrandt Yard. Attendees will enjoy delicious food from Auguste Escoffier, Savory Catering and Pasta Jay’s. We’ll have wine, local beers, and specialty cocktails from WhistlePig, plus a spectacular dessert display from Viennese Hour. Live performances include Rex Peoples & XFactr at Hotel Boulderado and Chantil & the Dukes of Art at Rembrandt Yard. As we wrap up the pre-film festivities, a brass band will lead attendees and revelers “second-line”-style to the Boulder Theater for the screening of Tuner.
TUNER
US, Feature Film, 109 minutes, 2025
In Tuner, Academy Award-winning director Daniel Roher’s first narrative feature, Leo Woodall stars as a gifted young piano tuner whose heightened sense of hearing draws the attention of criminals, who see his talents as useful for opening safes as well as for tuning Steinways. With his once-promising musical career over, he works across New York with his mentor Harry Horowitz (Academy Award-winner Dustin Hoffman), encountering a range of characters, including composition student Ruthie (Havana Rose Liu), with whom he forges an unexpected connection. Niki’s safecracking work threatens his budding romance with Ruthie and pulls him into increasingly dangerous territory. Blending romance, drama, and the taut suspense of a heist thriller, Tuner also features performances from Tony Award-winner Tovah Feldshuh, Lior Raz, and Jean Reno.
Directed by Daniel Roher
Produced by JoAnne Sellar, Lila Yacoub, Teddy Schwarzman, Michael Heimler
Boulder Premiere
TUNER
US, Feature Film, 109 minutes, 2025
In Tuner, Academy Award-winning director Daniel Roher’s first narrative feature, Leo Woodall stars as a gifted young piano tuner whose heightened sense of hearing draws the attention of criminals, who see his talents as useful for opening safes as well as for tuning Steinways. With his once-promising musical career over, he works across New York with his mentor Harry Horowitz (Academy Award-winner Dustin Hoffman), encountering a range of characters, including composition student Ruthie (Havana Rose Liu), with whom he forges an unexpected connection. Niki’s safecracking work threatens his budding romance with Ruthie and pulls him into increasingly dangerous territory. Blending romance, drama, and the taut suspense of a heist thriller, Tuner also features performances from Tony Award-winner Tovah Feldshuh, Lior Raz, and Jean Reno.
Directed by Daniel Roher
Produced by JoAnne Sellar, Lila Yacoub, Teddy Schwarzman, Michael Heimler
Boulder Premiere
Friday April 10, 2026
Tickets - $120 (+ online fees) / Free For Passholders
– 5:00 pm – 6:45 pm: Pre-Film parties at Hotel Boulderado and Rembrandt Yard
– 6:30 pm: Doors open at Boulder Theater
– 7:15 pm: Film Screening Tuner
*Once a ticket is purchased, seats may not be moved.
*NO REFUNDS. PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
*NO REFUNDS. PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
*Ticket Packs are not redeemable for this event.
Photo Courtesy of Black Bear
Friday April 10, 2026
Tickets - $120 (+ online fees) / Free For Passholders
– 5:00 pm – 6:45 pm: Pre-Film parties at Hotel Boulderado and Rembrandt Yard
– 6:30 pm: Doors open at Boulder Theater
– 7:15 pm: Film Screening Tuner
*Once a ticket is purchased, seats may not be moved.
*NO REFUNDS. PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
*NO REFUNDS. PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
*Ticket Packs are not redeemable for this event.
Photo Courtesy of Black Bear
Thank You to Our Opening Night Sponsors
Thank You to Our Opening Night Sponsors
