BOULDER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL KICKS OFF 2022
FESTIVAL WITH “THE DUKE,” A LIGHT-HEARTED WHODUNIT STARRING JIM BROADBENT AND HELEN MIRREN
BOULDER, Colo. (January 25, 2022) – The Boulder International Film Festival is excited to launch the 2022 festival with The Duke, a loveable British comedy-drama directed by Roger Michell and starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren. The Duke is based on the true story from 1961 when Kempton Bunton, a 60-year-old taxi driver, stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on the condition that the government invest more in care for the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend and gives a shining example of how the actions of each and every one of us can make a difference and change society for the better.
“We’re thrilled to feature The Duke on Opening Night. It’s an entertaining, delightful film, featuring standout performances by Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren, two of our industry’s most talented actors,” says Robin Beeck, BIFF’s Executive Director. “It’s going to be a very special and fun Opening Night for our 18th year.”
BIFF 2022 is slated for March 3-6 and brings films, filmmakers and fans together from around the world to Boulder, Colorado, for a four-day celebration of diversity in film.
Friday March 4, 2022 Opening Night Details
Feature Film: The Duke, 96 minutes, courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Opening Night Red Carpet Gala
7:00 pm: Doors Open at Boulder Theater
7:30 pm: Opening Remarks; The Duke
BIFF Opening Night Red Carpet Gala, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Opening night includes two pre-film parties at the Hotel Boulderado and Rembrandt Yard Art Gallery and Event Center. Attendees will enjoy delicious food, live music, wines from Winc/Natural Merchants and Bookcliff Vineyards, local craft beers and hard seltzer from Upslope Brewing, and specialty cocktails from WhistlePig Rye Whiskey. Long-time Boulder favorite Pasta Jay’s Catering will provide Italian signature dishes and house-made specialties. The parties will also feature specialty foods served by the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts and Savory Cuisines Catering.
The parties feature live music by The Mark Diamond Trio and Gonzalo Teppa. The Guerilla Fanfare Brass Band will lead attendees and revelers to the Boulder Theater for the screening.
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Ticket Details
Tickets are $95 each (reserved seating only, free for Festival passholders with RSVP) and ON SALE Tuesday, January 25, at 12:00 pm at biff1.com.
The entire program will be announced, with tickets on sale, Friday, February 11. Anyone attending in-person films and events at BIFF 2022 will be required to show proof of full COVID vaccination prior. BIFF will be following all safety guidelines that are in place at venues and from state and local government at the time of the Festival.
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About the Boulder International Film Festival The Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) brings films and filmmakers from around the world to Boulder, Colorado, for a four-day celebration of the art of cinema. BIFF attracts more than 20,000 film enthusiasts, media and industry members annually and takes place from March 3-6, 2022. For tickets and more information, go to biff1.com. Follow BIFF on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
BIFF Sponsors BIFF 2022 is generously supported by: KUNC and 105.5 The Colorado Sound, The Daily Camera, Hotel Boulderado, St Julien Hotel & Spa, Vermilion Design + Digital, Audi Flatirons, Daryl Smith, RE/MAX of Boulder, Millstone Evans Group, 5280 Magazine, Chautauqua, CBS4, The Post Brewing Co., Rick Baker Insurance, Pasta Jay’s, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, WhistlePig Rye Whiskey, Winc Natural Merchants, Trident Café & Bookstore, RiverCloud Media, City of Boulder, Brock Media, First Western Trust, Upslope Brewing Company, Todd Reed, Whole Foods, Savory Cuisines, LIV Sotheby’s, Kingsbery CPAs, Longmont Museum, Rembrandt Yard Art Gallery & Event Center, Spacefarmer Productions, Stylus Creative, Travel Boulder, Frasier, Our Secure Future, The Spotted James, A-Lodge, and Unico.