Join us at the Historic Park Theatre as we present awards for the best feature film, short film, documentary, and student film. Estes Park's version of Oscar night comes alive at this premier gala!! Tickets are $30 until September 10th and $35 starting September 11th. Space to this event is very limited. So reserve your spot in advance and save! (Food & Drinks will be provided) Immediately following the awards ceremony we will present our closing night film.

Join us at the Park Theatre for this free event that will give festival attendees a chance to meet the creative geniuses behind some of the films we are presenting at the festival. Each filmmaker will describe the process that went into creating their film as well as provide insight into the journey they had to take to get their film from script to screen. Afterwards we will give the audience a chance to ask their own questions to the filmmakers in a Festival Q & A. Join us at the Estes Park Film Festival Filmmakers’ Panel “From Script to Screen” where you can learn the magic of making movies!! Attendance is FREE. No registration required.

Join us for this interactive event that will bring festival attendees, industry professionals, and film students together for a chance to enjoy some of the newest student films from across the country! Afterwards, everyone will be able to discuss, provide feedback, and rate each film. The Student Film with the highest audience rating will be awarded the best Student Film Award at the EPFF Awards Gala on September 20 at the Historic Park Theatre. Film in this program: Christmas Thieves,Story of Erica,In Search of Captain Kidd,Childhood Fears,Out of the Ashes: South Korea in the Park Chung Hee Era,Une Vignette de Mélancolie,& In the Dark

“Adobo” tells the darkly comic story of a twenty-something Philippina, Delia (Rae Toledo), living in Boulder, Colorado. While on her daily jogs, Delia is constantly threatened by neighborhood dogs and their irresponsible owners. Enraged by her clueless neighbors, Chad (Mike Black), and Allan (Mike Stricker), she plots revenge. – a delicious revenge that exploits a culinary stereotype of the Philippines...

All is well in quiet suburbia. Until 12 year-old Alex goes for a forbidden swim unlocking a world of danger and surprise. Official Selection of the 2009 Slamdance Film Festival.

A lonely hitchhiker finds herself being stalked by a serial killer. With no help in sight, she has only herself to depend on.

A washer and dryer go downtown to an exclusive dance club for a night of out of control partying.

Painter John Baeder’s passionate interest in diners has led him to become the preeminent chronicler of a uniquely American form of roadside architecture. As New York Times art critic John Russell noted, “John lives, dreams, and paints diners. He loves diners, and it shows.” But beyond the actual buildings, it’s the experience of these places that’s of ultimate importance to him – the food, the stories, and the people. His greatest achievement lies not in what he records but in what he inspires: he doesn’t just lead us to warm memories of better times, he evokes better tastes and smells as well. This isn’t hyperrealism. This is magic. This film captures that magic and places John's work firmly in the forefront of American painting today.

An enchanted comedy about romantic evenings gone wrong, true love and magical bathtubs.