The Denver Film Festival, produced by the Denver Film Society, announced today the full schedule for the Festival AnneX. New to the Festival this year, the Festival AnneX is housed at the recently renovated McNichols Civic Center Building.
 
The AnneX will serve as a hub for Festival activities, highlighting the intersection of film, art, performance and technology. The venue will be open to the public daily, offering panel discussions, creative conversations, digital product displays, a public lounge with happy hour specials and a virtual reality experience. Presented by VR/AR Play Place and SeriesFest Season Two, the general public will get a chance to experience virtual and augmented reality through the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift platforms.
 
“We could not be more thrilled to activate the McNichols Civic Center Building for this year’s Denver Film Festival,” says Director of Development, Patrick O’Brien. “The Festival AnneX is an opportunity for the creative community and general public to gather, learn and experience together the latest trends as it relates to art and filmmaking, while helping the uninitiated dip their toe in the sometimes intimidating Festival waters.”
 
The Denver Film Festival will open Wednesday, November 2 with a sold out presentation of LA LA LAND. During the 12-days, DFF39 will present more than 200 titles representing local, national and international independent films, as well as industry panels, workshops, achievement awards and tributes; featuring more than 130 filmmakers in-person. Festival packages, a limited number of tickets to Red Carpet presentations of LION and THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN & individual tickets are on sale now at www.denverfilm.org and in-person at the Sie FilmCenter (2510 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80206) box office.
 

FULL FESTIVAL ANNEX SCHEDULE

 
AARP PRESENTS MOVIES FOR GROWN UPS: Stop by for free popcorn and to meet the AARP team, learn about Movies for Grownups and its free movie screenings plus what AARP CO is doing in your community.
 
Free and open to the public on the following dates:
Friday, November 4 from 3:00pm – 9:00pm
Saturday, November 5 at 11am – LIFE REIMAGINED PANEL
Saturday, November 5 from 12:00pm – 7:00pm
Sunday, November 6 from 12:00pm – 7:00pm
Friday, November 11 from 3:00pm – 9:00pm
Saturday, November 12 from 12:00pm – 7:00pm
 
ARGONAUT WINE & LIQUOR LOUNGE: Presented by Argonaut Wine & Liquor, with happy hour specials featuring wines from Robert Mondavi Private Select and beer from Great Divide Brewing Co. Happy Hour from 4 – 7pm. Beer selections from Great Divide Brewing Co. $3. Wine selections from Robert Mondavi Private Select $5. Food & beverage tastings on select days throughout the Festival as well as daily prize drawings.
 
CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS: DFF39 presents an array of thought-provoking panels around the art and business of film. Tickets $8 DFS Member / $11 Non-Member.
 
ART VS. THE ARTIST – Thursday, November 10 at 6:00pm
BOLD PRODUCING – Sunday, November 13 at 2:00pm
IGNITING THE FIRE: INDIE FILM PR AND MARKETING – Friday, November 4 at 5:00pm
INTERACTIVE SERIESJAM AND PANEL PRESENTED BY SERIESFEST – Sunday, November 6 at 4:00pm
INTERNET KILLED THE VIDEO STAR – Sunday, November 6 at 2:00pm
NEW AVENUES OF DISTRIBUTION PRESENTED BY COMCAST – Thursday, November 3 at 4:00pm
THE STATE OF THE STATE: FILMMAKING IN COLORADO – Wednesday, November 9 at 6:00pm
STORYTELLERS’ WORKSHOP – Sunday, November 13 at 4:00pm
THESE THINGS MATTER LIVE PODCAST – Friday, November 11 at 7:00pm
 
THE TEA GARDEN: an experience brought to you by Honest Tea where consumers can immerse themselves in the mission and foundation of Honest Tea – the tea gardens where Fair Trade, organic tea is sourced. They also get a chance to see where some of the Honest Tea ingredients are sourced on a world map made out of Honest Tea leaves. Participants will round out their experience by interacting with ingredients at the ingredient bar, trying a sample of Honest Tea, taking (and sharing) a photo at the photo wall, creating a custom screen printed tote, and/or relaxing in the lounge while interacting with a friendly Honest Tea representative.
 
Free and open to the public on the following dates:
Friday, November 11 from 3:00pm – 9:00pm
Saturday, November 12 from 12:00pm – 7:00pm
 
VIRTUAL REALITY: Presented by VR/AR Play Place and Series Fest Season Two, featuring technology from HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.
 
Demonstrations are free and open to the public on the following dates:
Friday, November 4 from 4:00pm-8:00pm
Sunday, November 6 from 12:00pm-6:00pm
Friday, November 11 from 3:00pm-9:00pm
 
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