EFPalooza Film Festival

BEST-OF-EFP (1)EFPalooza 2016 is a three-day film festival celebrating the best of the Emerging Filmmaker’s Project, the home of Denver’s independent film scene since 2002. Hosted at the historic Bug Theatre, the event will showcase the work of more than 45 local filmmakers, featuring favorites from 2015 as well as several EFP premieres, with the filmmakers in attendance to take part in a spirited ‘talkback’ with the audience.

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The line up for the 2016 EFPalooza Film Festival includes the following movies:

Thursday – 8:00pm – EFP Premieres

Fire Ripples – Mark Roeder (03:14)
Whisper Down the Lane – Michael John McKee (05:04)
The Edge of Illusion – Greth Ligon (12:50)
Young Bones – Bryce Thomas Hoogland (07:37)
Oleander: Episode 1 – Elgin Cahill (08:47)

[intermission]

Colfax 3AM – raoul raoul (24:52)
160 lbs of Meat – Leon Welling (05:37)
Neuroplasticity on Planet Diva – John Hartman (05:44)

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Friday – 7:00pm – Comedy Block!

Bonerflage – Nancy Fingerhood (02:10)
Pho-King – Brent Podosek (00:49)
The 2nd Unit: Threshold – Jami Haber (4:00)
The Art of Acting Out – Episode 3: Phil Collins Gets Shot – Jeremiah Zentz (13:29)
Just a Body – Brianna Matthews (18:42)

[intermission]

Catastrophe! – Bradley Haag (06:11)
Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite – Kyle Woodiel (13:15)
This Is Art – Michael T. Scott (04:33)
It’s Cold and It’s Dark – Adam Rosenberg (01:51)
Mouse Trap – Cook St. Productions (08:04)

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Friday – 9:00pm – Narrative Feature

Teddy Boy – Sean J.S. Jourdan (01:40:00)

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Saturday – 3:00pm – Kid Friendly Shorts

This Light Will Find You – Brianna Schumacher (03:05)
Playing Hard to Get – Patrick Sheridan (02:00)
Voldemort Vs the Navy SEALs – Emiliano Acevedo (07:09)
The Hanging – Erica Fellion (07:12)
The Amber Corbett Story – Boys and Girls Club – Justin Lewis (05:57)
Polycotylus – Kendra and Heather Fleischman (02:53)
Shoes – Gino Alfonso (04:25)
Prey – Kate Lowell (03:50)

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Saturday 4:00pm – Documentary Feature

Scrapped – Nathan Reitz and Becky McIntire (01:40:00)

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Saturday – 6:00pm – Saturday Evening Shorts!

HWTW – Guillermo Roques and Hap & Mandy Cameron (04:41)
Forgive Me Father – Henry Jarvis (01:03)
Night Mutilator – Ryan Policky (08:45)
Theseus – Kai Dickson (25:13)

[intermission]

Born Fool – Mark Sbani (12:28)
Askari – Maetrix Fitten (14:48)
Speed Trap – Dalton Alexander (13:17)

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Saturday – 8:00pm – Closing Night Shorts!

The Bug Film – Eileen Agosta (14:37)
Knock Yourself In – Richard Weimer (02:03)
Gangster & Iztatoz Chauffeur – Evert Brown (05:12)
To Better Days – Anthony Ilacqua (21:12)

[intermission]

Fast Forwarding the Past – Michael Tramaglino (04:37)
HRK – Mathew Nelson (13:55)
Fearless – Tim Nolte (08:00)
To Catch a Snowflake – David Quakenbush (03:05)
Spinsters – Aj Koch and Will Kingston (06:30)
Taming Dragons – Noah Mittman (04:12)

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Lineup subject to change!

EFPalooza 2016 takes place January 28th, 29th and 30th at The Bug Theatre (3654 Navajo Street, Denver, CO 80232), with screenings at 8:00 p.m. on January 28th, at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on January 29th, and at 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on January 30th.  Tickets are $10 a block or $15 a day, or a full festival pass can be purchased for $25. To learn more visit the EFP website at www.efpdenver.com and The Bug Theatre’s website at www.bugtheatre.org.

The Bug Theatre and EFPalooza 2015 are supported by the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District, The Scen3, Patsy’s Inn Italian Restaurant, Bardo Coffee House, Sexpot Comedy, FreshFilmNews.com, Plan 9 Studios, Twelve Monkeys Dancing Films, Nebulus Visions Multimedia, Monster Makeup FX, Film Acting Academy of Denver, and cool cats everywhere.