Plan for DFF49 with the complete Denver Film Festival 2026 schedule, including every movie, screening time and venue.

Trying to navigate 11 days of movies at the Denver Film Festival is no easy feat.

The 49th annual Denver Film Festival runs Oct. 22-Nov. 1 with 129 feature films, documentaries and shorts from around the world. Screenings are spread across venues including the Sie FilmCenter, Ellie Caulkins Opera House, MCA Denver at the Holiday Theater and Denver Museum of Nature & Science.

Opening Night brings Peter Farrelly’s “I Play Rocky” to the Ellie Caulkins Opera House on Oct. 22, while the Pedro Pascal acting vehicle “Behemoth!” and Danny Boyle’s “Ink” take over the Ellie on Oct. 24. James Gray’s “Paper Tiger,” starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller, closes the festival’s marquee programming on Halloween.

Tickets go on sale to Denver Film members at 10 a.m. Oct. 4 and to the general public at 10 a.m. Oct. 5. With dozens of screenings to sort through, here is the Denver Film Festival 2026 schedule organized by day.

49th Denver Film Festival

October 22 – November 1, 2026 · Denver, CO

Venue appears under each title. Sie FilmCenter, MCA Holiday Theater, and Ellie Caulkins Opera House are the main screening rooms; parties and creative conversations are at the venues noted. Check the official schedule for tickets and any changes.

Screening Panel Special
10:00 AMScreeningWe Are All StrangersSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
10:15 AMScreeningEverybody to Kenmure StreetSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
1:15 PMScreeningThe MeltdownSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
1:30 PMScreeningCowardSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
4:00 PMScreeningA Bit of LightSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
4:30 PMScreeningTender Loving CareSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
4:45 PMScreeningYo (Love is a Rebellious Bird)Sie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
6:00 PMScreeningPossible LoveMCA Holiday Theater
6:15 PMScreeningThe Dreamed Adventure / Das geträumte AbenteuerSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
7:00 PMScreeningI Play RockyEllie Caulkins Opera House
7:00 PMScreeningA Long WinterSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
7:30 PMScreeningIdeas of OrderSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
9:00 PMSpecialOpening Night PartyMarket Station
10:15 AMScreeningFrank & LouisSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
10:30 AMScreeningA Man of His TimeSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
10:45 AMScreeningThe Siege of ParadiseSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
12:45 PMScreeningEverybody to Kenmure StreetSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
1:00 PMScreeningFliesSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
2:45 PMScreeningLa GradivaSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
3:15 PMScreeningCheyenneSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
3:30 PMScreeningMaverick: The Epic Adventures of David LeanSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
4:00 PMScreeningIn WavesMCA Holiday Theater
6:00 PMScreeningEverytimeSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
6:15 PMScreeningThe Only Living Pickpocket in New YorkSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
6:30 PMScreeningTin CastleSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
7:00 PMScreeningWelcome to the FishbowlMCA Holiday Theater
9:00 PMScreeningThe CycleSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
9:15 PMScreeningShorts: Late NightSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
10:00 AMScreeningA Man of His TimeSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
10:00 AMScreeningMaverick: The Epic Adventures of David LeanSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
10:30 AMSpecialArt Not as UsualMCA Holiday Theater
10:30 AMScreeningAll of a Sudden / SoudainSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
12:45 PMScreeningThe AscentSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
1:00 PMScreeningBehemoth!Ellie Caulkins Opera House
1:00 PMScreeningThe RiverMCA Holiday Theater
1:30 PMScreeningLa GradivaSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
3:00 PMScreeningThe Parallax ViewSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
4:00 PMScreeningRehearsals for a RevolutionSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
4:45 PMScreeningEverytimeSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
6:30 PMScreeningWatch You RiseSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
6:45 PMScreeningRoseSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
7:00 PMScreeningInkEllie Caulkins Opera House
7:15 PMScreeningThe DebutMCA Holiday Theater
7:30 PMScreeningEdward Said: Between WorldsSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
9:15 PMScreening5 More MinutesSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
9:30 PMScreeningShorts: Late NightSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
10:00 PMScreeningBegottenSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
9:30 AMScreeningFliesSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
9:30 AMScreeningA Bit of LightSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
9:30 AMScreeningShorts: DocumentarySie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
11:15 AMScreeningTanglesMCA Holiday Theater
11:45 AMScreeningThe Story of Documentary Film: Chapters 1–2Sie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
12:00 PMScreeningThe AscentSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
12:15 PMScreeningJosephineSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
2:30 PMScreeningAll of a Sudden / SoudainSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
2:45 PMScreeningGrowth of the SoilSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
3:00 PMScreeningGood HelpMCA Holiday Theater
4:00 PMScreeningItalian Film Award: The Kidnapping of ArabellaSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
4:00 PMScreeningBeing HeumannSturm Infinity Theater, DMNS
6:30 PMScreeningWickerMCA Holiday Theater
6:45 PMSpecialAn Evening with Michael Gitlin: The Night VisitorsSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
7:00 PMScreeningRay GunnSturm Infinity Theater, DMNS
7:30 PMScreeningTender Loving CareSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
7:30 PMScreeningRehearsals for a RevolutionSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
10:00 AMScreeningUnion TownSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
10:15 AMScreeningWhen a Witness RecantsSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
10:45 AMScreeningThe MeltdownSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
1:15 PMScreeningLook BackSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
1:30 PMScreeningJoybubblesSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
1:30 PMScreeningShorts: DocumentarySie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
4:00 PMScreeningThe Kidnapping of ArabellaSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
4:00 PMScreeningThe Story of Documentary Film: Chapters 3–4Sie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
4:15 PMScreeningThe MatchSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
6:45 PMScreeningElephants in the FogSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
6:45 PMScreeningBedford ParkSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
7:00 PMScreeningLa Bola NegraMCA Holiday Theater
7:00 PMScreeningGrowth of the SoilSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
7:00 PMScreeningColorado Shorts: DocumentarySturm Infinity Theater, DMNS
10:00 AMScreeningThe Siege of ParadiseSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
10:15 AMScreeningUnion TownSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
10:30 AMScreeningCongo BoySie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
11:00 AMPanelCreative Conversation: When the Buses ArrivedTattered Cover Colfax
12:30 PMScreeningMouseSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
1:00 PMScreeningElephants in the FogSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
1:00 PMScreeningWhen a Witness RecantsSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
1:00 PMPanelCreative Conversations: Muddy Waters – Navigating the Colorado River’s Uncertain FutureTattered Cover Colfax
3:30 PMScreeningThe Beloved / El Ser QueridoSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
4:00 PMScreeningThe Story of Documentary Film: Chapters 5–6Sie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
4:15 PMScreeningAmerican ZooSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
6:45 PMScreeningHot WaterSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
7:00 PMScreeningElsinoreMCA Holiday Theater
7:00 PMScreeningShorts: NarrativeSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
7:00 PMScreeningCarl Sagan: We Are Made of Star StuffSturm Infinity Theater, DMNS
7:15 PMScreeningWhispers in MaySie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
10:00 AMScreeningCongo BoySie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
10:15 AMScreeningThe RiverSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
10:30 AMScreeningJoybubblesSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
12:30 PMScreeningWe Are All StrangersSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
12:45 PMScreeningShorts: NarrativeSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
1:00 PMScreeningFrank & LouisSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
3:45 PMScreeningHot WaterSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
4:00 PMScreeningThe Story of Documentary Film: Chapters 7–8Sie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
4:15 PMScreeningThe MatchSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
6:45 PMScreeningGentle MonsterSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
7:00 PMScreeningWild Horse NineMCA Holiday Theater
7:00 PMScreeningCampeón GabachoSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
7:00 PMScreeningOdysseySturm Infinity Theater, DMNS
7:15 PMScreeningThe Diary of a ChambermaidSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
9:00 PMSpecialColorado Filmmaker PartyThe Maven Hotel
10:00 AMScreeningGood HelpSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
10:15 AMScreeningEdward Said: Between WorldsSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
12:30 PMPanelCreative Conversation: The Evolving Television Landscape, presented by SeriesFestTattered Cover Colfax
12:45 PMScreeningWelcome to the FishbowlSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
1:00 PMScreeningAmerican ZooSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
1:15 PMScreeningForever Your Maternal AnimalSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
3:45 PMScreeningColorado Shorts: DocumentarySie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
4:00 PMScreeningThe Story of Documentary Film: Chapters 9–10Sie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
4:15 PMScreeningMouseSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
7:00 PMScreeningClub KidMCA Holiday Theater
7:00 PMScreeningColorado Shorts: NarrativeSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
7:15 PMScreeningThe Diary of a ChambermaidSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
7:30 PMScreeningNuisance BearSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
10:00 AMScreeningColorado Shorts: NarrativeSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
10:30 AMScreeningLook BackSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
10:45 AMScreeningYo (Love is a Rebellious Bird)Sie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
1:00 PMScreeningThe Beloved / El Ser QueridoSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
1:00 PMPanelCreative Conversation: Casting Director Karlee FomalontTattered Cover Colfax
1:15 PMScreeningNuisance BearSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
1:30 PMScreeningIdeas of OrderSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
3:45 PMScreeningShorts: AnimationSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
4:00 PMScreeningA Talent for MurderMCA Holiday Theater
4:00 PMScreeningRoseSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
4:00 PMScreeningThe Story of Documentary Film: Chapters 11–12Sie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
6:30 PMScreeningClarissaSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
6:30 PMScreeningBrianSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
7:00 PMScreeningThe LiberationMCA Holiday Theater
7:00 PMScreeningA Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter PhaedraSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
9:15 PMScreeningVictorian PsychoSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
9:30 PMScreeningBegottenSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
9:45 PMScreening5 More MinutesSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
9:45 AMScreeningCampeón GabachoSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
10:00 AMScreeningBitter ChristmasMCA Holiday Theater
10:00 AMScreeningClarissaSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
10:00 AMScreeningBrianSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
12:30 PMScreeningAvedonMCA Holiday Theater
12:30 PMScreeningFatherlandSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
1:00 PMScreeningYesterday the Eye Didn’t SleepSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
1:00 PMScreeningWatch You RiseSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
2:45 PMScreeningOnce Upon a Time in HarlemSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
3:30 PMScreeningThe Story of Documentary Film: Chapters 13–14Sie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
3:45 PMScreeningTake Me HomeMCA Holiday Theater
4:00 PMScreeningShorts: AnimationSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
5:45 PMScreeningMinotaurSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
6:30 PMScreeningTin CastleSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
6:30 PMScreeningSUMO: Spirit Weighs NothingSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
7:00 PMScreeningPaper TigerMCA Holiday Theater
9:00 PMSpecialClosing Night PartyID345
9:00 PMScreeningKen Russell’s The DevilsSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
9:15 PMScreeningA Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter PhaedraSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
9:15 PMScreeningVictorian PsychoSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
10:00 AMScreeningIron BoySie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
10:15 AMScreeningCheyenneSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
10:45 AMScreeningYesterday the Eye Didn’t SleepSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
11:00 AMSpecialAwards BrunchHalcyon Hotel
12:30 PMScreeningFatherlandSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
12:45 PMScreeningSUMO: Spirit Weighs NothingSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
1:15 PMScreeningOnce Upon a Time in HarlemSie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
3:00 PMScreeningCowardSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
3:30 PMScreeningThe Dreamed Adventure / Das geträumte AbenteuerSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries
4:00 PMScreeningThe Story of Documentary Film: Chapters 15–16Sie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
6:30 PMScreeningMinotaurSie FilmCenter, H2 Maglione
6:45 PMScreeningWhispers in MaySie FilmCenter, H1 Clasen
7:15 PMScreeningForever Your Maternal AnimalSie FilmCenter, H3 Fries

Full details, venue locations, and tickets at denverfilmfestival.eventive.org. Schedule subject to change.