The 2019 Lyons Film Festival is the gateway to Colorado's film makers, musicians and artistic talent. Set in idyllic Lyons Colorado, its now a must stop on your way to the Rocky Mountain National Park just north of Denver and Boulder. The 5th year of the Lyons Film Festival will showcase many well known films, that of the many local Colorado independent film to films from abroad in categories ranging from, Environmental Documentaries, Music documentaries to the Out Door Recreational Films . If your curious about this creative art and you'd like to get a better understanding of how such a task as creating a film from conception, to story boarding, directing talent, directing a cohesive efficient film crew, costume design on a small to budget, editing or to getting distribution and getting it on the big screen is possible, these subjects will be addressed at our many film makers panels and workshops through out the weekend. This festival schedule like the town will be easy to navigate as all the films are based at Rogers Hall on High street. To end our third day of film, an awards party will be held to celebrate those filmmaker's hard efforts at the famous Oskar Blues Resteraunt and Brewery.

Awards & Prizes


1 Audience Choice Award
1 Best Feature
1 Best Short
1 Best International Feature
1 Best International Short
1 Advocacy Film
1 Best Sound Design
1 Best Animation
1 Best Short Documentary
1 Best Feature Documentary

Rules & Terms

Thanks so much for choosing to submit your film to our Festival. The Lyons Film Festival looks forward to watching your film and giving it an opportunity to screen in one of our many great venues.. If your film is chosen to be a part of our 2018 Lyons Film Festival we will notify you by March 7th..

SUBMISSION MATERIALS
We highly encourage you to submit ALL submission materials online through FilmFreeway. If online entry is not possible, please submit a Blu Ray or DVD and a file on a thumb drive .Please do not include any promotional materials in your submission. We will collect high-resolution photographs of official selection films once they have been accepted into the Festival.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Film entries may be of any of the categories specified, from any country, and of any length. Submitted films should either be in English or include English subtitles. If the film is selected for the Festival, it is the responsibility of the filmmaker to provide the Lyons Film Festival with a exhibition copy by May 30th.

SHIPPING INFORMATION
If you chose to submit your film by mail you are responsible for all shipping charges and for any customs clearances and/or associated fees and taxes. Entry materials will not be returned unless specified. All filmmakers will be on our mailing list.

SEND ENTRIES TO:
Jake Fink
1509 Pratt Street
Longmont, Colorado 80501

QUESTIONS?
Call Jake Fink at 646-391-0876
jake@coloradofests.com

THANK YOU
We really appreciate you sending your work to us and giving us the opportunity to program it for our Festival. Obviously, films are the foundation of our festival, and we appreciate the vision, creativity, time, commitment, and money that went into your work. Thank you.

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  • MICHAEL BAROCAS

    Great organization, sorry that I couldn't attend, but really glad to have won best international short film !

    April 2018
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  • Chris Freeman

    The Lyons Film Festival was our first festival experience, and it was top-notch in some specific areas. First, they did an outstanding job at promoting our film in local press and on social media. The staff was warm, welcoming, and communicative throughout the entire process (and answered my many newbie questions quickly and with a smile). Second, the quality of the programming was very good. We attended a few different screening blocks, and I was very impressed with the film selection all around. This is an especially interesting festival if you enjoy the outdoor/adventure style of films. They also had some helpful filmmaker sessions that allowed filmmakers to connect and learn about different topics (such as funding/distribution). The only downside was the lack of non-filmmaker audience members during our specific screening block, but I believe that is because it was the family block in the morning and the festival still being fairly new. I believe with more time and tweaks, this festival will continue to grow its audience. The festival is doing so many things well!

    September 2017
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  • Welf Reinhart

    Best value for the fee. Very good communication. We will totally submit again.

    June 2017
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  • Edina Kishonthy

    Although I wasn't able to attend the festival, I can only say good things about it based on the photos and correspondence. The organizers took great effort to publicize the event in local / neighboring towns and were very active on social media promoting the festival and the filmmakers. My e-mails were always answered in a prompt and friendly manner. This might be a new festival but certainly one to watch.

    June 2017
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  • William Taggart

    These guys were great and really made sure they were getting things right for my film. I wasn't able to attend but communication was great dealing with some technical details. Thanks for everything!

    June 2016
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