A Calculated Move

The Denver International Film Festival is tired of trying to score quality premieres and attract attention just as every other city in North America fires up its own filmfest, so the well-regarded Colorado festival is moving from October to November in an effort to have the spotlight to itself. “Festival organizers also believe they can use the November date to host sales from filmmakers to distributors. Two movies from last fall’s festival won deals during Denver talks, Erickson said, and moving to November, away from more traditional sales markets in other cities, may help increase that number.”