About Us

The First Look Student Film Festival was founded by Wade Gardner and Josh Weinberg, two film students in Denver, Colorado. The event came about after many beers and rants regarding the number of talented film students who put a lot of time, effort and money into creating a project and never have the chance to show that project outside of school.

The 2001 inaugural First Look Student Film Festival was a huge success. We showcased student projects from The Colorado Film School (Where we both attend), The University of Colorado at Boulder, The University of Colorado at Denver and the Art Institute of Colorado. We'll admit, we were unsure as to what kind of projects would be submitted. But as the deadline approached we received over thirty excellent short subject projects.

As we started judging and programming the festival line-up, what struck us was the quality and entertainment value of the projects we received. It was truly amazing! For an inaugural event, First Look was proud to showcase 33 student projects in a three hour period. Even more amazing was that over 150 people attended and, by all accounts, enjoyed themselves immensely.

Now entering our fourth year, "First Look" is viewed as the premiere film festival for university and graduate student filmmakers. We receive short films from a diverse array of young, talented filmmakers from around the world. The First Look Student Film Festival features funny, sad and often very personal works from the unique and individual perspective of student filmmakers. These truly are INDEPENDENT films.

So if you are a fan of exciting new cinema then mark your calendar for April 15, 16 and 17, 2004 and plan to attend the Fourth Annual First Look Student Film Festival. It's a "reel learning experience"! This year's festival will be held at The Historic Tivoli Center's newly renovated cinema complex, the Starz FilmCenter. We hope to see you there!

- Josh Weinberg and Wade Gardner -

Contact Information:
Email: info@firstlookfest.com
Phone: 303-805-7261

First Look Student Film Festival
8527 Lighteningview Drive
Parker, Colorado 80134