Press Release – 12/2/13

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Erin Kelly (Artistic Director)

BolderLife Festival

(303) 818-4645

erin@bolderlifefestival.com

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Denver, CO, December 2, 2013 –

BolderLife Festival 2013 starts today

The international  BolderLife Festival takes place at the SIE Film Center and 2510 Colfax Ave in  Denver, CO this week December 2nd – 8th. The 2013 BolderLife program features 36 International Films, 6 Original Plays, 1 Original Dance Performance, 10 Educational Offerings, 6 Local Musicians and 6 Local Fine Artists. BolderLife Festival Film Program 2013 is presenting 17 Colorado Premieres, 1 US Premiere and 1 World Premiere! The BolderLife Theater Program is presenting 6 Original Plays – all World Premiers.

http://www.bolderlifefestival.com/program/

The Festival week starts today, December 2nd with a mingling event at the WaterCourse Restaurant.

Monday, December 2nd: Meet BolderLife Staff, Filmmakers, Actors and Directors

Today we invite you to come to WaterCourse Restaurant.

You will have the chance to talk and mingle with BolderLife’s Artistic Director Erin Kelly, BLF managing staff and actors, directors from BolderLife plays. You will get all informations you would need about this great event. WaterCourse Foods is proud to regularly contribute proceeds to various local and national non-profit organizations through their “Nonprofit Monday” fundraisers. WaterCourse donates 10-15% of this day’s proceeds to BolderLife.

Join us for brunch, lunch or dinner! WaterCourse Foods Restaurant is located at 837 E. 17th Ave. on the corner of E. 17th and Emerson.

Selected program highlights:

Opening Night Gala on Thursday, December 5th, 6 pm: With attendance of filmmakers, sponsors and VIP guests the Festival will be opened with the Feature Narrative “The Story of Luke”. A comedy about Luke, a young man with autism who is on a quest for a job and a girlfriend. The Story of Luke has already received multiple awards and will be presented as a Colorado Premiere. Prior to the film Benjamin Tarasewicz, a gifted young speaker with high-functioning autism,will be welcomed as a guest speaker. He has been giving inspiring and informational presentations titled Living With Autism: Breaking Through Barriers in the Boulder/Denver area.

Friday, December 6th, 8:30 pm: A conversation with a panel of self-defined, path-breaking women who have navigated through challenging personal and professional environments in the high profile entertainment and fashion industries to establish themselves as successful professionals with fulfilling careers. The panelists are Artistic Director Erin Kelly, Jessica Clark, and Rose Garcia.

Saturday, December 7th, 2:30pm/7:45pm: The Short Documentary “Give”, from Director Vanessa Leigh, will be included in a shorts program for it’s  World Premiere. The dutch Feature Film “Regret!  – Spijt!” will be brought to Denver audiences for it’s US Premiere followed by a Panel on bullying and suicide, hosted by Dawn Anderson, Jess Stohlmann Rainey, and Ellen Kelty.

Sunday, December 8th, 11am: BolderLife is proud to present Craig Zablocki – A Motivational Speaker for Change introduced by speaker Mark Andreas.  Craig wants to bring you a  world where audiences don’t just sit through a humorous keynote, but sit on the edge of their seats. Craig is one of the best prepared humorous motivational speakers available. Mark will recount a poignant story from his book, “Sweet Fruit from the Bitter Tree: 61 Stories of Creative and Compassionate Ways out of Conflict,” a collection of how real people responded to conflict situations in creative and surprising ways many of us would never think of.

Sunday, December 8th, 2:30pm: BolderLife is excited to bring another year of fantastic plays to this year’s multi-media festival. The Theater Program consists of 6 Original Short Plays (international writers and local directors/actors)  presented as World premieres at the Crossroads Theater.

The managing staff and Artistic Director, Erin Kelly, are regularly available for one-on-one interviews. Feel free to contact us with any question and interview requests at info@bolderlifefestival.com or by phone at (303) 818-4645.