Independent Film Society of Colorado

Special Screening – MisLEAD

Posted on January 17, 2014 by admin

FREE Preview Screening of MisLEAD: America’s Secret Epidemic

Q&A with Tamara Rubin, Producer & Executive Director of the Lead Safe America Foundation

Sponsored by the Independent Film Society of Colorado

Tuesday, January 21st 6pm-8pm

Tim Gill Center for Independent Media

315 E. Costilla St., Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903

1 in 3 children is impacted by this environmental illness- 22,000,000 U.S. children today, but chances are they’ve never even tested your child. It conservatively costs the U.S. $100 billion annually, however a carefully crafted political campaign has made you think it’s not your problem. Think again.

IFSOC Independent Film Showcase

Posted on December 8, 2013 by admin

Admission to all films is FREE and you can come and go throughout the day.

Take a break from holiday shopping and come down to the Tim Gill for Public Media and check out our lineup of independent films.

Films will begin at noon and continue until approximately 9pm on Sunday,December 15th at the Time Gill Center for Public Media.

Our schedule isn’t finalized, but we anticipate it includes the following films in the order listed:

P.D.A. – 8 min – Directed by Patrick Hancock – IMDb

Nawang Gombu: Heart of a Tiger – 47 min - Written by Bev Chapman – IMDb – Official Website

Kasvukausi – 70 Min – Directed by Sampsa Huttunen – IMDb - Finnish with English subtitles

Changing Tempo – 17 min – Directed by Scott Hughes – IMDb

Same Odds – 12 min – Directed by Dudley May - IMDb

Coney Island: Dreams for Sale – 80 min – Directed by Alessandra Giordano – IMDb - Official Website – Facebook

Revelations – 11 min – Directed by Laura G. Chirinos – IMDb

The Firebird – 25 min – Directed by Antonis Tsonis -IMDb – Official Website

Everything Happens for a Reason – 15 min – Directed by Florian Schott - IMDb

La Redempcio dels Peixos – 88 min – Directed by Jordi Torrent - IMDb – Catalan with English Subtitles

The Puritans – 24 min – Directed by Sean Robinson - IMDb – Official Website

Trains – 15 min – Directed by Cleopatra Coleman and Mick Coleman – IMDb

Older Children – 65 min – Directed by Duncan Riddell - IMDb – Facebook

Freshwater – 17 min – Directed by Trevor Smith – IMDb – Facebook

Chicken – 26 min – Directed by Jessica Sue Burstein - IMDb – Official Website

These films are not rated and might not be appropriate for all audiences.

CMHS Student Film Showcase Postponed Due to Inclement Weather

Posted on December 6, 2013 by admin

Because of the extreme cold temperatures, the screening of CMHS student films, originally scheduled for December 6th is postponed until sometime after the new year. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Happy Holidays from IFSOC

Posted on December 4, 2013 by admin

Join IFSOC and One Nation Walking Together for free films at the Ivywild school. If you’ve been to Ivywild, you know what a great place it is to spend some time. If you’ve never been there, now you have great reason to check it out. The event is free, doors open at 5:30 and refreshments are available for purchase. There will be a silent auction to support both IFSOC and One Nation Walking together.

The Indy Give! campaign continues through the end of December.

The Independent Film Society of Colorado is proud to be a member of this year’s Indy Give! Campaign. If you would like to donate through give, please go to the Give website.

November is the Start of the Indy Give Campaign

Posted on November 4, 2013 by admin

November is the start of the Indy Give campaign and we are a proud participant this year. For anyone who wants to make a donation to IFSOC through the Give campaign please go to Indy Give for more information.

Upcoming events

November 7th – Community Cinema – The State of Arizona; Tim Gill Center at 7pm
November 8-9th – Two Nights of Horror – Details below; Tim Gill Center at 8pm
November 12th – Ignite Colorado Springs; UCCS Berger Hall starting at 4:30pm
November 21st – Third Thursday Movie – See below; Tim Gill Center at 7pm
December 5th – Special Screening with One Nation Walking Together; Ivy Wild 5:30pm
December 6th – CMHS Student Film Showcase; Tim Gill Center at 8pm
December 19th – Third Thursday Movie; Tim Gill Center at 7pm

Independent Film Showcase to be announced

New Season of Community Cinema Starts This Week

Posted on September 2, 2013 by admin

Wow, did the summer ever go fast. Not only is it time for a new Season of Community Cinema, we are one month out from the start of The Indie Spirit Film Festival. Leading up to the festival, there is a month full of great films in the area. Not only does IFSOC have three events planned for September, we are proud to help promote a film at Stargazers.

Thursday, September 5th – First Community Cinema Showing of the Season – The Graduates/ Los Graduados

Monday, September 16th – Mile… Mile & a Half at Stargazers (Not an IFSOC event)

Thursday, September 19th – Thirdsday film – See hint below

Saturday, September 28th – FREE pre-Indie Spirit outdoor screening and live music in Acacia Park

Thursday, October 3rd – Sunday, October 6th – 6th Annual Indie Spirit Film Festival

I can’t believe it has been 17 months since the last Indie Spirit. Now it is time
to get all the final preparations in order so we can have another amazing
festival. By the end of the week we plan to have pass sales running online and
the film schedule posted on www.indiespiritfilmfestival.org. With a change in time also
comes a change in venues. The opening night reception and film will be at The
Mining Exchange a Wyndham Grand Hotel. Friday through Sunday venues will include
The City Auditorium, Lon Chaney Theater, back room of Springs Orleans,
Cottonwood Arts Center and Ivywild. Please join the festivities as we present 90
different films during the festival.

Celebrate Summer with a Critically Aclaimed Baseball Film and More…

Posted on July 14, 2013 by admin

Once again, thanks to our friends at the Pikes Peak Library District, we are hosting a free screening of a recently released film. But, because of licensing agreements, we can’t publish the name of the film on our website or in our newsletter.

Click on the “Film Screenings” link above for more details about this and other upcoming events.

Following the Third Thursday Film, we will show the on the air broadcast of the 26 minute film, The Western Way. The Western Way was produced locally by the Cheyenne Mountain Heritage Center and is about the history of Colorado Springs and is being broadcast on PBS at 9pm on July 18th.

Click on the “Film Screenings” link above for more details about this and other upcoming events.

Come see what our talented local filmmakers are up to. The Independent Film Society of Colorado provides a free forum for all local filmmakers (amateur and professional) to show their films in a public setting at the Tim Gill Center for Public Media.

Click on the “Film Screenings” link above for more details about this and other upcoming events.