The inaugural 5280 Award, honoring exceptional cinematic work and collaboration to achieve new heights, will recognize the creative team of filmmakers, writers, and producers from Sony Pictures Animation/Columbia Pictures’ SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE including writers and producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Executive Producer Bob Persichetti, Producer Christina Steinberg, and Senior Animation Supervisor Humberto Rosa.

Anthony Chen, a writer and director from Singapore best known for Ilo Ilo (2013), Wet Season (2019) and Ah ma (2007), will receive the Denver Film Festival Excellence in Directing Award and participate in a moderated discussion following the screening of THE BREAKING ICE on Nov. 4, at 4:45 p.m. at the AMC CO 9+10. Chen is also the director of DRIFT, a Festival selection that will screen on Nov. 7 and 8. 

Gabriela Cowperthwaite will receive the Denver Film Festival Barbara Bridges Inspiration Award, an honor bestowed upon a female-identifying entertainment industry leader, following the Closing Night screening of I.S.S., the high-stakes thriller set entirely in the confines of the International Space Station (ISS), Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m. at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science Infinity Theater.

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Oscar®-nominated, nationally-acclaimed makeup artist Donald Mowat (DUNE, BLADE RUNNER 2049, SICARIO, and PRISONERS) for a conversation highlighting his illustrious, 40-plus-year career and the magic of hair and makeup on the big screen, Nov. 9 at 10 a.m. at The Jacquard in Cherry Creek.

Emmy Award® winner Larry Wilmore (The Daily Show; The Bernie Mac Show) will produce a live recording of his podcast, Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air, on Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. at The Jacquard Hotel in Cherry Creek. Wilmore is an accomplished television producer, actor, comedian, and writer with nearly 25 years of experience on the airwaves. Black on the Air focuses on the week's issues, featuring guests in politics, entertainment, culture, sports, and beyond.

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