Stay
Hotel Chautauqua
The festival's headquarters hotel, steps from the Flatirons trailheads. Festival-badge rates from $189 and a shuttle to every venue.
900 Baseline Rd
🎟 Badge holders: 15% off + late checkout
The local guide
These businesses fund the festival and feed its people. The deals are real — show your badge or ticket stub. Want your business here? Sponsor the festival.
Presenting Partners
Drink
Front Range Brewing
Official taproom of Film Week. The Q&A sessions that don't fit in the theater end up here, usually with the director buying.
1810 Pearl St
🎟 Show your ticket stub for $2 off pints
Festival Sponsors
Eat
The Buff Restaurant
Boulder's breakfast institution since 1995. Get there before the 9am screenings — the green chile doesn't wait.
2600 Canyon Blvd
🎟 Early-bird special for badge holders, 7–8am
Gear
Neptune Mountaineering
Forgot that Boulder in January means actual winter? Boots, layers, and traction — plus free hot cider while you shop.
633 S Broadway
🎟 10% off cold-weather gear during the festival
Coffee
Café Sole
The unofficial screenwriters' office. Strong espresso, laptop-tolerant staff, and a corner table with Flatirons views.
637R S Broadway
Friends of the Festival
Browse
Boulder Book Store
Independent since 1973. The film-tie-in table is dangerous.
1107 Pearl St
Eat
Sherpa's Kitchen
Momos and thukpa that fix a day of standing in wind.
825 Walnut St
Move
Full Cycle Bikes
Winter e-bike rentals — faster than festival parking, honestly.
1795 Pearl St