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title: "Denver Film Festival Unveils Lineup and Honorees"
description: "Peter Farrelly's 'I Play Rocky' will open the fest while James Gray's 'Paper Tiger' will close it. In between, Denver Film will honor Carrie Coon, John Cho, Liz Sargent, Fred Hechinger, Benedetta Porcaroli, David Acord and experimental filmmaker Michael Gitlin."
author: "Chris Gardner"
section: veterans-in-hollywood
published: 2026-10-14T13:30:32.231584+00:00
canonical: https://valorandventures.media/article/07b88f3c-d6a7-499c-92ef-374704c0c9af
publisher: "Valor & Ventures Media"
source: "Hollywood Reporter"
source_url: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/denver-film-festival-2026-lineup-schedule-honorees-1236721487/
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# Denver Film Festival Unveils Lineup and Honorees

*Peter Farrelly's 'I Play Rocky' will open the fest while James Gray's 'Paper Tiger' will close it. In between, Denver Film will honor Carrie Coon, John Cho, Liz Sargent, Fred Hechinger, Benedetta Porcaroli, David Acord and experimental filmmaker Michael Gitlin.*

## Article

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Chris Gardner · Hollywood Reporter

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Originally published by Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/denver-film-festival-2026-lineup-schedule-honorees-1236721487/