Denver Film Festival Honors Zoey Deutch and Ben Foster in 2025

The 2025 Denver Film Festival is gearing up to be an exciting event, with a lineup of honorees and special guests that are sure to draw attention. On November 5, 2025, actress Zoey Deutch will receive the festival's rising star award following a screening of her Netflix release. Deutch has received critical acclaim for her performance in Richard Linklater's love letter to French New Wave cinema.

Also on November 5, veteran actor Ben Foster will accept the festival's inaugural Outlaw Award, which recognizes his fearless dedication to transforming into unsavory characters. Foster is being honored for his electric performances in films like Hell or High Water and Leave No Trace.

In addition to the star-studded awards, the festival will also celebrate the work of filmmaker Charlie Polinger. Polinger, whose psychological drama The Plague premiered to rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, will receive the breakthrough director prize. The film, which stars Joel Edgerton, follows a socially awkward tween's descent into psychological turmoil at a water polo camp.

The Denver Film Festival, running from October 31 to November 9, 2025, promises to be a must-attend event for cinephiles, with a lineup that showcases the best in contemporary filmmaking.