Each new outing for the Denver Film Festival promises surprises, from last-minute celebrities to awards-season titles that delight and challenge audiences like no other art form can.

The 48th festival, produced by the nonprofit Denver Film, runs Friday, Oct. 31, through Sunday, Nov. 9 , with screenings and events at the festival home base of the Sie FilmCenter, red carpets at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, and more at the MCA Holiday Theater, Denver Botanic Gardens, the Kirk of Highland and other venues.

Here’s a quick guide to some of this year’s most attention-worthy films and guests, as well as how-to tips on the featured screenings, shorts, awards ceremonies, panels, parties and other programming.

Tickets and a full schedule are available at denverfilm.org/programs/denverfilmfes

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