[1] Established in 2009, the festival is held in late September or early October in Castle Rock, Colorado and showcases films and screenplays from the Rocky Mountain Region of the U.S. (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, and WY).
It attracted a collection of films and screen plays from its original 5 Rocky Mountain states (Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming).
The festival included an actor and studio class with two professional acting coaches: Paul Neal Rohr of the Rohrering Success Radio Hour, and Patrick Sheridan of the Emerging Filmmakers Project.
The special guest on Saturday night was Bob Garner, a former Disney executive and resident of Colorado.
Awards were handed out by Kevin Shand of the Colorado Office of Television, Film and Media, and by Ryan Reilly, the Mayor of Castle Rock.