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SeriesFest · Apr 30 – May 4, 2025 · Denver, CO

SERIESFESTDenver, 2025

Four people seated on the SeriesFest stage below a pink screen reading “At Liberty, hosted by W. Kamau Bell, ACLU.”
Opening day, April 30 — At Liberty, hosted by W. Kamau Bell with the ACLU.

Apr 30 · Opening

For a few days at the end of spring, SeriesFest turns Denver into a room where creators, audiences, and industry actually share the same air. In 2025 we came for the full festival — official-selection screenings, on-stage Q&As, and panels, back to back.

The International Spotlight slate on the big screen — a grid of six series stills — with two empty chairs staged for the post-screening conversation.
The International Spotlight slate — six series, one screening block.

There's a saying about SeriesFest: you simply couldn't pull off this kind of intimate, high-access event in New York or LA. The energy the team brings to Denver is one of a kind, and it's a big part of what keeps us coming back.

Five panelists seated across the SeriesFest stage under a screen reading “Sunny Nights.”
Sunny Nights, later the same evening.
You simply couldn't pull off this kind of intimate, high-access event in New York or LA.

May 1 · The programme

A full festival day here is a title card, a panel, and a room that turns over and does it again — pitches in the morning, official selections through the afternoon, an award before the evening block.

Two people at the podium beside a panel row, the screen behind them showing the Gimme Shelter (The Series) logo with the names Chantal Woodyard and Peter Trinh.
Gimme Shelter (The Series) — Chantal Woodyard and Peter Trinh introduced from the podium.
A host at the SeriesFest podium under a screen reading “Pitch-A-Thon!” with the Canva, Working Artist Group and RBC sponsor lockup.
The Pitch-A-Thon, a year before we watched the Roadshow Showcase of the same programme.
A creator speaking from the stage in front of a still from Zhizha, the screen crediting Desdemona Chiang.
Zhizha, created by Desdemona Chiang.
Three panelists seated on the SeriesFest stage under a screen reading “The Four Seasons,” with the Netflix and Universal Studio Group marks.
The Four Seasons — Netflix and Universal Studio Group — a year before its Season 2 first-look opened Season 12.
The SeriesFest screen reading “Marco Calvani — Breakthrough Actor Award,” a panel seated below it.Four people on stage handing over an award, the SeriesFest.com wordmark projected behind them.
The Breakthrough Actor Award to Marco Calvani: the titlecard, then the handoff.

May 2 · Panels, then the Soirée

Co-founders Randi Kleiner and Kaily Smith, with Claire Taylor Smith and Patrick O'Brien, keep championing the independent creative community here — the reason a festival of this caliber still manages to feel this personal. Nowhere more than at the Soirée, the festival's signature evening.

A row of panelists on stage beneath a screen reading “Impact in Television with Carnival Films,” with the Deadline and Universal Studio Group marks.
Impact in Television with Carnival Films, presented with Deadline.
A string quartet in formal gowns performing on the Soirée stage, the sponsor wall projected behind them.
The Soirée opens with a string quartet, the sponsor wall behind them.
Governor Jared Polis addressing the room at the SeriesFest Soirée, a ceramic peacock installation beside the stage.
Governor Jared Polis at the Soirée.
Three people at the Soirée podium under a screen reading “Honoring Rhea Seehorn with the Excellence in Acting Award.”
The Excellence in Acting Award to Rhea Seehorn.

May 3–4 · The last days

The last two days ran the same way to the end — a showrunners room, a clips-and-conversation block, and then the Season 11 Awards Ceremony to close it out.

Six panelists seated on the SeriesFest stage beneath a screen reading “Leading the Narrative: Inside the World of Showrunners.”
Leading the Narrative: Inside the World of Showrunners.
A panel on the SeriesFest stage under a screen reading “Clips and Conversation with St. Denis Medical.”
Clips and Conversation with St. Denis Medical.
A host at the podium during the Season 11 Awards Ceremony, the ceremony titlecard filling the screen behind the stage.
The Season 11 Awards Ceremony, the last night.

Official-selection screenings and creator Q&As and panels. SeriesFest, Denver, Colorado, April 30 – May 4, 2025.

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