"A dramatic mass exodus is underway" at the Denver Film Society [2], reports indieWIRE [3]. Names that have long been associated with the group are walking away. Goodbye, associate director Britta Erickson and director of programming Brit Withey. Bon voyage esteemed co-founder Ron Henderson, along with a long list of other mutineers at Colorado's premier film institution, known widely for the annual Starz Denver International Film Festival. In all, The Denver Post [4] writes, 21 staffers have quit (that's more than appear on the society's Contact Us  [5]webpage). Executive director Bo Smith claims the reason for the departures is "staff reductions." The society, Smith adds, is facing extreme fiscal pressures--a deficit of up to $150,000. Yet the Post also hints at a "faltering relationship" between Smith, hired in September, and the staff. Meanwhile, Henderson, in an e-mail to the Post, states, "My fervent hope is that the Denver Film Society, in this volatile transitional period, lives happily ever after."  Westword  [6]also points to a fallout between Smith and the staff, and wonders if the Post's coverage might be skewed: Nina Henderson-Moore, who "championed" Smith's hiring as a former DFS board chair, is married to Post editor Greg Moore. The shakeup clouded some good news for the local film biz: Governor Bill Ritter signed a bill yesterday that once again makes the Colorado Film Commission a state agency, renaming it the Colorado Office of Film, Television, and Media (via The Associated Press [7]).