The 21st annual Tallgrass Film Festival set for October 5-8, in downtown Wichita showcases more than 184 films.
Tallgrass Film Festival
NAME OF FESTIVAL: Tallgrass Film Festival
SINCE: 2003
WHERE: Wichita, Kansas
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Tallgrass Film Festival is the largest independent film festival in the state of Kansas. A hallmark of the region’s cinematic landscape and an internationally recognized, multi-day platform for world-class cinematic programming, the festival is a program of the Tallgrass Film Association, a 501(c)3 arts organization that fosters an appreciation of the cinematic arts by creating shared experiences around the international medium of film.
Playland, Lost Soulz and Three Birthdays Among First Films Set for 21st Tallgrass Film Festival
Tallgrass Film Festival closes with the regional premiere of Three Birthdays directed by Jane Weinstock and starring Josh Radnor.
2022 Tallgrass Film Festival Reveals Official Selections, Opens with Ravi Kapoor’s FOUR SAMOSAS
Kapoor’s Four Samosas will make its Kansas premiere as the Opening Night film of 20th Anniversary edition of Tallgrass Film Festival.
Tallgrass Film Festival 2022 Honors Troma’s Lloyd Kaufman with Ad Astra Award + Previews Gala Films
Tallgrass Film Festival announced a preview of gala film selections and special presentations for this year’s 20th Anniversary edition.
Tallgrass Film’s Take 36 Film Showcase Announces Award Winners
Tallgrass Film announced the winners of Take 36 film showcase and awarded the Grand Prize to Downtown Wolves by Judah Hansen.
‘The Humans’ starring Steven Yeun to Open 2021 Tallgrass Film Festival
The 2021 Tallgrass Film Festival runs October 20 – 24, in downtown Wichita, Kansas.
Tallgrass Film Festival 2020 Winners – “Itchy Fingers” and “Whirlybird” Win Outstanding Film Prizes
Tallgrass Film Festival announced the 2020 winners – Itchy Fingers and Whirlybird won for the awards for outstanding feature films.
Tallgrass Film Festival Goes Virtual For 2020
The Tallgrass Film Association has announced that the 18th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival will go virtual this October.
BOMB CITY, BIG SONIA and GAME Win Audience Awards at Tallgrass Film Festival
Bomb City, Big Sonia and Game wowed the audience at the 2017 Tallgrass Film Festival and were voted winners of the Audience Awards.
4 Indie Films Selected for Tallgrass International Film Festival Stubbornly Independent Competition
Four independent films have been selected to compete in this year’s 2017 Tallgrass International Film Festival Stubbornly Independent competition.
2015 Tallgrass Film Festival Awards, TAKE ME TO THE RIVER, ARMOR OF LIGHT Win Best Film Honors
The 2015 Tallgrass Film Festival announced their filmmaker awards during a rousing ceremony preceding their Closing Night Gala screening of Ian and Eshom Nelms’ WAFFLE STREET on Sunday, October 18 at the Orpheum Theater in Wichita, Kansas. Matt Sobel’s TAKE ME TO THE RIVER, (pictured above) was named “Best Narrative Feature,” and Abigail Disney & Kathleen Hughes’ ARMOR OF LIGHT, chosen as “Best Documentary Feature.” Justin Johnson’s DOUBLE DIGITS: THE STORY OF A NEIGHBORHOOD MOVIE STAR […]
13th Tallgrass Film Festival Announces Film Lineup; Opens with BAND OF ROBBERS, Closes with WAFFLE STREET
The 13th Tallgrass Film Festival taking place October 14 to 18, 2015, announced the full schedule of 203 films (54 features, 149 short films). Gala selections include the Opening Night film, Adam and Aaron Nees’ comedy BAND OF ROBBERS and the Closing Night selection of Ian and Eshom Nelms’ comedy WAFFLE STREET, bookending Valerie Weiss’ A LIGHT BENEATH THEIR FEET which will screen as the Stubbornly Independent competition winner. Aaron and Adam Nee’s BAND OF […]