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Tallgrass Film Festival

Host Place

Wichita，USA

举办时间

2018.10.17——2018.10.21

Years Running

16th

Introduction

Flavorwire calls Tallgrass “one of the foremost regional festivals in the country, showcasing exciting new movies and festival hits that otherwise probably wouldn't make their way to the heartland…a wonderful festival, and a reminder that New York and L.A. don't have the market cornered on vibrant film culture."

The largest independent film festival in the state of Kansas, the 2017 Tallgrass Film Festival received 2000 submissions and screened 182 films (47 features, 135 shorts) from more than 30 countries around the world, to an audience of more than 16,000. More than 80 visiting filmmakers from across around the globe attended the festival, which has been included in MovieMaker Magazine’s annual “50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee” for the last three years.

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 which fosters an appreciation of the cinematic arts by creating shared experiences around the international medium of film.

A growing Midwestern city that truly represents the spirit and hospitality of America's Heartland, Wichita was described in the Boston Globe’s Travel Section as “on-the-cusp America, a place where old ways and new styles are beginning to blend, where empty downtowns are being revived, museums founded, and unexpected treasures lie waiting in antiques stores...” Though Johnny Depp likes to insinuate that Midwestern American audiences are not sophisticated enough to appreciate independent film, Tallgrass audiences beg to differ.

Wichita is also home to a large art and music community, a growing filmmaking community, and generous patrons of the arts making Tallgrass audiences a hallmark of the festival. Sophisticated movie-goers of all ages and backgrounds - hungry for quality independent film - audiences are receptive, opinionated and genuine. Screening a film at Tallgrass is a catalyst for generating awareness and buzz in the epicenter of the country that radiates throughout the region. Also as accessible at Tallgrass, are the visiting filmmakers. Due to the city’s authentic nature it’s common to find a Golden Globe-nominated filmmaker deep in conversation with a high school documentarian or an avid movie-goer.

Located in the South Central portion of the state, Wichita, is known as the "Air Capital of the World” and is the largest city in Kansas in terms of both land area and population, with an estimated populace of more than half a million people in the greater metropolitan area. Known as a breeding ground of entrepreneurs, the city is home to corporations including Pizza Hut, Hawker Beechcraft, Learjet, Cessna and Coleman.

Awards & Prizes

Tallgrass Film Festival will grant cash awards in the following categories:

• Audience Award Winning Documentary Feature: $2,500

• Audience Award Winning Narrative Feature: $2,500

• Stubbornly Independent Gala Winner: $5,000, as well as a gala screening and one-of-a-

kind Tallgrass tap handle

• Audience Award Winning Short Documentary Film: $1,000

• Audience Award Winning Short Narrative Film: $1,000

• DOX Spotlight: $1,500, as well as a Spotlight screening and an award

• Best Kansas Filmmaker Documentary Short Film: $500

• Best Kansas Filmmaker Narrative Short Film: $500

Non-cash special recognition awards include:

• The Stubbornly Independent winner also receives a gala screening and one-of-a-kind Tallgrass tap handle.

• Golden Strands Awards (awarded by Tallgrass Programming Directors) for Outstanding Documentary, Narrative Feature, Short Film and more

• Best Kansas Filmmaker Short Film

• Best Emerging Filmmaker Short Film

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