We’re the Sioux City International Film Festival

 

the 2024 festival wILL BE HELD:

OCTOBER 3—OCTOBER 6, 2024

At the Promenade Cinema

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Submissions for the 2024 are underway!

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2024 Submission deadlines:

Earlybird Deadline: May 1

$25.00

Regular Deadline: June 1

$50.00

Late Deadline: July 1

$100.00

SHORT FILMS (30 MIN OR LESS) IN ALL GENRES ARE WELCOME


2023 Festival Winners

BEST OF THE FEST: Bus Girl | Director Jessica Henwick

BEST DRAMA: The Fuse } Director Kevin Hæfelin

BEST COMEDY: Gorditx | Director Malik Evers

BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY: Carly Dolls | Directors Maudie Schmidt & Jaxson Power

BEST HORROR/THRILLER: The Unquiet Dead | Director John Thomas Gray

BEST DOCUMENTARY: Haulout | Directors Evgenia Arbugaeva & Maxim Arbugaev

BEST MUSIC: The Van | Director Bernard Badion; Composer Tangelene Bolton

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Into the Valley | Director Emily Sandifer; Cinematographer Jon Pears

AUDIENCE CHOICE JURIED: The Fuse } Director Kevin Hæfelin

2023 Festival Schedule Overview

  • Love… Reconsidered | Feature Film Screening | 7:30pm-9:30pm

    Followed by live Q&A with filmmakers Carol Ray Hartsell (Director and Producer), Arielle Haller-Silverstone (Writer and Producer), S.J. Allocco-St.Germain (Casting Director and Producer), and Dave Carroll (Cinematographer)

  • FILM SCREENINGS

    12pm-2pm | Theater 8 | Documentary

    3pm-5pm | Theater 8 | Drama 1

    3pm-5pm | Theater 14 | Comedy

    7pm-9pm | Theater 8 | Drama 2

    7pm-9pm | Theater 14 | Horror/Thriller/Sci-Fi/Fantasy

    WORKSHOP (Free admission)

    5pm-6pm | Design West | Lee Peterkin

  • FILM SCREENINGS

    12pm-2pm | Theater 8 | Drama 3

    12pm-2pm | Theater 14 | Horror/Thriller/Sci-Fi/Fantasy Encore

    3pm-5pm | Theater 8 | Drama 1-Encore

    3pm-5pm | Theater 14 | Comedy Encore

    7pm-9pm | Theater 8 | AWARDS

    WORKSHOP (FREE ADMISSION)

    11am-12pm | Design West | S.J. Allocco-St. Germain

    2pm-3pm | Design West | Dave Carroll

    5pm-6pm | Design West | Filmmakers’ Roundtable

  • FILM SCREENINGS

    12pm-2pm | Theater 8 | Drama 3 Encore

    1pm-3pm | Theater 14 | Documentary Encore

    3pm-5pm | Theater 8 | Awards-Encore

    4pm-6pm | Theater 14 | Drama 2-Encore


 

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THE SIOUXLAND INSTITUTE OF FILM IS A 501(C)3 Organization

CONTENT OF PROGRAMMING IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF VIEWS, BELIEFS, OR OPINIONS OF SPONSORS. SPONSORSHIP OF THE SIOUX CITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST IS A GIFT TO THE SIOUXland COMMUNITY.


 
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THE FESTIVAL

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