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
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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)
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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
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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
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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