Member Events (in alphabetical order)

48 Hour Film Project Des Moines Best of Screening and Awards
Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival
Entrepreneur's Film Fest
Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk Annual Film Festival
Hardacre Film & Cinema Festival
Interrobang Film Festival
Iowa Independent Film Festival
Iowa Motion Picture Association Showcase
Keokuk Independent Film Festival (K.I.F.F.)
Landlocked Film Festival
Max Allan Collins Film Expo
New Strand Film Festival
Ruby Brothers' 2007 Hollowood Film Fair
Siouxland Film Festival
Wild Rose Independent Film Festival

48 Hour Film Project Des Moines Best of Screening and Awards
When: August 14, 2008
Where: Fleur Cinema, Des Moines

Overview: Witness the top teams from 2008 entries, screened in no particular order. Then find out the winners, as all of the judges decisions are announced, including Best of City. The winner from Des Moines will go on to
compete with teams from around the world.

www.48hourfilm.com/desmoines

Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival
When: April 4-5, 2008 (First full non-Easter weekend in April)
Where: Collins Road Theatres, Marion

Overview: Cedar Rapids Independent Filmmakers began with the first Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival in 2001. The Festival was created to provide a venue for Iowa filmmakers to screen their work for peers and general audiences.

The organization’s primary goals are to encourage Iowa independent filmmakers to continue improving their craft, to provide a place to specifically showcase Iowa-connected films, present a unique cultural event to the community, and to offer networking opportunities for the purpose of building the Iowa Filmmaking Industry.

www.crifm.org

Entrepreneur's Film Fest
When: Was held April 21
Where: Capitol Theatre, Davenport

Overview: Film Fest Quad Cities features local entrepreneurs working in the motion picture industry and will showcase opportunities for young entrepreneurs to use their creative talents to build new businesses serving the industry.

The Film Fest is presented by the Eastern Iowa SBDC and Scott Community College and takes place at the beginning of Small Business Week. Events across the country will showcase America's small businesses and their importance to the nation's economy. Small Business Week is sponsored by the Small Business Administration (SBA).

http://www.filmfestqca.com

Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk Annual Film Festival
When: February 1-3, 2008
Where: Around the Square, Fairfield

Overview: Our Fourth Annual February Film and Video Festival is a three day event that features a wide variety of independent, documentary, feature and art films, plus our regular gallery art shows. Films in multiple venues around the Fairfield Square.

http://www.fairfieldartwalk.com

Hardacre Film & Cinema Festival
When: August 1-2, 2008
Where: Hardacre Theater, Tipton

Overview: This diverse group of films will fill the silver screen in the small Eastern Iowa town of Tipton for the 11th annual festival, August 1-2.

http://www.hardacrefilmfestival.com

Interrobang Film Festival
When: June 27-29, 2008
Where: Des Moines Western Gateway Park

Overview: The Des Moines Arts Festival announced the addition of the Interrobang Film Festival to its 2008 roster of arts-centric activities. Film submissions for the inaugural Interrobang Film Festival are now being accepted, due postmarked by May 31. The Interrobang Film Festival will combine a traditional film production competition with a public screening during the weekend of the Des Moines Arts Festival. Interrobang’s vision is to celebrate creativity, while promoting the widest array of film types possible.

www.interrobangfilm.org

Iowa Independent Film Festival
When: April 25-27, 2008
Where: Music Man Square, Mason City

Overview: Cultivating the fine art of filmmaking, so the audience may grow
Here, in America's heartland, we decorate the great plains with amber waves of grain. Hence, we know how to nurture a seed and watch it grow. That's what we do with the talent we find. Creating an atmosphere that honors the work of our gifted contestants, building a legacy that credits the life of the heart and mind, we believe our audience will grow numerically and experientially.

http://www.iowaindie.com

Iowa Motion Picture Association Showcase*
When: Was held May 5, 2007
Where: Renaissance Savery Hotel, Des Moines

Overview: The Iowa Motion Picture Association is a professional organization formed to promote and enhance the talents and skills of members of the Iowa film and video production community.

As a professional organization drawing its membership from Iowa's film and video production community, the Iowa Motion Picture Association exists to promote the talents and skills of its membership throughout the United States. The association's goals include fostering good will between its members, and providing support and encouragement to students in our state who are interested in production as a career.

www.impa.tv

Keokuk Independent Film Festival (K.I.F.F.)
When: September 6-9, 2007
Where: Grand Theatre, Keokuk

Overview: The mission of the Keokuk Independent Film Festival is to provide a meaningful forum in which aspiring independent filmmakers can showcase their work and share their visions. In addition, the Keokuk Independent Film festival is dedicated to promoting Keokuk, Iowa, its businesses, neighborhoods and people; embracing and enhancing the revitalization efforts of downtown Keokuk and other emerging areas throughout our city and highlighting Lee County and the tri-states area as premiere locations for the production of independent films.

http://www.keokukindependentfilmfestival.com

Landlocked Film Festival
When: August 21-24, 2008
Where: Englert Theatre and other venues, Iowa City

Overview: The Second Annual Landlocked Film Festival is now part of the Iowa Arts Festival. Landlocked will have events throughout the pedestrian mall section of downtown and our showcase cinema will be none other than the beautifully remodeled, historic Englert Theatre.

The competitive festival will include categories for short and feature-length narratives and documentaries, as well as student, animation and Spanish-language films and feature-length screenplays. All categories will be screened by panels of independent expert judges, and thousands of dollars in cash and equipment prizes will be awarded.

www.llff.org

Max Allan Collins Film Expo
When: September 21-22, 2007
Where: Law-Court Theater, Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo

Overview:

http://www.waterloocenterforthearts.org/macfe.html

New Strand Film Festival
When: May 3-5, 2008
Where: New Strand Theatre, West Liberty

Overview: The New Strand Film Festival is a festival offered in a historic art deco theatre in beautiful Eastern Iowa. The West Liberty Public Library and the New Strand Theatre are the chief sponsors of the festival.

The New Strand Film Festival is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy independent films in a historic theatre without the fuss of a large film festival.

The mission is to bring thought provoking and visually unique films to Iowa and give independent filmmakers an opportunity to interact with their audience.

www.newstrandfilmfestival.org

Ruby Brothers 2007 Hollowood Film Fair
When: August 9-12, 2007
Where: Festival Park at the Sleepy Hollow Sports Park, Des Moines

Overview: This event takes place in a 60-acre theme park - it will be unlike any film festival you have ever attended. We will not only watch movies, but we will also make movies in front of the crowds, and the kids will be able to make their own videos. There will be live music, a basketball game, a children's basketball camp, shows being taped, workshops, vendors, displays and more. Plus the huge selection of original movie posters, autographs, film cels, and other movie collectables from the Ruby Brothers!

Siouxland Film Festival
When: ?
Where: Orpheum Theater, Sioux City

Overview: To come.

www.siouxlandfilmfestival.com

Wild Rose Independent Film Festival
When: October 25-28, 2007
Where: Fleur Cinema and Cafe, Des Moines

Overview: To come.

www.ariesworks.com