WICHITA, KAN — The Tallgrass Film Association announces the August selection for Tallgrass Third Thursday: “Left Field,” a documentary that the Chicago Reader said “gives new meaning to the term ‘tragically hip.’” The film will screen 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 19 at the former Hillside Baptist Church, 147 S. Hillside. Tickets are $10, or [...]
Wichita, KANSAS – The Tallgrass Film Festival is awarding the 2010 Ad Astra to Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated composer Rolfe Kent. Kent is an award-winning composer who has scored over 40 films which include small independent films and large Hollywood productions. Some of his most recent work includes the Zac Efron film “Charlie St. Cloud” [...]
Put on your boogie shoes and get your funk on at Frida’s this Friday night for Fishbone’s first live appearance in Wichita, with the Key Elements and Rudy Love Jr & The Getdown! Tickets are on sale now. ($15 in advance, $20 at the door) and there’ll be some exciting announcements about the 2010 Tallgrass Film [...]
Wichita, KAN. – The Tallgrass Film Association and Uncheckable Films will present the Midwest premiere of Wichita-native Lee Whitman’s feature film debut WAR STORIES. The film will screen 7 p.m., Saturday, June 26, at the Wichita Orpheum Theater. Tickets are $10 at the door and filmmaker Lee Whitman will be in attendance, along with cast [...]
WICHITA — The Tallgrass Third Thursday film for May will explore what America can do to create a economically and environmentally responsible food system. Fresh, directed by Ana Joanes, will screen on May 20 at Newman University in the Dugan Library and Campus Center (Dugan-Gorges Conference Center). There will be a pre-film Farmers Market reception [...]
Save the date for May’s Third Thursday screening of FRESH at 7:30 p.m. There will be a pre-film Farmers Market reception starting at 6:30. The screening will begin at 7:30 with a discussion immediately following film. The event will be held at Newman University in the Dugan Library and Campus Center (Dugan-Gorges Conference Center). Tickets [...]
The Art By Chance ultra short film festival is gearing up for its second annual worldwide event. The festival, created by ANBEAN in 2009, will take place from May 7 to June 4, 2010 in more than 20 countries and over 100 cities worldwide. Art By Chance is the largest public art event in the [...]
Istanbul is enjoying its year as the European Capital of Culture, with cultural and arts events taking place in the city from one end to the other, inaugurated with a series of ceremonies held in January. The 29th International Istanbul Film Festival took place in the city’s vibrant cultural atmosphere this year from the 3rd [...]
WICHITA, KAN., April 26, 2010 — The Tallgrass Film Association announces the line-up for Cinema Alfresco season. The series will take place Thursdays from May 27 through July 29. The Cinema Alfresco series will show under the stars at 8 p.m., at The Brickyard, 129 N. Rock Island. The event is free and open to [...]
WICHITA — The board of directors for the Wichita Association for Motion Picture Arts (WAMPA) has officially changed the organization’s name to the Tallgrass Film Association. The Tallgrass Film Association was founded as WAMPA in 2003 by the late Timothy Gruver as the parent organization of the Tallgrass Film Festival. It is a non-profit 501(c)3 [...]
