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In 2001, the '''Kansas International Film Festival (KIFF)''' was established. KIFF is a non-profit Kansas-based organization that promotes independent and vintage cinema through film expos and conservation.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lybarger|first=Dan|title=The Kansas International Film Festival.|url=http://www.pitch.com/kansascity/kansas-international-film-festival-kiff/Content?oid=3021256|publisher=Pitch|accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref> The festival is held every fall.
The '''Kansas International Film Festival (KIFF)''' is a non-profit Kansas-based organization that promotes [[independent film|independent]] and vintage cinema through film expos.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lybarger|first=Dan|title=The Kansas International Film Festival.|url=http://www.pitch.com/kansascity/kansas-international-film-festival-kiff/Content?oid=3021256|publisher=Pitch|accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref> The festival is held every fall.


In 2001, KIFF received a 501(c)(3) designation under the corporation name of Photoplay, Inc. Photoplay’s board of directors consists of filmmakers, file distributors, educators, theatre owners, and film historians. The Fine Arts Theatre Group provides the venues for KIFF viewing.
In 2001, KIFF received a [[501(c)(3)]] designation under the corporation name of Photoplay, Inc. Photoplay's board of directors consists of [[filmmaker]]s, film distributors, [[educator]]s, theatre owners, and [[film historian]]s. The Fine Arts Theatre Group provides the venues for KIFF viewing.


KIFF serves the movie idealist by focusing on documentary, narrative, and animated independent films. The festival closes with the presentation of the following awards: Jury Award for Best Narrative, Jury Award for Best Documentary, Audience Award for Best Narrative, Audience Award for Best Documentary, and the Independent Vision Award.<ref>{{cite web|last=Niccum|first=Jon|title=Indie Filmmakers Look for Attention at Kansas International Film Festival|url=http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/05/3844539/looking-for-attention-at-kansas.html|work=Kansas City Entertainment."|publisher=Kansas City Star|accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref> The winners are selected by panels of local filmmakers, film educators, and critics. KIFF attracts local, regional, and national works, along with visiting actors, actress, and filmmakers. The festival also educates the public about cultural and economic issues that’s affecting independent and vintage cinema.<ref>{{cite web|last=The 14th Annual Kansas International Film Festival.|title=Welcome to the Kansas International Film Festival!|url=http://www.kansasfilm.com/contact.html|publisher=n.d.|accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref>
KIFF serves the movie idealist by focusing on [[documentary film|documentary]], [[narrative]], and [[animation|animated]] independent films. The festival closes with the presentation of the following awards: Jury Award for Best Narrative, the Jury Award for Best Documentary, the Audience Award for Best Narrative, the Audience Award for Best Documentary, and the Independent Vision Award.<ref>{{cite web|last=Niccum|first=Jon|title=Indie Filmmakers Look for Attention at Kansas International Film Festival|url=http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/05/3844539/looking-for-attention-at-kansas.html|work=Kansas City Entertainment."|publisher=Kansas City Star|accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref> The winners are selected by panels of local filmmakers, film educators, and critics. KIFF attracts local, regional, and national works, along with visiting actors, actresses, and filmmakers. The festival also educates the public about cultural and economic issues affecting independent and vintage cinema.<ref>{{cite web|last=The 14th Annual Kansas International Film Festival.|title=Welcome to the Kansas International Film Festival!|url=http://www.kansasfilm.com/contact.html|publisher=n.d.|accessdate=6 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928155955/http://kansasfilm.com/contact.html|archive-date=28 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 2010, Movie Maker Magazine named KIFF as "one of the top 25 film festivals worth their entry fee."<ref>{{cite web|last=Wood|first=Jennifer|title=25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee: 2010|url=http://www.moviemaker.com/articles-festivals/2010-film-festivals-worth-the-entry-fee-20100614/|work=MovieMaker Magazine|publisher=MovieMaker Magazine|accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref>
In 2010, [[MovieMaker]] magazine named KIFF as "one of the top 25 film festivals worth their entry fee."<ref>{{cite web|last=Wood|first=Jennifer|title=25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee: 2010|url=http://www.moviemaker.com/articles-festivals/2010-film-festivals-worth-the-entry-fee-20100614/|work=MovieMaker Magazine|publisher=MovieMaker Magazine|accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref>


==Past Winners==
==Past winners==

=== 2019 ===

* Jury Award Best Narrative-Postal, Tyler Falbo
* Jury Award Best Documentary-Right To Harm, Annie Speicher, Matt Wechsler
* Audience Award Best Narrative-Silo
* Audience Award Best Animation-Two Balloons, Mark C. Smith


===2013===
===2013===
* Jury Award Best Narrative - K Effect: Stalin’s Editor, Valenti Figueres (director)
* Jury Award Best Narrative - ''K Effect: Stalin's Editor'', Valenti Figueres
* Jury Award Best Documentary - Small Thing, Jessica Vale (director)
* Jury Award Best Documentary - ''Small Thing'', [[Jessica Vale]]
* Audience Award Best Narrative - Construction, Malcolm Goodwin (director)
* Audience Award Best Narrative - ''Construction'', [[Malcolm Goodwin]]
* Audience Award Best Documentary - Blood Brother, Steve Hooker (director)
* Audience Award Best Documentary - ''Blood Brother'', Steve Hooker


===2012===
===2012===
* Jury Award Best Narrative - [[The Ghastly Love of Johnny X]], Paul Bunnell (director)
* Jury Award Best Narrative - ''[[The Ghastly Love of Johnny X]]'', Paul Bunnell
* Jury Award Best Documentary - Dave, Eric A. Geadelmann, (director)
* Jury Award Best Documentary - ''Dave'', Eric Geadelmann


===2011===
===2011===
* Audience Award Best Narrative - [[EMANcipation (film)|eMANcipation]], Philipp Müller-Dorn (director)
* Audience Award Best Narrative - ''[[Emancipation (2011 film)|eMANcipation]]'', Philipp Müller-Dorn
* Audience Award Best Documentary - Lesson Plan, David H. Jeffery (director), Philip Neel (director)
* Audience Award Best Documentary - ''Lesson Plan'', David H. Jeffery , Philip Neel


===2010===
===2010===
* Jury Award Best Narrative - [[Soul at Peace]], Vladimír Balko (director)
* Jury Award Best Narrative - ''[[Soul at Peace]]'', Vladimír Balko
* Jury Award Best Documentary - Holy Wars, Stephen Marshall (director)
* Jury Award Best Documentary - ''[[Holy Wars (film)|Holy Wars]]'', [[Stephen Marshall (writer)|Stephen Marshall]]


===2009===
===2009===
* Jury Award Best Narrative - [[16 to Life]], Becky Smith (director)
* Jury Award Best Narrative - ''[[16 to Life]]'', Becky Smith
* Jury Award Best Documentary - Vincent: A Life in Color, Jennifer Burns (director)
* Jury Award Best Documentary - ''Vincent: A Life in Color'', Jennifer Burns


===2008===
===2008===
* Jury Award Best Narrative - N/A
* Jury Award Best Narrative - N/A
* Jury Award Best Documentary - The Flyboys
* Jury Award Best Documentary - ''[[The Flyboys (film)|The Flyboys]]'', Rocco DeVilliers


===2007===
===2007===
* Jury Award Best Narrative - Midnight Clear, Dallas Jenkins (director)
* Jury Award Best Narrative - ''Midnight Clear'', Dallas Jenkins
* Jury Award Best Documentary - The Edge of Eden: Living with Grizzlies, Jeff Turner (director), Sue Turner (director)
* Jury Award Best Documentary - ''The Edge of Eden: Living with Grizzlies'', Jeff Turner, Sue Turner


===2006===
===2006===
* Jury Award Best Narrative - [[Mojave Phone Booth]], John Putch (director)
* Jury Award Best Narrative - ''[[Mojave Phone Booth]]'', [[John Putch]]
* Jury Award Best Documentary - Hand of God, Joe Cultrera (director)
* Jury Award Best Documentary - ''[[Hand of God (film)|Hand of God]]'', Joe Cultrera


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Film festivals in the United States]]
[[Category:Film festivals in Kansas]]
[[Category:Festivals in Kansas]]
[[Category:Culture of Overland Park, Kansas]]
[[Category:Culture of Overland Park, Kansas]]




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Kansas International Film Festival
Location3707 W 95th St, Overland Park, KS 66206
Founded2001
LanguageInternational
Websitehttp://www.kansasfilm.com

The Kansas International Film Festival (KIFF) is a non-profit Kansas-based organization that promotes independent and vintage cinema through film expos.[1] The festival is held every fall.

In 2001, KIFF received a 501(c)(3) designation under the corporation name of Photoplay, Inc. Photoplay's board of directors consists of filmmakers, film distributors, educators, theatre owners, and film historians. The Fine Arts Theatre Group provides the venues for KIFF viewing.

KIFF serves the movie idealist by focusing on documentary, narrative, and animated independent films. The festival closes with the presentation of the following awards: Jury Award for Best Narrative, the Jury Award for Best Documentary, the Audience Award for Best Narrative, the Audience Award for Best Documentary, and the Independent Vision Award.[2] The winners are selected by panels of local filmmakers, film educators, and critics. KIFF attracts local, regional, and national works, along with visiting actors, actresses, and filmmakers. The festival also educates the public about cultural and economic issues affecting independent and vintage cinema.[3]

In 2010, MovieMaker magazine named KIFF as "one of the top 25 film festivals worth their entry fee."[4]

Past winners

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2019

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  • Jury Award Best Narrative-Postal, Tyler Falbo
  • Jury Award Best Documentary-Right To Harm, Annie Speicher, Matt Wechsler
  • Audience Award Best Narrative-Silo
  • Audience Award Best Animation-Two Balloons, Mark C. Smith

2013

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  • Jury Award Best Narrative - K Effect: Stalin's Editor, Valenti Figueres
  • Jury Award Best Documentary - Small Thing, Jessica Vale
  • Audience Award Best Narrative - Construction, Malcolm Goodwin
  • Audience Award Best Documentary - Blood Brother, Steve Hooker

2012

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2011

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  • Audience Award Best Narrative - eMANcipation, Philipp Müller-Dorn
  • Audience Award Best Documentary - Lesson Plan, David H. Jeffery , Philip Neel

2010

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2009

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  • Jury Award Best Narrative - 16 to Life, Becky Smith
  • Jury Award Best Documentary - Vincent: A Life in Color, Jennifer Burns

2008

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  • Jury Award Best Narrative - N/A
  • Jury Award Best Documentary - The Flyboys, Rocco DeVilliers

2007

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  • Jury Award Best Narrative - Midnight Clear, Dallas Jenkins
  • Jury Award Best Documentary - The Edge of Eden: Living with Grizzlies, Jeff Turner, Sue Turner

2006

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References

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  1. ^ Lybarger, Dan. "The Kansas International Film Festival". Pitch. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. ^ Niccum, Jon. "Indie Filmmakers Look for Attention at Kansas International Film Festival". Kansas City Entertainment.". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  3. ^ The 14th Annual Kansas International Film Festival. "Welcome to the Kansas International Film Festival!". n.d. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Wood, Jennifer. "25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee: 2010". MovieMaker Magazine. MovieMaker Magazine. Retrieved 6 April 2014.


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