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WAMPA Memberships Now Available!
Wichita Association for the Motion Picture Arts (WAMPA) is the 501c3 parent organization of Tallgrass Film Festival. In addition to sponsoring our stubbornly independent annual film festival, WAMPA offers special film screenings and events, the Cinema Alfresco film series, and educational programs for aspiring filmmakers. Become a member yourself or buy a membership for a friend and support Tallgrass and your passion for independent film.
- Your support of the U.S.'s most stubbornly independent film festival.
- One free ticket to every WAMPA Special Screening (held throughout the year).
- Exclusive promotions, discounts and invitations from the Warren Theaters for screenings and special events.
- A WAMPA membership card.
- Advanced ticketing for Tallgrass Film Festival.
- Discounted VIP All-Access Passes to Tallgrass: $120 (a $150 value).
- Sneak peek at the Tallgrass Festival film program.
- Discounts on Festival merchandise.
- Free monthly e-newsletter.
- Two General Admission ticket vouchers to Tallgrass.
Benefits of the $35 WAMPA membership include:
The first 50 people to join WAMPA will receive a limited edition Tallgrass Film Festival T-shirt created especially for this promotion! So get a move on ... we only have 50!
Buying your WAMPA memberships is easy. Just follow this link to purchase securely by Paypal.
Audience Award Winners!
The Audience has spoken! Votes were cast by the attending public after screenings of each film during the first three days of the Tallgrass Film Festival. Denny Tedesco’s documentary, The Wrecking Crew, about a group of Los Angeles studio musicians who played on nearly every hit album in the '60s and '70s, was named Audience Award Winning Feature Film. The Audience Award Winning Short Film was Mark Moormann’s Electric Revolution, which follows the birth of the electric guitar, in Wichita, coincidentally. The festival will re-show the most loved films in the afternoon on Sunday, Oct. 26.
- Winner: The Wrecking Crew with Electric Revolution - 1:45 p.m. at the 20th Century Center
- First runner-up: Alice, Upside Down - 4:15 p.m. at the Warren Old Town Theatre
- Second runner-up (tie): Call Me Troy - 1:45 p.m. at the Warren Old Town Theatre
- Second runner-up (tie): Captain Abu Raed - 4:30 p.m. at the Warren Old Town Theatre
- Third runner-up: Half-Life - 4:15 p.m. at the 20th Century Club's Louise C. Murdock Theater
Sold Out Opening Night Movie to Show Again
On Thursday night we sold out the opening night film, What's the Matter with Kansas?. We thought we might, so we had reserved an extra screen that night just in case. We sold that one out, too. People were sitting in the aisles and standing against the walls. We were turning people away. We had so many people that we decided to re-show the work-in-progress movie again with a third screening Thursday night (after the first two), and with a fourth at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26, at the Warren Old Town Theatre. To order tickets, visit wichitatix.com or visit the WichitaTIX box office at the Warren Old Town Theater.