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WAMPA Announces Theme for 2008 Tallgrass Film Festival and Festival-Package Giveaway
The Wichita Association for the Motion Picture Arts (WAMPA) and Tallgrass Film Festival today announced the theme for the 2008 Tallgrass Film Festival: Stubbornly Independent. [more] and [the contest]
Robert Redford Gives A Tallgrass Shoutout!
We are pleased to share a written testimony by Robert Redford on behalf of Americans For The Arts entitled "Role of the Arts in Creativity and Innovation”, which Mr. Redford presented before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment & Related Agencies on April 1.
In his testimony, Mr. Redford mentions Wichita’s own Tallgrass Film Festival, saying though “Not every community can have a festival like Sundance, but many communities can benefit from the same kind of creative exploration, in film…I am pleased to point out…the Tallgrass Film Festival held annually in Wichita, Kansas which had record attendance this past year.”
Mr. Redford also speaks of the arts as an “economic driver”, creating jobs and generating billions of dollars of revenue. He continues, “The opportunity before us now is to invest in an emerging economic sector, one that has the power to grow jobs and businesses while also producing cultural benefits for our country - that is the vision I ask you to consider.” Thank you Mr. Redford! To read the transcript in its entirety, click here or here.
Mark Your Calendars: Ulrich Museum Of Art Partners With Tallgrass For Closing Night Gala
The Tallgrass Film Festival and WSU’s Ulrich Museum of Art are partnering to present the Closing Night Gala of the 2008 Tallgrass Film Festival, October 26th. The evening will feature a Wichita premier of a TBA independent film, with filmmakers in attendance, and will be followed by a Q&A and party at the museum.
Admission will be free for all WSU Students, Faculty, Staff; Ulrich Museum Members and Tallgrass All Access Passholders; And $15 for general admission (includes screening, Q&A and party with open bar/food/music). Tickets go on sale 3 weeks prior to the film festival at www.wichitatix.com. Mark your calendars now and stay tuned for more exciting news about the film festival coming soon!
Score Free Movie & Party Tickets As A 2008 Tallgrass Volunteer!
It would be impossible for the Tallgrass staff to do our jobs without our dedicated group of volunteers and the hundreds of hours they pour into making the festival a success. Volunteering your time at Tallgrass is a fun and creative way to mingle with filmmakers and score free movie and party tickets during the festival, while learning the ins and outs of event production and filmmaking.
Imagine sitting in the projection room in the Warren Theater and watching a film, escorting a visiting filmmaker or VIP or being part of the creative team that plans all the parties…from event production, to ticketing, hospitality to marketing, and even projection room assistants; the possibilities are endless.
We welcome volunteers of all ages, and encourage high school and college students who are interested in the arts and are looking for internship or community service opportunities to contact our Volunteer Coordinator Gay Quisenberry for more information! Click here to email directly or call 316-409-3376.
Save The Date: Tallgrass Sparks Debate With Screening Of "Waiting To Inhale" With Special Guests
The Tallgrass Film Festival Special Screening Series continues on September 5, with the Wichita premier of WAITING TO INHALE, a documentary which examines the heated debate over marijuana and its use as medicine in the United States. The screening will take place at the Murdock Theater at 7 PM and will be followed by a Q&A with Director Jed Riffe, panel discussion featuring distinguished Kansas professionals in the fields of medicine and government, and a reception.
Twelve states have passed legislation to protect patients who use medical marijuana. Yet opponents claim the medical argument is just a smokescreen for a different agenda--to legalize marijuana for recreation and profit. What claims are being made, and what are the stakes?
WAITING TO INHALE takes viewers inside the lives of patients who have been forever changed by illness—and parents who lost their children to addiction. Is marijuana really a gateway drug? What evidence is there to support the claim that marijuana can alleviate some of the devastating symptoms of AIDS, cancer and multiple sclerosis? WAITING TO INHALE sheds new light on this controversy and presents shocking new evidence that marijuana could hold a big stake in the future of medicine.
Cinema Alfresco brings free movies under the stars
This year's theme: "By the People, For the People: Election Selections." Cinema Alfresco is always free. Movies will be shown RAIN or SHINE. Register to win a pair of All-Access passes (a $250 value) to the 2008 Tallgrass Film Festival, October 23-26 at each screening. For more details, visit the Cinema Alfresco page.
2008 Tallgrass Film Festival Announces Call for Submissions, new National Advisory Board, Greengrass Initiative and Much More!
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