TALLGRASS FILM FESTIVAL 2006
OCTOBER 20TH - 22ND

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2006 TALLGRASS FILM FEST ANNOUNCES NEW SPONSORS & REVEALS the LITTLE DEATH & AD ASTRA

Wichita, KS, September 14, 2006-  The Wichita Association for the Motion Picture Arts (WAMPA) announced exciting new developments for the 4th annual Tallgrass Film Festival to be held on October 20th-22nd at the WARREN OLD TOWN THEATERS and other venues around the city. In addition to revealing new venues and sponsors, festival organizers divulged the Saturday Night Movie and Ad Astra recipient.

The Opening Night Screening and Party will be held at the MURDOCK THEATER and the 20th CENTURY CLUB (536 N. Broadway). The Opening Night film and VIP guests will be announced next week, along with an up to the minute slate of selected feature and short films and special events. VIP events, open to visiting filmmakers, sponsors and All Access Pass holders ($100), include a Friday evening reception at THE ANCHOR (1109 E. Douglas), and a Brunch with Filmmakers, sponsored by SUMO BY NAMBARA (13th and Hwy 96). “We are so thankful for the generosity of new and returning sponsors,” said festival producer Eric Moore. “With Wichita’s support, the 2006 festival is destined to be a success.”

2006 festival sponsors to date include

• WARREN THEATERS
• RULE PRODUCTIONS
• WICHITA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
• CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO WICHITA
• WICHITA CITY PAPER
• KMUW FM89, KPTS
• KANSAS CW
• HILTON WICHITA AIRPORT
• SPANGENBERG PHILLIPS ARCHITECTURE
• EMILY BONAVIA TRUST
• MURDOCK THEATER & 20th CENTURY CLUB
• JET PRINTING
• WICHITA DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
• SUMO BY NAMBARA
• CHAMBER MUSIC AT THE BARN
• THE ANCHOR
• SCHOLFIELD PONTIAC, BUICK & GMC
• and SCHOLFIELD HONDA.

The Saturday Night movie will be the Midwest premiere of the LITTLE DEATH, a new film from
Director MORGAN NICHOLS and returning filmmaker LAURA LEE BAHR, who wrote and stars in the film. the LITTLE DEATH defines the true spirit of independent filmmaking. A psychological, Hitchcockian thriller, the film was made on a micro-budget in only eight days of shooting.  The cast totals 11 performers, and the production crew was well under that. the LITTLE DEATH premiered at the Closing Night Gala of the 2006 Atlanta Film festival to a packed house.

“So many independent films have such similar subject matter- 20-somethings sorting out their lives and loves and all that.  Slices of life.  I’m inspired by Hitchcock’s old saying that he wanted his movies to be ‘slices of CAKE’,” said Nichols.  “Common wisdom suggests that without Hollywood money you can’t make that kind of Hollywood-type film.  We wanted to prove that notion wrong.  Post-Hollywood Cinema is here to stay - now we want to show that it can do any kind of film.” Both Nichols and Bahr will attend the festival along with cinematographer Dave Danesh.