43 regional film festivals near Wichita starting this week
March 3-8, 15th annual Omaha Film Festival, Aksarben Cinema in Omaha, Neb., http://omahafilmfestival.org/
March 5-8, 17th annual True/False Film Fest, multiple venues in Columbia, Mo., https://truefalse.org/
March 5-8, 7th annual Red Dirt Film Festival, Stillwater Community Center in Stillwater, Okla., https://www.reddirtfilm.com/
March 6-7, Tonkawa Film Festival, Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa, Okla., https://tonkawafilmfestival.com/
March 12-22, Kansas City Underground Film Festival, Westport Coffee House Theater in Kansas City, https://www.kcundergroundfilmfest.com/
March 20-22, 3rd annual Sunny Side Up Film Festival, Coleman Theatre in Miami, Okla., www.sunnysideupfilmfestival.com
March 26-28, 8th annual Native Crossroads Film Festival, Norman Public Library Central in Norman, Okla., http://www.nativecrossroads.org/
March 26-29, First City Film Festival, multiple venues in Leavenworth, Kan., https://www.firstcityfilmfest.com/
March 27-28, Rated SGF Film Festival, Historic Fox Theatre in Springfield, Mo., https://ratedsgf.com/
March 28-29, 3rd annual Hot Springs International Women’s Film Festival, Historic Central Theater in Hot Springs, Ark., https://hotspringswomensfilmfestival.com/
April 1-3, 10th annual Show Me Justice Film Festival, Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Mo., http://www.showmejusticefilmfestival.com
April 2-4, WIFI (Washburn International Film Institute) Film Festival, Washburn University campus and Jayhawk Theatre in Topeka, https://washburn.edu/wifi/
April 3-4, BisonBison Student Film Festival, City Central in Ponca City, Okla., https://www.bisonbisonfilmfestival.org/
April 3-4, Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival, Collins Road Theatres in Marion, Iowa, https://www.crifm.org/
April 15-19, 24th annual Kansas City FilmFest International, AMC Ward Parkway 14 in Kansas City, https://kcfilmfest.org/
April 16-18, 10th annual Fault Line Film Festival, Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Mo., https://semo.edu/faultline/
April 22-30, 8th biennial Vision Maker Film Festival, multiple venues in Lincoln, Neb., https://www.visionmakermedia.org/
April 22-26, 9th annual Julien Dubuque International Film Festival, multiple venues in Dubuque, Iowa, https://julienfilmfest.com/
April 29-May 2, 6th annual Bentonville Film Festival, multiple venues in Bentonville, Ark., https://bentonvillefilm.org/
April 30-May 2, 17th annual Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival, University of Iowa campus in Iowa City, https://icdocs.wordpress.com/
April 30-May 2, 3rd annual Branson International Film Festival, Grace Community Assembly in Branson, https://www.bransonfilmfestival.com/
May 17-21, 13th annual QFest, St. Louis, https://www.cinemastlouis.org/qfest
June 7-11, 25th annual St. Louis Jewish Film Festival, Landmark Plaza Frontenac Cinema in Frontenac, Mo., https://www.facebook.com/stljff/
June 11-14, 20th annual deadCenter Film Festival, multiple venues in Oklahoma City, https://www.deadcenterfilm.org/
June 19-21, 6th annual Doc Sunback Film Festival, multiple venues in Mulvane, Kan., http://www.docsunbackfilmfest.com/home.html
June 22-28, 10th annual Free State Festival, multiple venues in Lawrence, Kan., http://freestatefestival.org/
June 25-28, 9th annual Snake Alley Festival of Film, Capitol Theater in Burlington, Iowa, http://www.snakealleyfestivaloffilm.com/
June 26-28, 11th annual Interrobang Film Festival, Des Moines Public Library in Des Moines, https://www.facebook.com/interrobangfilmfestival
July 31-Aug. 1, 6th annual FLY Film Festival, Enid Symphony Center, Enid, Okla., https://www.facebook.com/flyfilmfestival/
Aug. 21-22, Slash and Bash Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival, Norsemen Brewing Company in Topeka, https://www.facebook.com/TopekaSlashandBash/
Aug. 22-24, Universal Film Festival, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Kansas City, http://universalfilmfestival.com/
Aug. 27-30, 4th annual Alternating Currents Film Festival, multiple venues in Davenport, Iowa, https://www.alternatingcurrentsqc.com/film
Sept. 10-12, Iowa Independent Film Festival in Mason City and Clear Lake, Iowa, https://www.iifilmfestival.org/
Sept. 24-26, Buster Keaton Commemoration, Bowlus Fine Arts Center in Iola, Kan., http://iolakeaton.com/ Although the annual Buster Keaton Celebration festival ended in 2017 after 25 years, this special event will honor 125 years since Keaton was born in Piqua, Kan. It will focus on Keaton and Gene Kelly, who both made movies at MGM Studios in the 1940s and will have family members in attendance.
Oct. 1-4, 16th annual Sioux City International Shorts Film Festival, multiple venues in Sioux City, Iowa, https://www.siouxcityfilmfest.org/
Oct. 8-10, 7th annual El Dorado Film Festival, multiple venues in El Dorado, Ark., http://www.eldofilmfest.com/
Oct. 9-17, 29th annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, multiple venues in Hot Springs, Ark., https://www.hsdfi.org/
Oct. 14-18, 18th annual Tallgrass Film Festival, multiple venues in Wichita, https://tallgrassfilmfest.com/
Oct. 16-17, Ozark Mountain Webfest, Hollister, Mo. (near Branson) http://ozarkmtnwebfest.com/
Nov. 4-7, 2nd annual Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival, multiple venues in Claremore, Okla., https://www.dogirons.com/
Nov. 5-7, 12th annual Fayetteville Film Fest, multiple venues in Fayetteville, Ark., https://www.fayettevillefilmfest.org/
Nov. 5-15, 29th annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival, multiple venues in St. Louis, https://cinemastlouis.org/
Nov. 6-12, 20th annual Kansas International Film Festival, Glenwood Arts Theater in Overland Park, https://kansasfilm.com/