Nick Pope

Pablo Solarz’s THE LAST SUIT leads awards at Tallgrass Film Festival announces Golden Strands Awards as they wrap this year’s fest

By John Wildman 7 years ago

The 16th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival presented by Consolidated Equities Trust (October 17-21) announced their filmmaker awards on Sunday, October 21 at the Orpheum Theater in Wichita, Kansas, prior to their Closing Night screening of Theo Love’s WHITE TIDE: THE LEGEND OF CULEBRA. Leading the pack of filmmakers receiving awards, were Pablo Solarz’s THE LAST SUIT, which received the Golden Strands Outstanding Narrative Feature Award, and Quinn Costello, Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer’s RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE, which received the Golden Strands Outstanding Documentary Feature Award.

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Martin Starr named First Soaring Talent; Tallgrass International Film Festival Announces Recipient and Official Short Film Selections

By John Wildman 7 years ago

The 16th Annual Tallgrass International Film Festival presented by Consolidated Equities Trust (October 17-21) announced that Martin Starr (Silicon Valley, Party Down, Freaks and Geeks) will be the recipient of the film festival’s inaugural Soaring Talent Award. Tallgrass also announced the official short film selections for this year’s edition of the film festival.

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Dava Whisenant’s BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY Opens The 2018 Tallgrass International Film Festival Announces Film Lineup with an emphasis on the Indie Documentary

By John Wildman 7 years ago

The 16th Annual Tallgrass International Film Festival presented by Consolidated Equities Trust (October 17-21) today announced the feature film lineup for this year’s edition with a full roster of Gala selections including; Dava Whisenant’s BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY (Opening Night Gala), John Alexander’s THIS IS LOVE (Centerpiece Gala), and Theo Love’s WHITE TIDE: THE LEGEND OF CULEBRA (Closing Night Gala). Those films are joined by Sahra Mani’s A THOUSAND GIRLS LIKE ME, which is Tallgrass’s DOXX Spotlight winner, and Sara Radle’s ELEVEN HUNDRED TO LUBBOCK, which is this year’s Stubbornly Independent Gala Selection.

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Honorees Rose McGowan and Larry Gross lead the Tallgrass International Film Festival’s 15th Anniversary edition; pair of South African films, a focus on female documentarians

By admin 8 years ago

The 15th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival presented by Consolidated Equities Trust (October 18-22) today announced the full schedule for this year’s edition with an impressive roster of Gala selections including; Quentin Krog’s FOR THE BIRDS (Opening Night Gala), Byron Davis’s HUNTING EMMA (Centerpiece Gala), and Lysa Heslov’s SERVED LIKE A GIRL (Closing Night Gala).

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Leena Pendharkar ’s 20 WEEKS, BLUR CIRCLE, BOMB CITY, I HATE THE MAN: The 2017 Tallgrass Film Festival announces the 4 Stubbornly Independent Selections which will vie for a $5000 Grand Prize

By admin 9 years ago

“This year’s selections feature stories and characters that are both timely and easily relatable, while delivering a unique and bold take, leading to films that feel anything but familiar,” said Tallgrass Film Festival Programing Director Nick Pope. “Ultimately these are films about redemption and self-discovery in a world that can be messy and unpredictable, but also rewarding and surprising. We’re honored to be showcasing these stories to Wichita audiences.”