Some pics from the 2026 CRIFF Red Carpet ⭐🍿🤩🎥
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Thank you to Need Pizza for helping us feed hungry filmmakers in the VIP lounge for the second year!
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Catch “An Untitled Love Story” by University of Northern Iowa student Devesh Desai at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Sat April 11th 3:25 pm, Theatre 1 | Sun April 12th 3:00 pm, Theatre 1
#StudentNarrativeShortForm #StudentFilm #Love #Distance #IndieFilm #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026
Join us Saturday night at the Fieldhouse after the Eddy Awards! Thank you to the Fieldhouse for hosting our afterparty for the fourth year!
#EddyAwards #Afterparties #CRIFF #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #IndependentFilm #ThisIsIowa #FilmFestivalCircuit #IowaFilm #CertifiedFilmFestival
Catch “Inner Child” by University of Nebraska-Lincoln students Carly Liggett and Grace Birkland at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Fri April 10th 8:55 pm, Theatre 1 | Sun April 12th 12:35 pm Theatre 1
#StudentNarrativeShortForm #StudentFilm #PastSelf #CRIFF #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm
Catch “Waverly 217” by University of Iowa student Grace Potratz at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Sat April 11th 12:50 pm, Theatre 1 | Sun April 12th 1:23 pm, Theatre 2
#StudentFreestyle #StudentFilm #ExperimentalFilm #Home #CRIFF #IndieFilm #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026
Welcome and thank you to Willie Ray's Q Shack for catering Saturday evening in the VIP lounge, and a little extra in the Swag Bags!
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Catch “The Turkey Kings” by Adam Rich, Mark Mostad and Jennifer Losch at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Fri April 10th 5:25 pm, Theatre 2 | Sat April 11th 11:31 am, Theatre 3
#ProfessionalDocumentary #DocumentaryFilm #Historical #CRIFF #IndieFilm #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026
We're screening at the Olympic South Side Theater and Ideal Theater. Thank you to these two venues for welcoming CRIFF!
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Catch “Track Guy Movie” by Andrew Snyder and Nichole Wandrey at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Thu April 9th 7:15 pm, Ideal | Sat April 11th 9:14 am, Theatre 1
#ProfessionalDocumentary #DocumentaryFilm #TrackAndField #CedarRapidsIndependentFilm #CRIFF #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026
Catch “Tenderloin” by University of Georgia students Andrew Sloth and Amber Combs at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Fri April 10th 7:24 pm, Theatre 2 | Sun April 12th 4:16 pm, Theatre 1
#StudentNarrativeShort #StudentFilm #HighProfileCase #CRIFF #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026
A sack full of Thank Yous to our Swag Bag partners! Thank you for helping welcome our guests to the community!
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Catch “Silent Riff” by Loras College students Maya Pierce, Patrick Louscher, Ryan Haywood and Nora Bruxvoort at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Sat April 11th 10:55 am, Theatre 5 | Sun April 12th 12:35 pm, Theatre 2
#StudentNarrativeShort #StudentFilm #AirGuitar #CRIFF #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026
Catch “Song & Dance” by Kristofer J Keltgen, Zak Rivers and Justin Bruellman at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Fri April 10th 3:05 pm, Theatre 1 | Sat April 11th 9:00 am, Theatre 4
#ProfessionalDocumentary #DocumentaryFilm #CRIFF #IowaFilmmaking #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026
Catch “Self-Portrait (Mirroring)” by University of Iowa students Negar Soufi and Timothy Ryssemus at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Thu April 9th 6:26 pm, Ideal | Sun April 12th 12:39 pm, Theatre 1
#StudentFreestyle #StudentFilm #Art #Belonging #CRIFF #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026
Thank you to the Produce Iowa office at the Iowa Economic Development Authority, for your continued support!
#IowaEconomicDevelopmentAuthority #CRIFF #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #ThisIsIowa #FilmFestival #FilmFestivalCircuit #IowaFilm #IowaFilmmaking #CertifiedFilmFestival #MarionIowa
Catch “Seeds of Sovereignty” by Stuart J Tanner, Cody Olivas and Amine Kouider at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Fri April 10th 2:00 pm, Theatre 1 | Sat April 11th 10:30 am, Theatre 1
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#CollinsRoadTheatres #CRIFF #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #FilmFestivals #IndependentFilm #CedarRapids #ThisIsIowa #FilmFestival #FilmFestivalCircuit #IowaFilm #IowaFilmmaking #CertifiedFilmFestival #MarionIowa
Catch “Saving Silhouettes” by Kristopher J. Gathercoal, Tyler Gene Gathercoal and Tollef Sorenson at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Thu April 9th 6:10 pm, Olympic | Sat April 11th 1:11 pm, Theatre 1
#ProfessionalFreestyle #ShortFilm #HiddenTruths #CRIFF #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026
No foolin’…a huge welcome and thank you to Idea Queen Marketing for joining as a sponsor this year!
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Catch “On Our Way” by Dillon Jacobson, Lucas Halverson, Cole Scafferi and Grant Gale at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Thu April 9th 9:17 pm, Ideal | Sat April 11th 11:09 am, Theatre 2
#HobbyistFeature #FeatureFilm #Friends #CRIFF #IndieFilm #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026
Catch “Projection” by Bauston Van Sickle, Jobe Fee and Wayne D. Barret at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Sat April 11th 12:55 pm, Theatre 2 | Sat April 11th 5:36 pm, Theatre 1
#HobbyistShort #ShortFilm #Obsession #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #IndieFilm #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026
25 years, 1 weekend. See you on April 9-12!
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Thank you to Sweetopia for your 4th year of support!
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Catch “OUTRO” by Wes Worthing, Mike Pace and Gary DeSomber at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Thu April 9th 6:18 pm, Olympic | Sat April 11th 9:00 am, Theatre 2
#HobbyistShort #ShortFilm #OnAir #Radio #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #IndieFilm #IowaFilmmaking #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026
Catch “My Adoring Husband” by Tyson Stock at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Fri April 10th 7:15 pm, Theatre 2 | Sat April 11th 1:19 pm, Theatre 1
#HobbyistShort #ShortFilm #Marriage #Freedom #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #IndieFilm #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026
Catch “The Mouse” by University of Iowa students, directed by Lucas John Gregory at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Thu April 9th 6:47 pm, Ideal | Sun April 12th 1:05 pm, Theatre 2
#StudentFreestyle #StudentShortFilm #LeftBehind #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026
Happy Fun Fact Friday! 🍿⭐
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Quench your thirst in the VIP Lounge with products generously provided by Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company! Thank you for your third year of support!
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Catch “Moshe’s Song (Prelude) by Augustana College students Charles Matthew Chezum and Jackie McGinnis at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Fri April 10th 12:57 pm, Theatre 1 | Sun April 12th 1:11 pm, Theatre 1
#StudentNarrativeShortForm #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm
