Thank you to Need Pizza for helping us feed hungry filmmakers in the VIP lounge for the second year!
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Catch “The Valley of the Devil” by Chase Stine, Jacob Daniels and Bruce Bales at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Sat April 11th 11:08 am, Theatre 5 | Sat April 11th 7:10 pm, Theatre 1
#ProfessionalNarrativeShort #ShortFilm #Western #BountyHunter #CRIFF #IowaFilmmaking #FilmFestivalCircuit #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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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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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 “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
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Thank you to the Produce Iowa office at the Iowa Economic Development Authority, for your continued support!
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No foolin’…a huge welcome and thank you to Idea Queen Marketing for joining as a sponsor this year!
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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
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Happy Fun Fact Friday! 🍿⭐
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Catch “Hey, Lucy?” by Serena Fath at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Fri 7:45 pm, Theatre 1 | Sat 1:04 pm, Theatre 1
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Happy Fun Fact Friday! 🍿⭐
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Catch “Do Androids Dream?” by Scott Marczewski at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Thu 6:32 pm, Ideal | Sat 1:01 pm, Theatre 2
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Catch “Cornered” by Kristopher J. Gathercoal at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Fri 7:38 pm, Theatre 1 | Sat 12:57 pm, Theatre 1
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Catch “CON” by Brandon Lynch and Ben Neessen at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Sat 1:14 pm, Theatre 2 | Sat 5:41 pm, Theatre 1
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Catch “The Collins Story – The Internet Connection” by Annette Juergens Busbee at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Fri 6:03 pm, Theatre 2 | Sat 10:55 am, Theatre 4
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Catch “A Civil Civil Servant” by Jonah Manibusan at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Thu 8:40 pm, Ideal | Sat 2:39 pm, Theatre 1
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Catch “Cake in an Elevator” by Haydon Paul Bailey at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Thu 6:38 pm, Ideal | Sat 3:35 pm, Theatre 1
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Happy Fun Fact Friday! 🍿⭐
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Catch “Buried Treasure” by Wayne State College student Jacob C McCauley at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Sat 2:22 pm, Theatre 1 | Sun 12:54 pm, Theatre 1
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Catch “ACORN, IOWA” by Loyola University student Madison Taylor Wolfe at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Fri 7:43 pm, Theatre 2 | Sun 3:15 pm, Theatre 1
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Happy Fun Fact Friday! 🍿⭐
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Throwing it back to the magic of the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival 2025🎥 packed screenings, powerful storytellers, and a community that made every moment feel meaningful.
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Happy Fun Fact Friday! 🍿⭐
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Happy Fun Fact Friday! 🍿⭐
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The 2026 Official Selections are here 🎉 See you in April, and thank you to every filmmaker who submitted! https://crifm.org/2026-criff/
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🎉Congrats to our friends over at Mediaverse Studios for the Iowa PBS Spotlight!📺✨Check them out at the link below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWEay2E2rS8
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