Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival
cedar rapid independent film festival founded provide venue iowaconnected filmmaker screen work peer general audience organization primary goal encourage independent filmmaker iowa tie continue improving craft provide place specifically showcase iowaconnected film present unique cultural event community offer networking opportunity purpose strengthening iowa connection film industry everywhere held first full noneaster weekend april collins road theatre marion iowa town adjacent cedar rapid cedar rapid independent film festival open independent filmmaker wish showcase production network others festival screening open public addition screening award festival also includes seminar guest speaker activity filmmaker attendee festival open genre dateofcompletion stipulation film accepted around country unique event film must meet criterion iowa connection big part criffs mission recognizing people tie iowa exist production industry world entered film come anywhere anyone iowa connection sort could crew cast member lived worked went school iowa film produced least part iowa story featuring iowa subject iowan past present real fictional filmmaker scott beck bryan wood quiet place haunt screened work criff multiple time early career cedar rapid independent film festival frequently screened work mystery writer director max allan collins producer movie final season appeared festival twice movie trailer premiered event official site – cedar rapid independent film festival