The Wildest 48-hour Marathon Film Fest In The Midwest

Archive for July, 2007

Scare Factor Date Announced!

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

The Scare Factor edition of the Wild West Film Festival will be on Friday October 26th! That means that entrants will make their films over the weekend of October 19th. Each entrant will be given 48 hours to make a scarey film based on our top secret criteria! Keep checking back for all details.... »

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Steve Balderson Talks With WWFF

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

(Roger Ebert called Steve Balderson’s Firecracker “Brilliant!”) WWFF: In your bio it states that you went to CalArts. After CalArts you returned to Kansas to make your first feature film. What made you decide to return to Kansas instead of staying in California? SB: I hated that there were no seasons and it took... »

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Director Of New Zealand’s 48 Hour Fest Talks With WWFF

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007
Director Of New Zealand’s 48 Hour Fest Talks With WWFF

Anthony Timpson is the Director of the New Zealand 48 Hour Film Festival. The festival draws in hundreds of entries and is the largest marathon film fest in the world. We recently chatted with Anthony about his festival and what makes it unique. ” I think the reason the event is one of the... »

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WWFF Kudos

Dee Wallace Stone“What a great opportunity for young filmmakers to show their craft for good causes. Everybody wins!”
- Dee Wallace
Actress - ET, 10, The Stepford Wives

Kevin Willmott“The Wild West Film Fest has been bringing it to the Lawrence film scene. It is one of the best examples of what filmmakers are looking for in a festival.”
- Kevin Willmott
Director, CSA, Ninth Street

Michael McMillian, the star of Hills Have Eyes 2 and True Blood“The Wild West Film Fest puts filmmaking back into the hands of the people. It’s indy film in it’s purest, grittiest form. A great opportunity for local filmmakers to get their work seen by audiences.”
-Michael McMillian
Actor, Hills Have Eyes 2, Scrubs, True Blood