The Wildest 48-hour Marathon Film Fest In The Midwest

Summer Wild West

Wild West Food Fest Winners!

Wow! It was an amazing festival Friday Night. Food from Peace and Carrots, Local Burger and Hilary’s EatWell was great. We donated all the canned good to Just Foods. Thanks to everyone’s help, we donated over 150 pounds of food! Any ways-here are this years winners. Third Place-For Feta Or Worse Second Place-The Date... »

Summer Food Criteria

Summer Food Criteria

We had a GREAT turn out last night. All the teams were excited and super pumped for the festival. On Sunday, teams must turn in their films by 10p.m. Each team go the following criteria: Each team also got this poster that needs to visually used within the films And finally, each team got... »

Wild West Sign Up Tonight!

Wild West Sign Up Tonight!

Just a quick reminder that sign up is tonight! We will be at Henry’s on Eighth in Lawrence from 7-to-9 p.m. Sign up is only $25 bucks and boy-oh-boy-this years secret criteria is great! We are all really excited to see what teams do this year. Teams can still sign up online, which has... »

Screening this Saturday Night!

Two weeks ago, we had a record number of teams sign up for the Wild West Film Festival. 48 hours of labor and hard work went in to each film, and it shows. Starting at 7:00 pm Saturday we will be screening the top 27 at Liberty Hall in Lawrence. Tickets are only $7... »

Summer Press Release

Happy Friday! Within the week we should have Pal Pay up and running. Once on the website, teams can start signing up early. Here is a copy of the press release we’ve been sending around lately. Only two weeks away guys. Do you have your teams ready? The Wild West Film Festival is coming... »

Three Week Away

Hey teams! We are three weeks away from sign up, and boy-O-boy do we have a lot of stuff planed. We are working on getting a paypal account to help film makers outside of the Lawrence area sign up. Once this account is running, teams will be able to sign up early. Then, Friday... »

Summer ’10 Festival Coming Soon!

Summer ’10 Festival Coming Soon!

Hey all, sorry we’ve been gone for so long. After last Octobers festival we needed some time off. But now we are charged and ready to go for this summers Wild West Film Festival! Here is your first look at the summers festival. Keep checking out the website for more information as we get... »

This Summers Films!

Due to a few people wanting to know if their film is being screened of judged, here is a list of all the films that are in the competition and that will be screened on the 24th. In no particular order: Team: Team, Lifetime Guarantee Red Rocket, HUGS Daisy Hill Division, Past Tale Dec.... »

WWFF Theatre

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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