The Wild West Film Fest

Films For Sunday Night

Admin — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:51:22 +0000

We just wanted to send out some basic info to teams about the screening along with a list of the films being shown.

First off-The screening is this Sunday (Oct 30th) at Liberty Hall in Lawrence. Doors open at 7 and films start at 7:30. During intermission we will be hosting a costume contest, so come dressed to win! Each team captain will be on the guest list with a plus one and tickets are only $5. All proceeds go to support local films groups including KU Filmworks.

On top of that-The Granada has invited us to celebrate another successfully festival with a Rocky Horror after party! The event is totally FREE to all those who attend this years festival.

And finally-HERE is a list of this years films being screened Sunday.

NOTE: This is NOT the screening list-just a list of the films being played. The festival order will be posted later this weekend:

#Deadly Follower
Denovement

My Little Brother Sleepwalking (Creepy)

Finders Keepers

Field of Screams

Descent

Farewell to the Flesh

Murphy Bug

Tricksters

Just Playing a Game

Drive By

Fourth Wall

The List

Zombie Clown Massacre

Nightcap

Run

Teratophobia

Slasherangutan

The Contract

First Date

The Drexel House

No Sweat

Unhinged

Please Come Home

Really excited to see everyone Sunday-its gonna be a blast!

Sign up this Friday or online

Admin — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:02:02 +0000

We are soooooo close to another Wild West Film Fest. I can’t believe it. This criteria has been picked and the teams are forming.
Just a quick reminder that teams can sign up THIS Friday, October 21st between 7-9pm at Henrys Coffee Shop in Lawrence or Hollywood at Home in K.C. Teams can also sign up online HERE:

Good Luck to all the teams this weekend!
-WWFF Team

Early October Sign Up-CLOSED-

Admin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:10:32 +0000

Edit: Early Sign up is closed.

Hey all! As a treat to your (our loyal teams!) we are offering early sing up online. From now until October 15th, teams can sign up and save $5. Pretty cool, huh?

We also have a huge event planed Friday October 14th, as a sort of Wild West Kick Off. Friday night, in South Park (Lawrence, KS) we will be screening The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Beetlejuice and Arachnophobia. In between each film we will be screening past Wild West films. So be sure to check it out. Flyer coming soon.
And finally, we are working on a Wild West Film Fest T.V. show for Chanel 6. Each episode will showcase past festival films and include behind the scenes look at the festival. We will make sure everyone knows when the show starts playing.
I told you guys we had some cool stuff planed for this year, didn’t I? Oh-and the best is yet to come.
Keep looking back for updates!
-WWFF Team

It’s Coming!

Admin — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:36:57 +0000

As always, we got some cool stuff planned for this years Scare Factor.

It’s coming and it’s gonna to be HUGE!

Wild West Food Fest Winners!

Admin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:50:48 +0000

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

First Place- Doug H

Peoples Choice- I’m Hungry

Again-Thanks to all the teams, sponsors, judges and everyone who made this festival possible. It was easily one of the best yet. We still have DVD copies for sale if ya missed out. This thing gets better and better every year! Keep an eye out for information about the October Scare Factor Festival!

Film List for Fridays Screening

Admin — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:33:51 +0000

Hey all, here is a list of films for the screening Friday. This NOT the film order, just a list all the films. If your film is not on the list for some reason, please email us a.s.a.p.

Reservoir Pizza
I’m Hungry
The Date
Toasted
TOFU The Legend Continues
Trouble
House of Fish
Bottoms up
Steak & Eggs
Case Report
Doug H.
An Evening with Kernel
For Feta or Worse
Freedom Fighting Founding Fathers
From Heart to Truth
Hole Cake and Ice Cream
In a Nut Shell
Mystery Meat
Perfect Sandwich
Pickleman’s Surprise
Food Therapy

Later this week we will be posting the screening order.

See you all Friday!

Summer Food Criteria

Admin — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:20:49 +0000

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 one random food that must be embraced by their film. Here is some of the food that went out last night to give you an idea.

Good Luck to all teams this weekend. Look back here next week for more information about the screening!

Wild West Sign Up Tonight!

Admin — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:04:56 +0000

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 been a huge success this year! Several teams from L.A. and Chicago have signed up as the festival continues to expands outside of Kansas. Teams in K.C. can also pick up an entry packets at Hollywood At Home.

We will be posting the secret criteria later tonight for those playing along at home.

Good Luck to teams this weekend!

Online Sign Up

Admin — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 02:58:31 +0000

We are just ONE week away from some 48 hour madness! Teams can now sign up early using paypal.. Teams will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours of signing up. Then, Friday July 8th between 7 and 8pm central time, teams will be emailed the secret criteria that all must films use. This email will also include technical information and explain how to upload your film online for us. We will be accepting films using viemo.com and meagupload.com this summer.

If you have any questions, feel free to email us.

MAKE SURE TO ENTER TEAMS EMAIL ADDRESS

48 hour competition to celebrate film and food this summer!

Admin — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 01:27:47 +0000

The signs of summer are here! The pool is open, the grill is out, and all across Kansas film makers are breaking a sweat.

The Wild West Film Festival is an annual festival that pushes groups to write, shoot, and edit a five minute film within 48 hours. The festival keeps teams guessing by changing up the theme every summer. Last year the super hero festival was a super success! This year, the festival will be teaming up with Local Burger, The Merc, and local farms to present The Wild West Food Fest. With a focus on promoting local and organic food, each film will be using different food based criteria.
Groups can pick up an entry form and secret criteria Friday July 8, between 7pm-9pm at Henry’s Coffee Shop off of Eighth and Mass in Lawrence, KS. Teams outside of Lawrence can sign up online at wildwestfilmfest.com. Only $25 for team entry-including free tickets to the screening. From pick up on, teams have only 48 hours to make a five minute food themed film. Films are due NO LATER THAN 10pm and can be dropped off at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, or at Hollywood at Home in KC on Sunday, July 10th.

The screening for the top 25 films will be July 15, 7pm at Liberty Hall. To further embrace this year’s food theme, the screening will present a canned food drive and feature fresh appetizers by Peace and Carrots Catering.

A panel of judges will award the top three films. Prizes include $100 dollars cash, gift certificates, fresh local food, and more! This year, the festival is honored to have Maria Skeels as a guest judge. Maria was a casting director for Gordon Ramsay’s MasterChef on FOX, and created the Hollywood Hawks– an organization that helps KU grads find connections in the entertainment industry.

In the past, the festival has raised money for The Willow Domestic Violence Center, The Lawrence Humane Society, and The Social Service League. The festival was awarded the 2010 Loren Dolezal Community Service Award from the KU Department of Film and Media Studies for outstanding work within the film and local community.

This festival is open to anyone with a camera and a love of filmmaking…and great food!
Tickets for the screening are only $5:00, with $2:00 off of entry if you bring canned goods for donation!

All proceeds from the screening go to local food banks.

For more information please email: wildwestfilmfest@yahoo.com