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Second Annual Kanza Film Festival to premier work of aspiring filmmakers The film festival and awards program will take place at Theatre Atchison, 401 Santa Fe Street, Atchison, Kansas, on Saturday with the showing of all finalist films from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and the awards program and showing of the winning films starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are good for both sessions. Tickets will be $4 at the door on Saturday but for those who really want to see some great films can get their tickets in advance for no charge, courtesy of some of the sponsor organizations. You can pick up your free tickets at some of The Kanza Film Festival sponsors http://www.kanzafest.org/BRoll/sponsorlinks.html through Friday, April 11th. Ask for your FREE tickets at the Exchange National Bank in Atchison http://www.kanzafest.org/BRoll/sponsorlinks.html , at the Vistor's Center Desk in the Santa Fe Depot from the Atchison County Historical Society http://www.kanzafest.org/BRoll/sponsorlinks.html and Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce http://www.kanzafest.org/BRoll/sponsorlinks.html or call Theatre Atchison http://www.kanzafest.org/BRoll/sponsorlinks.html to get your FREE ticket. Make your plans now to attend the festival to see some of the best work of aspiring filmmakers, of all ages, right here in Atchison, Kansas. The afternoon session will host viewings of all finalist films from 2- 5p.m. You will get a chance to see the full array of entries and have a chance to pick and choose the films you think should be receiving awards Saturday night. You can vote for the People's Choice award in the afternoon or during the evening award ceremony, which begins at 7 p.m. The evening awards program will showcase all the winning entries beginning at 7 p.m. At about 8:15 there will be a break, to allow those who have not voted for People's Choice (or just want to stuff the ballot box for the favorite entry) to do so. During this break we will show some of the winners from the 2007 Kanza which will be included in the first DVD to be released this year "Best of the Kanza 2007-2008." The evening will finish with the awards, cash prizes and trophies to the 2008 Best of the Kanza. The Kanza Film Festival began in 2007 with the goal to bring a quality venue for aspiring filmmakers to get their films shown, find new outlets for the best films and help inspire and promote movie-making as an outlet, an educational pursuit, and a career path for those so inclined. In its first two years films from as far away as California, Indiana, Louisiana, South Dakota and Canada along with entries from Kansas and Missouri, have competed for top honors and over $2,000 in prizes have been awarded to help further the careers of promising filmmakers. Last year, Atchison native, Kevin Pickman won a second prize in the short fiction category and captured the People's Choice Award.The Kanza Film Festival has been organized in its first two years by The Atchison County Historical Society, Theatre Atchison and Pike Video Productions. The idea to begin the festival came when the former KAN Film Festival, based in Lawrence, ceased what was at the time the only Kansas based film festival. The Kanza Film Festival, through a grant from the Kansas Arts Commission, is in the process of becoming a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to better serve the film community of the Midwest and beyond. If you would like more information on the Kanza Film Festival, visit the website, KanzaFest.org, or come to the showings on Saturday. |
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