Past Festivals

From thought-provoking documentaries and films in competition to indies and experimental feature-length films, the following is a brief list of some of the films and special events that have played at the Kansas International Film Festival in recent years.

2009 Audience Award Winners

The Kansas International FIlm Festival Audience Choice Award.

The Kansas International Film Festival is proud to announce the winners of our Audience Awards. All competition films are voted on by our audiences. Films are divided between narrative and documentary and compete in their respective categories. After seeing a film, audience members are given the opportunity to cast their vote on a four-point rating system to gague how much they liked the film.

Best Documentary - Vincent: A Life in Color

Director: Jennifer Burns
Vincent P. Falk is Fashion Man. Clad in brightly colored suits; Vincent twirls on Chicago's many bridges, performing fashion shows for the passing tour boats. As he spins his way through the city, tourists and locals alike are left to wonder just who is this strange man. Over the course of one boat season, we follow Vincent and begin to unravel the mystery that surrounds him. Vincent started out in this world as a blind orphan. He was always going to be different. It was a fact of life he couldn't escape, so he decided to embrace it. If people were going to notice Vincent, he would decide why, when, and how they would notice him. And so, he spins on.

Best Narrative - 16 to Life

Director: Becky Smith
Kate is a rural American teenager whose angst about sexual inexperience drives a comic quest for love and understanding on a birthday to end all birthdays. Kate’s irreverent fantasies of sexual awakening and guilt, fueled by obsessive reading of books on bizarre subjects (currently the Chinese Cultural Revolution) drive this explosive day. Kate is turning 16 and has never been kissed! Before the clock strikes midnight, Kate will learn more about love than most 16-year-olds could imagine. And Kate will learn what a 16-year-old American girl has in common with a 16-year-old Chinese girl half a world, and a cultural revolution, away.

2008 Award Winners

Best Narrative - The Flyboys

Director: Rocco DeVilliers

2007 Award Winners

Best Documentary - The Edge of Eden: Living With Grizzlies

Director: Jeff Turner

Best Narrative - Midnight Clear

Director: Dallas Jenkins

2006 Award Winners

Best Documentary - Hand of God

Director: Joe Cultrera

Best Narrative - Mojave Phone Booth

Director: John Putch

2005 Award Winners

Will be posted soon.

2004 Award Winners

Best Documentary - Bellmore: The Unscene (tied)

Director: Frank Fusco

Best Documentary - Mojados: Through the Night (tied)

Director: Tommy Davis

Independent Vision Award

Chris Gore

Past festival information

2009 - Schedule, Film Guide
2008 - Schedule, Film Descriptions & Program
2007 - Schedule & Program
2006 - Schedule & Film Descriptions
2005 - Film Descriptions
2004 - KIFF Festival Guide
2003 - H2H Festival Guide

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