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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