"IndieFanFilmFest" a TOP 100 BEST REVIEWED festival - come see why!
"I attend many festivals and there are few that measure up to this one. The festival lives up to its motto: where filmmakers are ALWAYS center stage. The attendance of filmmakers representing diverse genre and levels of expertise coupled with the many opportunities to network makes this a festival I will always try to attend. I have no hesitation checking 5 stars in every category. There needs to be 10 STARS for communication.” Margery Wilson, Quizas International
* An international festival and IMDb qualifying event *
CSIFFF features LIVE SCREENINGS at the plush and smoke-free Jumer's Casino in Rock Island, IL, whose fantastic viewing rooms and discounted room rates make for a great intimate festival experience. Quad Cities International Airport is minutes away, or visit CHICAGO before or after - Chicago's O'Hare and Midway International Airports are within a few hours drive!
CSIFFF celebrates the diversity of Americans and all human beings, so in addition to our general call for submissions, we are issuing a call for films with innovative, progressive and balanced stories from and concerning women, the LGBTQ community, seniors, and those of Latin, African, Asian, Middle Eastern, and Native American descent.
CSIFFF's RED CARPET AWARDS CEREMONY on Friday is an evening long event and a night to remember - with a four-course meal, table wines, film clips, photo ops, and awards throughout. You won't want to miss it!
CSIFFF is an International Film Festival that is dedicated to REAL INDIE FILMMAKERS - not the big studio spinoffs calling themselves as such. While held in Rock Island, Illinois, which along with Davenport, Bettendorf and Moline make up the Quad Cities along the Mighty Mississippi River in America's heartland, FILMS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM AROUND THE WORLD. As well, additional categories are open for submissions from the following Central States: Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin..
We are very excited to meet you and to review your creative gem. We understand how precious each film is to its creators and will work with you and the growing Central States Film Community to cultivate your craft in the coming months and years. OUR PROMISE - to diligently endeavor to empower INDEPENDENT filmmakers and celebrate film CREATIVITY and DIVERSITY in the Central States and around the world!
ALL SUBMISSIONS are eligible to be nominated for genre, role and crew categories as determined appropriate by judges, for example Comedy or Horror, Actor or Actress, and Director or Cinematography*
BEST OF FEST - given to the overall winner chosen by our judges from all submitted films.
BEST CENTRAL STATES FILM - chosen by our judges from all submitted films qualifying as a Central States Film
STUDENT FILMMAKER - anyone 18 and under, or a college student (verified by student ID) please submit at student rates for automatic eligibility for student awards.
Awards given for each submission category; genre awards - for example Comedy, Foreign Language, or Horror; and craft - Cinematography, Soundtrack, Director, etc., as well as Actor, Actress, Talented New Director, and Talented Student Filmmaker.
MUSIC CATEGORIES, FILM POSTERS, and TRAILERS - only films that specifically submit to one or more of the Soundtrack, Song, Music Video or Trailer categories will be judged for those awards. Selected Trailers and Music Videos will be screened.
The judging panel reserves the right to remove a category or to add additional categories as they deem appropriate.
*Films completed before 2018 can submit in the Open Category - for Short content or Feature length. Selected films will, of course, be screened and one will be awarded the Jury Award - Open Category. These films will not, however, be included in nominations for Best Actress, Director, etc.