The 5th-annual Siouxland Inspirational & Historical Short Film Festival was held Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024 at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Sioux City, Iowa. A variety of short films were shown from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the auditorium. At 2:00 p.m., a series of historical films began. A discussion by attending filmmakers followed each session.
Here are the results of today's 5th - annual short film festival:
Two comedies took top billing in the People's Choice Awards during the morning section of the film festival. The Santa Claus Project team of high school students drove several hours to attend and helped vote their campy Christmas comedy into first place.
The Cat Came Back, a time-traveling space kitten movie made in nearby Lyons, Nebraska, took second place.
The historical afternoon selection of movies resulted in the audience voting first place to the local documentary The Greatest Generation. This was a Sioux City soldier's story about World War II.
The second place finisher was Brothers, a civil war family drama, with lots of battle reenactor scenes, produced by a young Colorado filmmaker.
Several filmmakers and Siouxland Filmmakers Club members discussed their projects following the presentation and answered audience questions.
And, a special thanks to the staff of the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center for all their excellent work in downloading and organizing the program.
The goal of the Siouxland Inspirational Film Festival is to showcase short films that are inspiring, heartwarming, thought-provoking, family-friendly and entertaining. We added a Historical Category of short films to the film fest, and are looking for interesting films on a historic topic.
This Film Festival is produced through the Siouxland filmmakers Club, and offers a venue to show our films and those of other talented filmmakers in the region, the U.S. and beyond.
Our film festival seeks to be an alternative to the Hollywood sex, violence and immorality permeating much of the movie industry. We are looking for positive films with highly-moral characters, who are involved in life-affirming plots and clean-language dialogues.
Attendees will be able to vote on their favorite films for a People’s Choice Award. Top vote-getters will receive notification; no cash prizes with our low-budget operation. Winners still get bragging rights! Please notice the low entry fees. Films between 2 to 20 minutes in length are preferred.
Filmmakers will receive invitations to attend the festival and admission is free. A reception will occur following the performance.
Revenues from this nonprofit Festival will be used to support Festival expenses and the Siouxland Filmmakers Club. All decisions by the video-screening committee and the People's Choice votes will be final.
