We’re the Sioux City International Film Festival
the 2025 festival wILL BE HELD:
OCTOBER 2—OCTOBER 5, 2025
At the ACX Promenade Cinema
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Location UPDATE
We were surprised at this late information and are working on alternate locations to move forward with the 20th Anniversary of the festival. We are hopeful the situation at the Promenade will get resolved and we can continue as planned. If not, the festival locations will change with the help of some of our wonderful colleagues and ardent supporters in the community.
The latest updates will be posted on our festival website www.siouxcityfilmfest.org and via our Instagram and Facebook pages.
view our 2025 festival selections here!
2025 Festival Schedule Overview
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To Kill a Wolf | Feature Film Screening | 7:30pm-9:30pm
Followed by live Q&A with filmmakers Kelsey Taylor (Director, Writer, and Producer) and Adam Lee (Producer and Cinematographer)
This event is offered free of charge due, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Iowa Arts Council, which exists within the Iowa Economic Development Authority.
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FILM SCREENINGS
1:00 PM | Documentary | Theater 8
3:00 PM | Drama 2 | Theater 14
7:00 PM | Drama 1 | Theater 8
7:00 PM | Comedy | Theater 14
WORKSHOP (FREE ADMISSION)
5:00 PM | Kelsey Taylor | Theater 8
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FILM SCREENINGS
10:00 AM | Midwest & High School | Theater 14
12:00PM | Drama 3 | Theater 8
12:00PM | Encore Comedy | Theater 14
3:00PM | Horror/Thriller/Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Theater 8
3:00PM | Drama 1 Encore | Theater 14
5:00 PM | Filmmakers Roundtable | Theater 8
7:30PM | Awards | Theater 8
WORKSHOPS (FREE ADMISSION)
11:00AM | Alex Wilson | Theater 8
2:00PM | Melissa and Joy Blake | Theater 8
5:00PM | Filmmakers Roundtable | Theater 8
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FILM SCREENINGS
11:00AM | Horror/Thriller/Sci-Fi/Fantasy Encore | Theater 8
12:00PM | Drama 2 Encore | Theater 14
2:00PM | Drama 3 Encore | Theater 8
3:00PM | Documentary Encore | Theater 14
5:00PM | Awards-Encore | Theater 8
Check out our filmmaker experience!
Sioux City International Film Festival Partners
2024 Festival Winners
BEST OF THE FEST: Red, White and Blue | Director Nazrin Choudhury
BEST DRAMA: Bienvenidos a Los Angeles | Director Lisa Cole
BEST COMEDY: The Anne Frank Gift Shop | Director Mickey Rapkin
BEST HORROR/THRILLER/SCI-FI/FANTASY: Bisected | Director by Danny Pineros
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Surrender to the Sound | Director Madee Sabatier
BEST MUSIC: New Idea | Director Marko Bosanac; Music by Ognjen Milošević
BEST SCREENPLAY: The Anne Frank Gift Shop | Director Mickey Rapkin
BEST MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL: Disconnect | Director Josh Allen Skinner
AUDIENCE CHOICE JURIED: Red, White and Blue | Director Nazrin Choudhury
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THE SIOUXLAND INSTITUTE OF FILM IS A 501(C)3 Organization
CONTENT OF PROGRAMMING IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF VIEWS, BELIEFS, OR OPINIONS OF SPONSORS. SPONSORSHIP OF THE SIOUX CITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST IS A GIFT TO THE SIOUXland COMMUNITY.
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