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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Film fest pop-up at ArtSplasH 2025
Can’t wait until OCTOBER 2ND?
Join us at ArtSplash!
The Sioux City International Film Festival is screening three film blocks at ArtSplash 2025! Stop in and watch a selection of our favorite films from previous fests!
Saturday, September 13th and Sunday, September 14th
Sioux City Art Center!
SELECTED IOWA FILMS | ALL AGES | 12PM | 3PM
FAMILY-FRIENDLY FILMS | ALL AGES | 1PM
SELECTED 2024 BEST OF THE FEST | 12+ | 2PM
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 filmmaker Kelsey Taylor (Director, Writer, and Producer)
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.
THE FESTIVAL
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