2023 Galleries

We shot over 500 photos – here are the best! If you are a filmmaker, and/or you see yourself in them, and would like the originals or any additional shots you appear in, let us know! (Also let us know if we have any errors in the captions!)

2023 Pre-Event Preparations

Digging through the archives...
2005 Judging Tapes
2002 entry tapes
Capturing some of those old VHS entries
One shirt worn, one shirt stored
Meeting with the judges
VIP Lounge, before
VIP lounge seating...slipcovers to come!
Programs hot off the presses!
Gazette Hoopla front page story!
C-3PO loves CRIFF and the Hawkeyes!

Friday, April 14

Theatre Case Poster
In pretty good company this weekend!
Lots of badges
Blake, Randy, Mandy, Scott and Eric go over the plan...or debate dinner options.
Eric and Scott demonstrating the props
Eric, Mandy and Scott
Waiting for the Opening Ceremony
Are we live on Facebook?
Opening Ceremony
Bruce Taylor, our host
Opening Ceremony
Things to buy
Jordan Anderson wins some kind of award from his wife, Izola.
Jordan's setup for the Screen Speak Podcast
Kali strikes a pose
Our newest volunteer
Joey Loboda, Landon Sheetz (Polterguys) and Scott
Eric and Scott catch up with Paul Marlow (Orchestra Iowa)
Threepio loves a party!
Eric and Scott with Tone Da Boss (Black Excellence)
Sabine Gölz and Oleg Timofeyev (Gypsy Vengerka)
Ryan and Alannah Swenka (You Should Have Killed Me, Shut the Box)
Ray Smith and Carrsan T. Morrissey (The Tower) and guest
Carol Montag (Strange Ballet)
Angela Mavropoulos, Kacie Rogers and Mason Greer (SHOUT)
Bernd Wittneben and Jörg Rochlitzer (Reveille)
Bernd Wittneben and Jörg Rochlitzer (Reveille) with Michael
Treats from Sweetopia!
Treats from Sweetopia!
Custom cookies from Sweetopia!
Volunteers, Smriti and Tanatswa, enjoying the VIP lounge!
Jörg Rochlitzer enjoying the VIP lounge!
Ben Marion, Paul Marlow (Orchestra Iowa) and guests.
Gavin Smith and Paul Murphy in the VIP Lounge (Blades of Betrayal)
Yes we do! (Micheal Huntington's arm)

Saturday, April 15 – Red Carpet

Kali, Eli and Amisha showing how to do the red carpet!
Ben Schmidt capturing Carrson Morrissey (The Tower) and Ray Smith
Carrsan, please don't poke any eyes out tonight...
Matty Weiland, Finch Moore, Carrsan Morrissey, Michael Duede and Ben Schmidt making a statement.
Eva Beunza (Letters) and family
Rocking the Red Carpet
Joey Loboda (Polterguys) and fans
Ally Boyd, Shelby Hagerdon, Michael White and Elise White (To Live Again and Between the Lines)
Grace and Threepio discussing the afterparty.
Tristan Bennett (Dream Girl)
Emmy and Courtney Ball (The Bridge)
Makoto and Dan Carolin
Nate Kaiser (too many Loras films to list) and fans
Diana and Scott (welcome back Diana!)
Emmalyne and Thomas going Hollywood!
Michael, Amisha, Eli, Nicole and Kali...awesome volunteers!
Rod Blocksome and Steve Tyson (The Collins Story) tell Threepio about Collins' contributions to space travel
Elizabeth Blocksome, Jeff Busbee, Annette Busbee and Rod Blocksome (The Collins Story)
Bruce McKee (Autumn Artistry via Canoe)
Nate Ohde (Livestock on the Land)
Thank you to Farmers State Bank's Mackenzie Carpe (and Brandon)!

Saturday, April 15 – People and Things

EJ Philby (right) from ProduceIowa checks in
Who will take home Audience Choice?
Jeremy Rodman, Walter Shatley, Daisy Hutzell-Rodman (Nostalgia) and Andrew Philbrick
Jacob Daniels, filmmaker, and Tony Cross (The King's Eye)
Brandie Moore, Simon Saunders and Mike Saunders (2:40 AM, Uninvited House Guest)
Grant captures the lobby action
Bruce checks out the scene
Always a laugh when Bitter Hipster Films is in the house! Shelby Hagerdon, Michael White (Between the Lines, To Live Again) Elise White, Eric and Nicole
Did Eric lock the VIP Lounge key IN the Lounge again?
Quincey Lascheid, Jörg Rochlitzer, Bernd Wittneben, IMPA President Jim Brockhohn, and Burdette Walters (Reveille)
Lots of activity in the lobby!
Grant gets Dillon Jacobsen (Large), Rob Merritt, Michael White, Shelby Hagerdon and Ally Boyd on tape.
Mandy checks in actors and IMPA board members, Ricky Bartlett and Jim Brockhohn
Evan Beunza (Letters) brought her family to CRIFF!
Walter Shatley (Nostalgia) checks out the shirts
Steven Ginsberg and Bruce discuss their favorite films
A packed lobby!
Casting Audience Choice ballots
Tony Cross (The King's Eye) checks in
Q&A's were very popular!
Since 2004!
Q&A with Steve Tyson, Rod Blocksome and Annette Busbee (The Collins Story)
Q&A with Tony Cross (The King's Eye), Jeremy Wade Rodman and Walter Shatley (Nostalgia), and Courtney Ball (The Bridge)
Reveille on the big screen!
Q&A with Brittany Benedict and Michael Huntington (Shut the Box), Joey Loboda and Landon Sheetz (Polterguys), Mike Saunders (2:40 am, Uninvited House Guest) and Kazek Israni-Winger (Launch Sequence, Let me know...Mars)
Q&A with Kazek Israni-Winger (Launch Sequence, Let me know....Mars) and Tristan Bennett (Dream Girl)

Saturday, April 15 – VIP Lounge

Stillwater Coffee!
Gotta have popcorn!
Donuts from Sweetopia!
Mike Saunders and Jason Bolinger (2:40 AM, Uninvited House Guest) enjoy treats
Nate Kaiser (Loras films), Burdette Walters and Jörg Rochlitzer (Reveille)
Carol Montag
Landon Sheetz and Joey Loboda with Andrew
Brittany Benedict, Michael Huntington (Shut the Box) and Michael Minard (You Should Have Killed Me)
Rod Blocksome, Steve Tyson (The Collins Story), Jordan Anderson and Elizabeth Blocksome
VIP Lounge was a popular spot!
Annette Busbee (The Collins Story) and Elizabeth Blocksome
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The VIP lounge was a great place to catch up with friends and make new ones!

Saturday, April 15 – Eddy Awards

Lots of Eddys to give out!
Anticipation
Bruce thanks the crowd for coming
Farmers State Bank's Mackenzie Carpe helped us hand out the trophies. Thanks Mackenzie!
Scott, Kali, Eric, Alex and Eli
Eli delivering Carrsan Morrissey (The Tower) his certificate
Marc Bauer (That Guy In Brown) sprints from Theatre 1 to Theatre 2 to collect his certificate!
Scott accepts his Directors Award for Significant Contributions to CRIFF and Iowa Filmmaking
Jason Bolinger and Mike Saunders (2:40 AM, Uninvited House Guest) accept their Director's Award for Significant Contributions to CRIFF and Iowa Filmmaking
Carol Montag accepts the ProAm Freestyle Silver Eddy for Strange Ballet
Carol Montag accepts the ProAm Freestyle Silver Eddy for Strange Ballet
Tristan Bennett accepts the ProAm Short Form Silver Eddy for Dream Girl
Tristan Bennett accepts the ProAm Short Form Silver Eddy for Dream Girl
Eva Buenza accepts the ProAm Short Form Gold Eddy for Letters
Eva Buenza accepts the ProAm Short Form Gold Eddy for Letters
Nick Ohde accepts the ProAm Documentary Gold Eddy for Livestock on the Land
Nick Ohde accepts the ProAm Documentary Gold Eddy for Livestock on the Land
Michael White accepts the ProAm Feature Silver Eddy for To Live Again
Michael White accepts the ProAm Feature Silver Eddy for To Live Again
Michael Minard accepts the ProAm Feature Gold Eddy for You Should Have Killed Me
Michael Minard accepts the ProAm Feature Gold Eddy for You Should Have Killed Me
Mason Greer accepts the Professional Short Silver Eddy for Shout
Mason Greer accepts the Professional Short Silver Eddy for Shout
Tony Cross accepts the Professional Short Gold Eddy for The King's Eye
Tony Cross accepts the Professional Short Gold Eddy for The King's Eye
Annette Juergens Busbee accepts the Professional Documentary Silver Eddy for The Collins Story: Steps to the Moon
Annette Juergens Busbee accepts the Professional Documentary Silver Eddy for The Collins Story: Steps to the Moon
Via facetime, Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian accepts the Professional Documentary Gold Eddy for Greener Pastures
Shelby Hagerdon accepts the Professional Feature Silver Eddy for Between the Lines
Shelby Hagerdon accepts the Professional Feature Silver Eddy for Between the Lines
Bernd Wittneben and Jörg Rochlitzer accept the Professional Feature Gold Eddy for Reveille
Bernd Wittneben and Jörg Rochlitzer accept the Professional Feature Gold Eddy for Reveille
Tony Cross accepts the Iowa Connection Eddy for The King's Eye
Tony Cross accepts the Iowa Connection Eddy for The King's Eye
Courtney Ball accepts the Audience Choice Eddy for The Bridge
Courtney Ball accepts the Audience Choice Eddy for The Bridge
Jason Bolinger and Mike Saunders show off their Director's Award
Abigail Freeman and Tristan Bennett with the ProAm Short Form Silver Eddy for Dream Girl
Eva Buenza and family with the ProAm Short Form Gold Eddy for Letters
Shelby Hagerdon, Michael White and Ally Boyd with the Professional Feature Silver Eddy for Between the Lines and the ProAm Feature Silver Eddy for To Live Again
Brittany Benedict, Michael Huntington (Shut the Box), Michael Minard, Dylan Jaeger, Ben Schmidt and Matty Weiland with the ProAm Feature Gold Eddy for You Should Have Killed Me
Tony Cross and entourage, with the Professional Short Gold Eddy and Iowa Connection Eddy for The King's Eye
Eric, Annette Juergens Busbee, Rod Blocksome and Steve Tyson with the Professional Documentary Silver Eddy for The Collins Story: Steps to the Moon
Dillon Jacobsen, Bernd WIttneben, Jorg Rochlitzer and Burdette Walters with the Professional Feature Gold Eddy for Reveille
Courtney and Emmy Ball with the Audience Choice Eddy for The Bridge

Sunday, April 16 – Student Cinema Sunday

Jerry Johnson
Eric met Mario and Luigi!
The Blundering Buffoons team
Will Nachazel (Zach Dies At Nine) and entourage
Nate Kaiser (Loras grad) sat down with Jordan for a Screen Speak episode
Jordan was giving away a treasure trove of items!
Amisha, Nicole and Sadie having fun on the red carpet!
KCRG interviewed Eric and Michael captured the BTS.
Lots of Student category Eddy trophies!
Nate Kaiser accepts the Student Freestyle Gold Eddy for Heaven's Ranch
Logan Westin accepts the Silver Student Short Eddy for (Un)alarmed
Katherine Eid accepts the Student Documentary Gold Eddy for A Spring for Ali
Nate Kaiser accepts the Student Long-Form Gold Eddy for The Way It Was
Will Nachazel accepts the Student Audience Choice Eddy for Zach Dies At Nine
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Logan Westin picked up the Silver Student Short Eddy for (Un)alarmed, and also screened Foreign!
Katherine Eid won the Student Documentary Gold Eddy for A Spring for Ali

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For information, email info@crifm.org
Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival
c/o Collins Road Theatres
1462 Twixt Town Rd.
Marion, Iowa 52302​

© 2024 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival