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Catch cinematic excellence at the 2026 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival, April 10-12, 2026, at the Collins Road Theatres, 1462 Twixt Town Rd, Marion, IA 52302.

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Catch “The Butterfly Effect” by Deb Wallwork and Janet Bayliss at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Sat 11:21 am, Theatre 1 | Sat 5:56 pm, Theatre 2
#HobbyistDocumentary #ExperimentalFilm #Animation #Monarchs #Documentary #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #CRIFF2026

13.03.2026 23:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy Fun Fact Friday! 🍿⭐
#CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #FilmFestival #FilmFestivals #IndieFilm #Filmmaker #IndependentFilm #IowaFilmmaking #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026 #MidwestFilmmaking #CedarRapids #MarionIowa #CollinsRoadTheatres #FilmFestival2026

13.03.2026 16:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Catch “Buried Treasure” by Wayne State College student Jacob C McCauley at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Sat 2:22 pm, Theatre 1 | Sun 12:54 pm, Theatre 1
#StudentFilm #StudentNarrative #Clowns #Treasure #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #IndieFilm #IowaFilmmaking #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026

13.03.2026 01:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Besides his appearance at CRIFF, he has operated the camera for live event films such as the Beyoncé Bowl (2024), her Renaissance concert film (2023), and Mary J. Blige: The making of Strength of a Woman-An Album Documentary (2017).
https://youtu.be/LSbAlup7P18?si=uMg2nGLmi1EeDiCt&t=672

12.03.2026 01:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Catch “Alien: Lost Transmission Fan Film” by Connor Andrew Botts at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Sat 11:24 am, Theatre 5 | Sat 6:31 pm, Theatre 1
#ProfessionalShortFilm #ProfessionalNarrative #Alien #FanFilm #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #IndieFilm #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026

11.03.2026 23:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Catch “ACORN, IOWA” by Loyola University student Madison Taylor Wolfe at CRIFF 2026!
Playing: Fri 7:43 pm, Theatre 2 | Sun 3:15 pm, Theatre 1
#Loyola #StudentFilm #StudentNarrative #Mischievous #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #IndieFilm #IowaFilmmaking #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026

11.03.2026 19:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy Fun Fact Friday! 🍿⭐
#CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #FilmFestival #FilmFestivals #IndieFilm #Filmmaker #IndependentFilm #IowaFilmmaking #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026 #MidwestFilmmaking #CedarRapids #MarionIowa #CollinsRoadTheatres #FilmFestival2026

07.03.2026 01:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Throwing it back to the magic of the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival 2025🎥 packed screenings, powerful storytellers, and a community that made every moment feel meaningful.
#CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #IowaFilmmaking #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026 #TBT

06.03.2026 01:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Come see meetup with CRIFF at the Midwest Media Production Mixer (M2PM) in Fairfield, Iowa on March 28th from 2:30 to 5:30! Hosted by the Iowa Motion Picture Association.
#IMPA #M2PM #MidwestMediaProductionMixer #IowaMotionPictureAssociation #FilmFestivals #lowaFilmmaking #lowaFilm #ThisIsIowa

28.02.2026 23:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy Fun Fact Friday! 🍿⭐
#CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #FilmFestival #FilmFestivals #IndieFilm #Filmmaker #IndependentFilm #IowaFilmmaking #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026 #MidwestFilmmaking #CedarRapids #MarionIowa #CollinsRoadTheatres #FilmFestival2026

27.02.2026 22:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Calling all volunteers for the 2026 festival! Visit our website (crifm.org) for more details and email our very own Mandy Maring (mandy@crifm.org) to get involved!
#CRIFF #CRIFF2026 #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #FilmFestivals #volunteer #volunteeropportunity #iowavolunteer

21.02.2026 17:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy Fun Fact Friday! 🍿⭐
#CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #FilmFestival #FilmFestivals #IndieFilm #Filmmaker #IndependentFilm #IowaFilmmaking #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026 #MidwestFilmmaking #CedarRapids #MarionIowa #CollinsRoadTheatres #FilmFestival2026

20.02.2026 22:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The 2026 Official Selections are here 🎉 See you in April, and thank you to every filmmaker who submitted! https://crifm.org/2026-criff/
#CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #FilmFestival #FilmFestivals #IndieFilm #Filmmaker #IndependentFilm #IowaFilmmaking #FilmFestivalCircuit

20.02.2026 20:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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🎉Congrats to our friends over at Mediaverse Studios for the Iowa PBS Spotlight!📺✨Check them out at the link below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWEay2E2rS8
#IowaFilmmaking #ThisIsIowa #IndependentFilm #MarengoIowa #MidwestFilmmaking

20.02.2026 02:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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✨Y2K vibes only✨ Taking a trip back to 2004 — a look at the Cedar Rapids Film Festival in Cedar Rapids👏 #TBT #Y2K #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #FilmFestivals #IndependentFilm #CedarRapids #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm

20.02.2026 00:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What do Jean Seberg and Joe Kosinski have in common? Both of these film stars are from Marshalltown!
#MarshalltownLegends #F1 #IowaConnectedFilms #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #FilmFestival #IndieFilm #IndependentFilm #IowaFilmmaking #ThisIsIowa

16.02.2026 19:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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❤️😍🍿💘
#CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #FilmFestival #FilmFestivals #IndieFilm #Filmmaker #IndependentFilm #IowaFilmmaking #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026 #MidwestFilmmaking #CedarRapids #MarionIowa #CollinsRoadTheatres #FilmFestival2026

14.02.2026 17:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy Fun Fact Friday! 🍿⭐
#CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #FilmFestival #FilmFestivals #IndieFilm #Filmmaker #IndependentFilm #IowaFilmmaking #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026 #MidwestFilmmaking #CedarRapids #MarionIowa #CollinsRoadTheatres #FilmFestival2026

13.02.2026 17:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Check it out on these platforms:
Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/46zu7ru6
Fandango At Home: https://tinyurl.com/27cpe5bh
Buy The DVD: https://tinyurl.com/4asdncjp
#CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #FilmFestival #FilmFestivals #IndieFilm #Filmmaker #IndependentFilm

13.02.2026 02:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy birthday to the namesake of our CRIFF awards 🏆
#MotionPictures #ThomasEdison #Kinetoscope #CRIFF2026 #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF

11.02.2026 17:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Drop your pick 👇
#CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #FilmFestival #FilmFestivals #IndieFilm #Filmmaker #IndependentFilm #IowaFilmmaking #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026 #MidwestFilmmaking #CedarRapids #MarionIowa #CollinsRoadTheatres #FilmFestival2026

09.02.2026 00:31 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy National Iowa Day! 
#CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #FilmFestival #FilmFestivals #IndieFilm #Filmmaker #IndependentFilm #IowaFilmmaking #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026 #MidwestFilmmaking #CedarRapids #MarionIowa #CollinsRoadTheatres #FilmFestival2026

08.02.2026 17:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Fellow Film Creatives,
CRIFF RECOMMENDS THESE FEBRUARY EVENTS :
@icspokenwordjazz is having a spoken word open mic and jazz jam! [2/10]
@237collective and @shopbasementcollective are having a clothing swap! [2/20]
#EventsInIowa #CRIFF #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #ThisIslowa #lowaFilm

07.02.2026 19:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy Fun Fact Friday! 🍿⭐
#CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #FilmFestival #FilmFestivals #IndieFilm #Filmmaker #IndependentFilm #IowaFilmmaking #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026 #MidwestFilmmaking #CedarRapids #MarionIowa #CollinsRoadTheatres #FilmFestival2026

06.02.2026 17:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow this year or not? Give us your predictions in the comments! P.S. Fun fact, Groundhog Day (1993) was filmed in Woodstock, IL!
#CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #IndieFilm #Filmmaker #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026 #CedarRapids

01.02.2026 16:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy Fun Fact Friday! 🍿⭐
#CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #FilmFestival #FilmFestivals #IndieFilm #Filmmaker #IndependentFilm #IowaFilmmaking #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026 #MidwestFilmmaking #CedarRapids #MarionIowa #CollinsRoadTheatres #FilmFestival2026

30.01.2026 17:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Take me back to 2016 — when movie theaters felt magical and watching the joy of watching creators’ films light up the screen at the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival.
#throwback2016 #2016nostalgia #CRIFF #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival#ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #nostalgia #throwback

29.01.2026 17:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The 35th Anniversary IMPA Film Fest deadline is 2/1. Info at https://impa.tv/enter. Screenwriting, direction, production design, cinematography, acting, VFX, music score, editing, animation & more. 
#IMPA, #IowaMotionPictureAssociation #FilmFestival #Filmmaker #lowaFilmmaking #Thislslowa #lowaFilm

24.01.2026 19:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy Fun Fact Friday!
#CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #FilmFestival #FilmFestivals #IndieFilm #Filmmaker #IndependentFilm #IowaFilmmaking #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026 #MidwestFilmmaking #CedarRapids #MarionIowa #CollinsRoadTheatres #FilmFestival2026

23.01.2026 17:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy National Popcorn Day! We hope you all celebrate accordingly and grab this delicious snack to watch some films. Life hack--Use real butter! 😉🍿 Comment below your personal favorite popcorn flavor ⬇️
#NationalPopcornDay #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #FilmFestivals #IndieFilm

19.01.2026 23:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0