The Board of Directors of the Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee announced on June 1, 2011 that Founder and President Fred G. Andrews has resigned his position on the Board effective immediately. It is with great appreciation that the Board recognizes 15 years of unending support, service and dedication to the independent filmmaking community and to the Jubilee.

On May 31, 1986, John Heyn and I recorded Heavy Metal Parking Lot in the Capital Centre parking lot. On the occasion of our exact 25th Anniversary, I thought I’d announce some upcoming screenings – Jeff Krulik

[ April 19th, 2011; ] We need every filmmaker in the state of Missouri and Kansas to show up in Jefferson City and tell legislators that we are a business community, and that we would appreciate their support.

The Tribeca Film Institute, in partnership with the Ford Foundation, has announced the launch of a New Media Fund to provide support to projects that explore social justice issues. Through the fund, TFI will provide a total of $750,000 to projects that integrate film with new media content to engage audiences. In the initiative’s first [...]

The Media, Culture, and Special Initiatives program at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is accepting proposals for its 2011 documentary film grants program.
The program seeks to fund documentary film projects that address the significant social challenges of our time or explore important but under-reported topics. Domestic and international topics are welcome; preference [...]

Hormel Foods has recently teamed up with Zooppa for a video contest opportunity. The videos aim to promote the Hormel Compleats product line, a microwave meal solution that doesn’t need to be refrigerated or frozen. The competition is a great opportunity for videomakers in the Kansas City community to work with an iconic advertiser and [...]

[ March 10th, 2011; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] CinemaKC will Showcase KC Filmmakers Jubilee, a retrospective of favorite shorts shown at the Jubilee festival over the past 15 years, at the Screenland Crown Center.

1 – Set of three Jubilee promo pieces

2 – Prairie Storm – Don Maxwell / 1997
Classic Kansas City film shot in the Flint Hills during a passing thunder storm with [...]

By ROBERT W. BUTLER – The Kansas City Star
Kansas City’s film community is getting ready for its close-up.
At 9:30 p.m. on March 19, “CinemaKC” will debut on KSMO-TV, providing audiences with a glimpse into local moviemaking and giving filmmakers a showcase for their work.
The half-hour program is an effort of CinemaKC, founded last summer to [...]

From npr.org: The Academy Awards are still a couple of weeks away, but starting this weekend, audiences around the country have a chance to watch the films nominated in one category that doesn’t get much attention: Short Films. Guest host Audie Cornish speaks with short film expert Roberta Marie Munroe, author of How Not To [...]

Creative Capital is now accepting Letters of Inquiry for grants in Film/Video and Visual Arts. The Inquiry Form will be available online until March 1. Please visit creative-capital.org/apply to read the grant guidelines and access the Inquiry Form.
Creative Capital provides integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing innovative and adventurous projects. We support artists [...]