WIFI is dedicated to promoting and celebrating film production, stories from the Midwest, and education at Washburn University, in the Topeka community, and in the state of Kansas. The WIFI film festival is linked to Washburn’s WUmester
The 2024 WIFI will take place on April 19-22, 2024. Submissions for the 2024 WIFI film festival opened on June 1, 2023. The earlybird deadline was Feb. 1, 2024. The regular submissions deadline is March 1, 2024 and the late submissions deadline is April 1, 2024.
2024 WIFI Schedule
Date and Time |
Event |
Location |
Saturday, April 20 |
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10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Film Screening | The Edge Room, T&SC Public Library |
10 – 10:50 a.m. | Workshop: Community & Belonging in Film featuring Dennis Etzel Jr. | Anton Room, T&SCP Library Facebook Live |
Workshop: TBA | Menninger Room, T&SC Public Library Facebook Live |
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11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Workshop: Editing in Film featuring Allan Holzman | Anton Room, T&SC Public Library Facebook Live |
Workshop: Christian Watkins | Menninger Room, T&SC Public Library Facebook Live |
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1 – 2:30 p.m. | Workshop: Entrepreneurship in Filmmaking featuring Rick LeJeurrne | Anton Room, T&SC Public Library Facebook Live |
Workshop: Micah Brown | Menninger Room, T&SC Public Library Facebook Live |
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3 – 4:30 p.m. | Women’s Panel (Sue Vicory moderating): Community & Belonging in Film | Learning Center, T&SC Public Library Facebook Live |
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Filmmaker Talk: hosted by Matt Nyquist and Kristen Grimmer | Rita Blitt Gallery, Mulvane Art Museum (Washburn University campus) Facebook Live |
7:45 – 9:30 p.m. | Artist Reception | Ballroom, Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center (Washburn University campus) |
Sunday, April 21 |
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2 p.m. | Awards Ceremony | Pre-Recorded |
Date for Submissions
- Open submissions immediately
- Earlybird deadline is February 1
- Regular deadline is March 1
- Late deadline is April 1
Notification Date: We will let the filmmakers know which films were selected by April 14.
For information on our FREE educational workshops, please go to the Education page.