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 20, 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: Movies Are Fine for a Bright Boy Like You: A Reading and a Talk About Humorous Film Conventions featuring Andy Farkas | Anton Room, T&SCP Library Facebook Live |
| Workshop: Filmmaking featuring Lolo Loren | Menninger Room, T&SC Public Library Facebook Live |
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| 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Workshop: Music in Film featuring Ethan Jackson | Anton Room, T&SC Public Library Facebook Live |
| Workshop: Religion in film featuring Christian Watkins | Menninger Room, T&SC Public Library Facebook Live |
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| 1 – 2:30 p.m. | Workshop: Scriptwriting featuring Ivy Sunderji | Menninger Room, T&SC Public Library Facebook Live |
| Workshop: Revealing Hollywood Magic: A Journey through Revolutionary SFX in Filmmaking featuring Pamla Schmidt | Anton Room, T&SC Public Library Facebook Live |
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| 3 – 4:30 p.m. | WIFI Panel with Sue Vicory: The Art of Making a Film | Learning Center, T&SC Public Library Facebook Live |
| 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Filmmaker Talk: featuring Allan Holzman | Rita Blitt Gallery, Mulvane Art Museum (Washburn University campus) Facebook Live |
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.