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Interrobang Film Festival

Film is presented in concert with the Des Moines Arts Festival. The audience, whether cinema enthusiasts or curious newcomers, can experience curated screenings from films around the globe.

About the Interrobang Film Festival

The Interrobang Film Festival is a three-day IMDb-verified Festival. It is a juried show, including public showings, talk backs, and panel discussions. Filmmaker submissions are accepted in eight categories and is juried by a panel of peers. The Festival screens an average of 40 films per year. The 2024 Interrobang Film Festival will be June 28 - 30 at east end of the Festival inside the (air-conditioned) Des Moines Central Library. Submissions for the 2024 festival open on Film Freeway on September 8, 2023.

2024
Timeline

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December 31, 2023: Early Bird Deadline
 

February 11, 2024: Regular Deadline
 

March 10, 2024: Late Deadline
 

April 1, 2024: Extended AND Final Deadline
 

May 13, 2024: Notification Date
 

June 28-30, 2024: Interrobang Film Festival
 

Award Winners Announced at the Festival on Sunday, June 30 at 1 p.m.

For additional information, please contact Daphne

at ddickens@desmoinesartsfestival.org.

2023 Award Winners

Best of Show

Producer's Choice

Best Feature Documentary

Student Film

Short Narrative

Short Documentary

Feature Narrative

Iowa

Confusion in the Afternoon // Director: Yung Chieh // Country of Origin: Taiwan

Frozen Out // Director: Hao Zhou // Country of Origin: China

A Trout in the Milk // Director: Asato Sakamoto // Country of Origin: Japan

Confusion in the Afternoon // Director: Yung Chieh // Country of Origin: Taiwan

Operation // Director: Alyson O'Hara // Country of Origin: United States

Goats of Monesiglio // Director: Emily Graves // Country of Origin: Canada

Critic // Director: Michael Hennesy // Country of Origin: United States

Operation // Director: Alyson O'Hara // Country of Origin: United States

Special thanks to the DMACC Video Production Students for their assistance in the film jury. 

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