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Dubuque Film Festival to Include Reception for Women Filmmakers

Dubuque Film Festival to Include Reception for Women Filmmakers

Over the past few years, Iowa filmmakers have broadened their focus both before and behind the camera. More diverse creators and crews are…
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Apr 18, 2022
Filmmaker Finds Fertile Ground in Fairfield

Filmmaker Finds Fertile Ground in Fairfield

When the Iowa-based filmmaker Graham Swon was living in New York a few years ago, a friend gave him several rolls of 35-millimeter film. It…
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Mar 23, 2022
Decorah’s Film Festival Moves Downtown

Decorah’s Film Festival Moves Downtown

For years Decorah’s annual Oneota Film Festival has taken place at Luther College but now, like an upperclassman, it’s moving off campus to…
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Mar 2, 2022
The Film Lounge: Iowa to Hollywood

The Film Lounge: Iowa to Hollywood

From a basement in Cedar Rapids to the glamour of the Academy Awards, the sixth season of “The Film Lounge” touches on many genres, sights…
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Jan 5, 2022
At 75, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Offers Real-Life History Lessons

At 75, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Offers Real-Life History Lessons

Frank Capra may have loved small-town America, but George Bailey definitely did not.
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Nov 30, 2021
10 Iconic Episodes from ‘The Donna Reed Show’

10 Iconic Episodes from ‘The Donna Reed Show’

“The Donna Reed Show” originally aired on ABC from 1958 through 1966 and became one of the most popular family sitcoms in television…
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Nov 1, 2021
Iowa Short Film Wins Student Academy Award

Iowa Short Film Wins Student Academy Award

Two Iowa City filmmakers won a Student Academy Award and a $5,000 grant during the 48th annual ceremony presented virtually on Oct. 21 by…
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Nov 1, 2021
Beyond ‘Field of Dreams,’ Iowa Filmmakers Find Fertile Ground

Beyond ‘Field of Dreams,’ Iowa Filmmakers Find Fertile Ground

The Field of Dreams was crispy when a Hollywood crew showed up to film it back in 1988. That was the hottest, driest summer that folks in…
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Aug 4, 2021
New film spotlights an Iowa newspaper

New film spotlights an Iowa newspaper

Newspaper editors are rarely at a loss for words. But Art Cullen, the Pulitzer Prize-winning editor of The Storm Lake Times, paused for a…
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Jun 4, 2021
In Dubuque, It’s On With the Shows

In Dubuque, It’s On With the Shows

For its 10th anniversary, the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival is going big. Organizers of the April 18–25 event have decided to…
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Apr 15, 2021
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