TFA & Festival Partnerships

“Local art-driven events like the Tallgrass Film Festival not only have a positive impact on Wichita’s economy but also add to the quality of life in this city.” — Robert Redford

Please download our Tallgrass Film Festival Sponsorship Packet in convenient PDF format.

TFA approaches our sponsorships as true partnerships — designed to meet the needs of the sponsor, the festival and the attendees. As a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization, your contribution is partly tax-deductable. Whether you want to make a big impression at the 10th annual Tallgrass Film Festival or create a year-round impact, contact us to continue the conversation!

The Tallgrass Film Festival positions Wichita as a hip and cutting edge community with cultural vitality. It provides a positive impact on Wichita’s tourism industry and brings world class cinema to Wichita — programming that is equal to that found at larger, urban and prominent festivals.

Tallgrass provides a fun and affordable option for local and regional vacationers and provides a unique and dynamic entertainment option for Wichitans. The festival provides sponsors access to a passionate, diverse, educated and media savvy audience, and offers unique ways to expose a business or brand to a new, engaged and captive audience.

TFA presents year-round programs including the monthly Third Thursday Screening Series, Cinema Alfresco Summertime Series, Tallgrass Filmmakers Labs and several Special Screenings. TFA also participates in many community events throughout the year including River Festival, Zoobilee, Old Town Wine Walkabout, LIV Festival, Wagonmaster’s Chili Cookoff and partners with many community groups and like- minded non-profits to promote film-related events.

Who attends the Tallgrass Film Festival?

Based on a survey by WSU Business & Marketing students taken after the ninth annual Tallgrass Film Festival:

The typical Tallgrass attendee is a Caucasian female between the ages of 40-59. She is college-educated, married and lives in a household of three people or less with an annual income of $70,000 to $100,000. She uses social media multiple times per day, dines out four to six times per week, and regularly attends cultural events including concerts, theater, festivals, museums and art exhibits. Aside from the films, her primary reason for attending the Tallgrass Film Festival is to support a local effort — and she will be back.

What is an independent film?

An independent film — or indie — is a movie that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system. Additionally, the term is used to describe less commercially-driven films, which differ markedly from the norms of mainstream Hollywood cinema. In the words of the Tallgrass filmmakers themselves:

“More freedom. Less money. Fewer headaches. And being Midwestern is OK.” — Director Greg Jacobs, Louder Than A Bomb

“Independent film means the buffers are off between filmmaker and audience. No layers of input from studio executives, no test marketing, no focus groups. This is the mainline — straight from the heart of the filmmaker to you. That’s why when an independent film touches you — whether it’s Citizen Kane or Pulp Fiction — it’s likely to strike a deeper, more resonant chord than most commercial studio product can ever hope to hit. What you’re experiencing is the filmmaker’s unadulterated joy — and heartache — in the process of filmmaking itself.” — Director Tom Ropelewski, Child of Giants

“Independent film represents the unique, unfiltered voices in cinema.” — Director/Producer James Choi, Made in China, Joint Body, With Love, From Bangkok

• Printer-friendly version