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Reasons for why you should submit👀 Reminder that the final deadline to submit your film is December 22! #CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF
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December 22, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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The CRIFF Algorithm* finished the 2025 Schedule! 
https://crifm.org/2025-festival/schedule/

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*Staff using Google Sheets and proprietary techniques 😜
February 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Grateful to the Austin Short Film Festival for selecting both the scripts for "I Need a Light" and "Today We Almost Died" in their Winter 2024 Official Selection.

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February 18, 2024 at 1:14 AM
criff.bsky.social
Happy Fun Fact Friday! 🍿⭐
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November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
criff.bsky.social
Happy Spooky Film Fact Friday👻 Have a great Halloween and don't forget the next deadline is November 17! 🎃

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October 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
edhartman.bsky.social
“The Scalpel” Festival UPDATE 9–17-25!
NEW INTERVIEW!
Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFxU...
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Ed Hartman Film Interview - The Scalpel
YouTube video by Mikel Fair
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September 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
criff.bsky.social
As we wind up 2026 (you still have a few hours), here's a flashback. Eric stopped drinking butter. 
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December 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Happy Fun Fact Friday! 🍿⭐
#CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #FilmFestival #FilmFestivals #IndieFilm #Filmmaker #IndependentFilm #IowaFilmmaking #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026 #MidwestFilmmaking #CedarRapids #MarionIowa #CollinsRoadTheatres #FilmFestival2026
November 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Thank you *again*, Good Press Fairy! 🧚‍♀️

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Ep 0394 Film Festival Review: Coercion, Written by Liam Mathison Farmer
YouTube video by Mikel Fair
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September 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Refocus Film Festival is October 9th to 12th, 2025 in Iowa City’s FilmScene and the Ped Mall. Get your ticket for an amazing experience!🍿#filmfestivalcircuit #iowafilmmaking #midwestfilmmaking #independentfilm 
http://www.refocusfilmfestival.org/
October 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
criff.bsky.social
Brothers: A Civil War Story, by DeSales University's Casey Schaffer, Matthew Donley and Zachary Gutherman @ CRIFF 2025!
April 4, 8:21pm & April 6, 5:03pm

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March 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
edhartman.bsky.social
“The Scalpel”
Oregon Screams Horror FF (Finalist - Best Horror)
Thursday, September 18, 2025 (5:00PM)
Clinton Street Th. Portland
www.youtube.com/shorts/QWWbA...
filmfestivalcircuit.com/event/oregon...
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September 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
criff.bsky.social
Thank you so much Nik, and thank you for sharing "The Negro Artist" with us and the audience! Filmmakers, the final deadline to submit is Dec 22nd! Enter your film here: https://filmfreeway.com/CRIFF 

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December 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
edhartman.bsky.social
“The Scalpel” 9-20-25!
Oregon Screams Horror FF (Best Music Award, Finalist - Best Horror Film)
162 fests, 202 awards/noms!
filmfestivalcircuit.com/event/oregon...
edhartmanmusic.com/the-scalpel-...
#OregonScreamsHorrorFilmFestival #mikelfair #oregon.screams.horror.filmfest #filmfestivalcircuit
September 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
criff.bsky.social
Happy Fun Fact Friday!
#CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #FilmFestival #FilmFestivals #IndieFilm #Filmmaker #IndependentFilm #IowaFilmmaking #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026 #MidwestFilmmaking #CedarRapids #MarionIowa #CollinsRoadTheatres #FilmFestival2026
January 23, 2026 at 5:03 PM
edhartman.bsky.social
“The Scalpel” Festival UPDATE 9–17-25b!
East/West Coasts:
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edhartmanmusic.com/the-scalpel-...
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September 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Pinch me, because I can't believe I'm actually about to use this beautiful three-word phrase in relation to something I made... here goes...

For your consideration.

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"Pray it ain't so..." The Gospel According to Chad "When you're a rock star messiah, they let you do anything." Written by Liam Mathison Farmer Based (and Cursed) on The New Testament Austin Comedy Film Festival - Award Finalist Fall 2025 linktr.ee/liam.mathison.farmer
July 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
criff.bsky.social
Happy Fun Fact Friday🍿⭐ Reminder that the final deadline to submit your film is December 22! Enter your film here: https://filmfreeway.com/CRIFF 

#CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #IndieFilm #IowaFilmmaking #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #MidwestFilmmaking #FilmFestival2026
December 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Happy Fun Fact Friday! 🍿⭐
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January 30, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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March 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
criff.bsky.social
Thank you again to everyone that came to the IF Workshop! Reminder that the regular deadline to enter your film is Monday, November 17 😄
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November 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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2026 CRIFF Call for Entries is OPEN! Details on our website https://crifm.org. Enter at https://filmfreeway.com/CRIFF!
#CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival #CRIFF #FilmFestival #FilmFestivals #IndependentFilm #IowaFilmmaking #FilmFestivalCircuit #ThisIsIowa #IowaFilm #CRIFF2026
September 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
edhartman.bsky.social
“The Scalpel” UPDATE 7-18-25!
Oregon Screams Horror FF
160 fests, 199 awards/noms!
9-18-25 Clinton Street Theater, Portland, OR
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edhartmanmusic.com/the-scalpel-...
#OregonScreamsHorrorFilmFestival #mikelfair #oregon.screams.horror.filmfest #filmfestivalcircuit
July 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Thank you R&D Events for your 3rd year of supporting CRIFF in our VIP Lounge, literally! - 
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March 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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We're taking filmfestivalcircuit.com and we're never giving it back. 😉🙏

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August 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM