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Multiple film events come to Grand Rapids this fall
by (Justin Mills)
Submitted 09-16-2024 under LOCAL LIFE
Originally established in 2009, the Grand Rapids Film Festival (GRFF) is returning to the city Sept. 20-22, featuring multiple screenings, venues and local filmmakers. The festival’s kick-off event is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 20 with...
Grand Rapids Film Festival Partners with the Special Olympics
by (Meg Jewell)
Submitted 04-07-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
The Grand Rapids Film Festival (GRFF) is excited and honored to be partnering with the Special Olympics this year, to create a dinner/ movie screening event that will bring awareness to such important...
Grand Rapids Film Festival judge looks for films with unique stories
by (dansteenwyk)
Submitted 04-04-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
This story is part of a series focusing on the Grand Rapids film scene and the Grand Rapids Film Festival. To read the rest of the series, click here. Daniel Dobson has a rich and diverse portfolio: he has done two combat tours in Iraq with the U.S...
Fashion forward: Grand Rapids Film Festival to showcase student work
by (Meg Jewell)
Submitted 03-31-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
The Grand Rapids Film Festival (GRFF) is excited to host the first ever Fashion for Film Showcase on Thursday April 10, 7–9 pm at downtown Grand Rapids venue, the Pyramid Scheme. Bernadine Vida, world renowned costume and fashion designer, has...
Film festival submissions coordinator encourages community, diversity
by (dansteenwyk)
Submitted 03-20-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
This story is the second installment of a series on the Grand Rapids film scene and Grand Rapids Film Festival. To read the first installment, a profile of Storytelling Pictures production coordinator Frankie Bailey, click here. “Film is such...
Local film production coordinator relishes role in company "family"
by (dansteenwyk)
Submitted 03-17-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
[This story is the first in a series focusing on the Grand Rapids film scene and the upcoming Grand Rapids Film Festival]. When Frankie Bailey attended a friend’s bridal shower in August 2012, she wasn’t expecting to get a job. “...