As every Iowan knows, there’s usually an Iowa connection with most things. At the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival (CRIFF), that’s the whole point.
“That Iowa connection has always been our number-one thing, and I think we’re pretty unique in that,” said Festival Director Eric Dean Freese. “We are celebrating that Iowans are working in the film industry everywhere.”
With submissions coming from places as far-flung as Mexico, England, Germany, India and Japan, CRIFF has proven that to be true over the years. This year, the festival received a record number of submitted films, including its first ever entry from the Philippines…