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The VCA is committed to the inclusion of the arts in everyday public life. We host, support, and promote events aimed at entertaining and enriching our community, from film showings to nature hikes. It's how (and why) we #LOVermillion. 

SEE YOUR FILM ON THE BIG SCREEN

We are proud to announce the inaugural year of the Vermillion Vortex Film Festival, to be held here on our home turf at the Coyote Twin Theater. Cinema enthusiasts and filmmakers alike are invited to celebrate regional filmmaking the weekend of September 20–22, 2024.

Through the Vortex Film Festival we seek to create a community of area cinema enthusiasts and filmmakers of all experience levels for networking, support, and inspiration. Vortex will showcase movies produced by regional Midwest filmmakers and filmed in South Dakota and neighboring states (IA, MN, NE, ND).

Submissions to the 2024 Vortex Film Festival are now open! If you have produced a film in the last year, we’d love to consider it for the screening at the festival. Visit filmfreeway.com/VermillionVortexFilmFestival for complete details. The deadline for submissions is July 20, 2024.

SHOWING OFF

10 teams registered, 7 completed the challenge, and 3 took home the prizes. And for the first time ever, we had a TIE for best picture! We're grateful to all our participating teams, judges, sponsors, and friends—y'all're why we do what we do. The full 2024 showcase is a feast of twisted turns, cinematography treats, and some hijinks for dessert. Enjoy!

Best Townie Picture
Bellyache, Mistaken for Geniuses
The Noise, East Park Productions

Best Student Picture
A Spring Fever Dream, The Posers

People's Choice
Bellyache, Mistaken for Geniuses