KC Film

05/29/2026

Passes for the inaugural Full Tilt Film Festival are officially on sale!

Full programming drops later this summer, but here’s a preview: ESPN Films, SMAC Entertainment, Unanimous Media, Sony Pictures Animation, Foolish Club Studios, NFL Films, Under Armour's Lab96 and many more are heading to Kansas City this August for a city-wide celebration of sports storytelling.

World premieres, iconic sports stories, live conversations, and more to come. Passholders will receive first access to reserve tickets before they become available to the general public.

🎟️ www.fulltiltfilmfestival.com

04/29/2026

Applications are now open for the Teri Rogers Film Grants! We can’t wait to see the impressive works submitted by our talented film community.

The Teri Rogers Film Grants applications are now open! In collaboration with the Kansas City Film Office (), ArtsKC offers two grant programs to elevate our local film community: the Teri Rogers Filmmakers Grants and the Teri Rogers Screenwriting Award. Here are some key dates to keep in mind:

🎬ArtsKC and the KC Film Office will offer a virtual info session on July 15 at 12pm. (More info coming soon.)

The deadline to apply is July 29, 2026 at 11:59pm.

Learn more through the link in our comments below.

Photo courtesy of RW Photography (), BTS of Barry Wilson and Jamie Addison’s film “We Need to Talk”

04/29/2026

KC film production startup wins at SXSW >> See the full article below ⬇️

04/27/2026

This weekend the Kansas City Film Office teamed up with the University of Missouri - Kansas City and the University of Kansas to offer production assistant training to local film students ahead of the World Cup.

The training featured speakers from Kansas City and beyond who shared insight on what to expect from a global sporting event, what productions are looking for when hiring on local crew, and what resources are available regionally.

A huge thank you to our speakers and participants!

04/07/2026

Deadline talks John Travolta's directorial debut. This low-profile feature partially filmed in Kansas City last year and features local talent, crew, and locations. A huge thank you to our partners at the Kansas City Aviation Department and the TWA Museum for their support.

The under-the-radar Apple project, called Propeller One-Way Night Coach, is inspired by the 1997 kids' book that Travolta wrote for his son.

03/20/2026

Don't Wait! With the World Cup headed to KC this summer, the Kansas City Crew & Services Directory is in need of a clean up

Any listing that hasn't been updated since before March 1st, 2024 will be made private. You can always update them later, but outdated listings will no longer be public after Wednesday, April 1st, 2026.

Update or create your listing through the link in our bio!

03/10/2026

The Kansas City Film Office is excited to announce the launch of Full Tilt Film Festival, a new sports storytelling festival coming to Kansas City this August.

Full Tilt brings together athletes, filmmakers, studios, and leagues for screenings, panels, and conversations about the future of sports storytelling.

📍 Kansas City
📅 August 28–29
🔗 Learn more: FullTiltFilmFestival.com

Programming announcements coming soon.
Special thanks to TorchHouse Studio / Hadley Nguyen

03/03/2026

With only a month to go before Panic Fest returns to Kansas City, we're sitting down with co-founder Adam Roberts to talk the festival's origins, evolution, and what's next!

In 2012, the same year Adam Roberts took over operations of Screenland Armour Theatre, he met Tim Canton. The two quickly connected over something Kansas City was missing. They’d long […]

02/11/2026

Fresh off their premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, we spoke with the team behind 'Seized' about the years of work and collaboration that brought this powerful documentary to life.

In documentary filmmaking, there are no call sheets locked weeks in advance, no controlled locations, and no guarantees about where a story will lead. Schedules are sporadic, crew sizes are […]

01/14/2026

Kansas City has been named one of MovieMaker Magazine's Best Places to Live & Work as a MovieMaker 2026. This marks the 8th consecutive year our city has been recognized, and with each year we continue to push to build one of the strongest film hubs in the region.

From experienced crew, exceptional vendors, diverse locations, and competitive incentives, Kansas City continues to set itself apart. Congratulations, Kansas City!

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