On behalf of the Board of Directors for the Tallgrass Film Association, we’re writing in the spirit of transparency to share some updates about the 2026 Tallgrass Film Festival. 

Due to organizational capacity, we have entrusted Harvester Arts, a highly regarded Wichita arts organization, to administer this year’s festival. Together, we are focused on building capacity and developing a sustainable pipeline of local talent to support Tallgrass’ future.

This collaboration reflects additional changes to this year’s festival: a restructured programming team; a later start to the review process and a reduced festival footprint, which results in a  lineup of approximately 24 features and 42 shorts. Should these changes not align with your expectations, we are happy to provide a refund of your submission fee and withdraw your film from consideration.

We will also be closing the submission window on May 1 to give our new programming team adequate time to review the films that we’ve already received.

If you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. Tallgrass is committed to upholding the integrity of our reputation within the independent film industry and we remain Stubbornly Independent.

Thank you,

TFA Board of Directors