St. Louis International Film Festival
Film festivalWikipedia
26
MENTIONS
9
EPISODES
8
PODCASTS
Search complete. 26 mentions across 9 episodes found for "St. Louis International Film Festival".
Oct 21, 2026
Jackson BurkettHOST
It's cool
Ken StrodeHOST
They used to have that in St- I think it was called the SLIC or SWIC, something like that, in St. Louis.
Ken StrodeHOST
St. Louis International Film Festival
Jackson BurkettHOST
Mm-hmm
Ken StrodeHOST
And they would bring it to St. Louis, and all of these, um, producers and directors, usually indie films, would come to St. Louis for an entire weekend and show their movies at different, usually the Tivoli and other places.
Scott HeatonHOST
Today on Arrows in Motion, we've got Bree Maniscalco, executive director from Cinema St. Louis.
Scott HeatonHOST
We're talking about Midwest filmmaking, why it's so important to support the arts in the St. Louis International Film Festival, November 5th through November 15th.
Scott HeatonHOST
Did some research.
Scott HeatonHOST
So I think we've heard a few people sit in that chair and kind of hit on this concept of like post-COVID, like the concept of this like third place that isn't home and work is just dead and people are dying for it.
Scott HeatonHOST
And people with niche interests are, to your point, starving for IRL communities with similar interests.
Scott HeatonHOST
So that's what makes up most of Cinema St. Louis is people interested in filmmaking and those who want to support the art.
Bree ManiscalcoGUEST
Exactly.
Bree ManiscalcoGUEST
Definitely.
Courtney LandrumHOST
an event that is happening.
Courtney LandrumHOST
St. Louis International Film Festival starts, and he is kicking everything off with a Q&A at the High Point.
Courtney LandrumHOST
You can get tickets still, but we're going to chat with him for a few minutes today, a little after 9.
Courtney LandrumHOST
Wow.
1 HR 11 MINS LATER
Courtney LandrumHOST
We've got a spooky sound effects theater happening in just a few minutes.
Courtney LandrumHOST
And then a little after nine this morning, we're going to be talking to Alex Winters.
Courtney LandrumHOST
He's going to be here to kick off the St. Louis International Film Festival.
Courtney LandrumHOST
You may know him better as Bill from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.
Brittanie O'ConnellGUEST
And if you miss it, you miss it kind of thing.
Brittanie O'ConnellGUEST
So, yeah, this I think I landed on the Sunday because this is actually the Sunday after the St. Louis International Film Festival.
Brittanie O'ConnellGUEST
And so a lot of people will be involved in that and tired and whatever.
Brittanie O'ConnellGUEST
But, you know, you're right about the matinee thing and like that's going to happen.
Ryan VerrillHOST
And I, I mean, I got really lucky.
Ryan VerrillHOST
I got to see that one about a month early at the St. Louis International Film Festival on film, and-
Andy NelsonGUEST
Mm.
Andy NelsonGUEST
Nice
Kathy KaiserPANELIST
How you doing? Good, good.
Vic PorcelliHOST
So Kathy's very excited because the St. Louis International Film Festival, I guess, begins tonight, right?
Kathy KaiserPANELIST
Oh, no, no.
Kathy KaiserPANELIST
It doesn't begin till November 5th.
speaker_3UNKNOWN
I'm glad you guys think Kathy's great.
Vic PorcelliHOST
We love her to death, love her to death.
Vic PorcelliHOST
Now, clearly I'm a little confused with the St. Louis International Film Festival, which happens in November.
Vic PorcelliHOST
Right.
Sarah FenskeHOST
Yes.
Sarah FenskeHOST
You took over as director of Cinema St. Louis.
Sarah FenskeHOST
This was in 2022.
Sarah FenskeHOST
You guys bought the High Point in 2023.
14 MINS LATER
Bree ManiscalcoGUEST
So when I moved out here, it's almost been 20 years, and found out that there was a film festival where I could volunteer And didn't have to know someone or be in a certain tax bracket.
Bree ManiscalcoGUEST
It was amazing.
Bree ManiscalcoGUEST
So I started volunteering with Cinema St. Louis for SLIF back in 2007.
Bree ManiscalcoGUEST
And what was your first volunteer job? Handing out ballots.
Vic PorcelliHOST
What's the actual...
Kathy KaiserGUEST
St. Louis International Film Festival.
Kathy KaiserGUEST
St. Louis International Film Festival.
Kathy KaiserGUEST
Yes.
Vic PorcelliHOST
So this goes back to when my son was just out of high school and a friend of his named Nick Collingwood made a cartoon.
Tiffany LeeHOST
Currently she is a playwright, a fellow with Shakespeare Festival in St. Louis.
Tiffany LeeHOST
She has produced four short films, beautiful hands screened at St. Louis International Film Festival.
Tiffany LeeHOST
The other three have been screened in festivals around the country.
Tiffany LeeHOST
So welcome to Mariah Richardson.