2024 ARTIST RESIDENCY

True/False Film Fest is launching a new artist residency program aimed at emerging and mid-career artists. The five week virtual residency will culminate in an in-person exhibition of work from the selected artists at the 2024 festival. True/False has a long history of creating environments where visual artists can work together with its community of … Continued

ROUGH CUT RETREAT ANNOUNCES 2023 PROJECTS & MENTORS

(San Francisco, California/Columbia, Missouri) – Catapult Film Fund and True/False Film Fest today announced the selected films and mentors for their eighth annual Rough Cut Retreat, a summer gathering that immerses underserved filmmakers and industry mentors in a deeply creative retreat space. This year’s retreat will take place July 23-27 at Shire in the Woods … Continued

FOND FAREWELL TO CO-CUSTODIAN

Columbia, Missouri—Following the high-spirited conclusion of its 20th annual True/False Film Fest, the Ragtag Film Society announces the departure of Co-Executive Director Barbie Banks. Alongside Arin Liberman, Banks has been Co-Executive Director, commonly referred to as “Co-Custodian”, since June of 2020. Banks departs RFS at the end of March to start a new role with … Continued

TRUE/FALSE ANNOUNCES 2023 LINEUP

The True/False Film Fest is proud to announce its full slate of 33 new feature films and 25 new short films. These films were selected from roughly 1,200 submissions and hundreds more scouted from festivals around the world. Unfolding March 2-5, 2023 in Columbia, Missouri, the festival highlights bold cinematic visions from filmmakers experimenting with … Continued

TRUE/FALSE ANNOUNCES 2023 TRUE LIFE FUND AND TRUE VISION HONOREE

With a second round of film announcements, the True/False Film Fest completes its lineup of three special programs with the True Life Fund and True Vision Award selections. The 17th annual True Life Fund Film will be Rebecca Landsberry-Baker and Joe Peeler’s Bad Press, and the 20th annual True Vision honoree will be Victoria Linares … Continued

TRUE/FALSE ANNOUNCES 2023 SHOW ME TRUE/FALSE FILM

In the first of its programming announcements from the 2023 film slate, True/False Film Fest is thrilled to share the third annual Show Me True/False title, Alejandra Vasquez & Sam Osborn’s Going Varsity in Mariachi, which recently held its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. After its remaining Sundance screenings, the film’s next … Continued

TRUE/FALSE FILM FEST ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL CONFLUENCE FELLOWS

We are excited to launch the inaugural year of the Confluence Fellowship program during the 2023 True/False Film Fest. This new initiative brings together Midwest based filmmakers who are in development on their first feature-length nonfiction film to provide artist support at an early stage in the creative process, and centers Midwest filmmakers in order … Continued

CLASSIC PASS GIVEAWAY

In coordination with Columbia Parks and Recreation we will be offering a limited number of complimentary pairs of Classic passes to the 2023 True/False Film Fest to residents of Columbia with a family household income of less than 185% of the poverty level. We are excited to offer this option to community members who are … Continued

THIS IS A TEST

True/False is elated to present the 2023 poster design and key art for THIS IS A TEST — a massively collaborative effort between the creative minds in our Columbia community, True/False’s talented graphic designer, Clint McMillen, and visual artist, Mollie Hosmer-Dillard. For this project, Hosmer-Dillard hosted nine painting workshops in Columbia, Missouri with about 15-20 … Continued

COMMUNITY THREAD

“Community Thread” is a 9 x 9 foot quilt created by volunteers and community members to be featured at this year’s True False Film Fest. In keeping with the T/F 2023 theme of “This is a test” the squares will be “test swatches” created by the community to test out creative techniques. Swatches will be … Continued