$8.50 for 2 Movie Tickets @ Kansas International Film Festival ($17 Value)

If you love movies, the Kansas International Film Festival is definitely worth checking out. Finally after a whole year of waiting…..it’s HERE!

Where else would you have a choice of nearly 70 movies available for viewing within one week’s time? For only $8.50 you can get two tickets to the film of your choice between Friday, September 30th and Thursday, October 6th, 2011. This offer at The Glenwood Fine Arts Theatre at 95th and Metcalf in Overland Park is hard to beat. The festival is a true movie lover’s paradise!

The film festival brings noteworthy regional and international independent films to the KC metropolitan area. From belly laughers, thrillers and comedies to captivating documentaries, there is something in this amazing bumper crop of big movies that will entertain a variety of movie goers.

This year the Kansas International Film Festival will be showcasing studio films such as "Take Shelter," "We Need to Talk about Kevin," "Like Crazy" and "Dirty Girl." Along with these films will be a mixture of films from around the world. The festival also boasts 20 or so filmmakers that attend the screening followed by a question and answer session.

This year your vote counts! There is an AUDIENCE and JURY AWARD given to the top Documentary and Narrative feature with the theatrical screening of the AUDIENCE winners beginning on October 14th.

So sit back, eat some delicious popcorn and have a soda while you see a movie. The film festival's slogan is "It is Okay to Think While Watching Movies" and you will if you attend the Kansas International Film Festival.

Check out the 2011 film schedule and event guide!