The 712 Film Festival

07/21/2026

More photos from the event on Saturday!

07/21/2026

Some pictures of our filmmakers at the festival on Saturday!

07/21/2026

Congrats to our winners!

Overall Winners
1 - Time Trapple
2 - Enjoy Your Evening
3 - Promposal
Audience Choice - Promposal

Best Actor: Justin Norman - Enjoy Your Evening
Best Actress: Jillian Traskos - Subtext
Best Acress - Runner-Up: Audrey Beermann - Split
Best Supporting Actor: Eli Gross - Enjoy Your Evening
Best Supporting Actress: Kim Haymes - Time Trapple
Best Acting Ensemble: Promposal
Best Animated Film: What You Need
Best Art Direction: Origin Story
Best Cinematography: Time Trapple
Best Costuming: The Eden Files
Best Director: Justin Norman - Enjoy Your Evening
Best Editing: Any Place But Here
Best Experimental Film: Any Place But Here
Best Horror/Thriller Film: Split
Best Original Song: Time Trapple
Best Original Soundtrack: Promposal
Best Sound Design: Subtext
Best Screenplay: The Invisible Mask
Best Screenplay - Runner-up: Enjoy Your Evening
Best Special Effects: Time Trapple
Best Prop: Zoey vs. AI Microwave
Best Music Video: Hold Me
Best Student Film: Promposal
Filmmaker Spirit: Sunny Side Up
Filmmaker Spirit: The Race Before Us
The ""Be Bold"" Award: Scopophobia
The 1st Annual Hausenpfeffer Memorial Award: Chasing Rabbits
Best Mockumentary Film: Behind the Baton

07/19/2026

07/18/2026

Thank you all for coming out to the 712 Film Festival! We’d also like to thank the Ida Grove King Theatre for hosting us and our sponsors The Farmacy Soda Fountain & Coffee House, Manning Dental! The Hoffman Agency, and State Farm Agent Kirk Huehn as well as the Ida Grove Chamber of Commerce! 🎥🍿🎬

More pictures coming soon!

07/18/2026

Tomorrow is the big day! Come out to the free 712 Film Festival 2026 at the Ida Grove King Theatre tomorrow July 18 at 1pm!

07/15/2026

Need a break from the heat? Come and enjoy 712 Film Festival 2026 at the air conditioned Ida Grove King Theatre this Saturday, July 18 at 1pm!

Sponsored by:
The Farmacy Soda Fountain & Coffee House

Manning Dental
The Hoffman Agency

State Farm-Kirk Huehn

07/11/2026

In celebration of being one week away from the 712 Film Festival, we are throwing it back to some of last year’s winners! 🏆

Can’t wait to see the filmmakers and fans for the 712 Film Festival 2026 at the Ida Grove King Theatre July 18 at 1pm! 🎥🎬🎞️

07/09/2026

07/04/2026

Check out the 712 Film Festival 2026 at the Ida Grove King Theatre July 18 at 1pm!

Sponsored by:
The Farmacy Soda Fountain & Coffee House

Manning Dental
The Hoffman Agency

State Farm-Kirk Huehn

The 712's newest film festival showcasing Iowa creatives!