Whether you’re a city dweller or a Winona native, Frozen River Film Festival is worth checking out.

-FlixChatter Film Blog

Frozen River Film Festival Presents:

Reel Local: A Local Film Showcase

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.

Featuring -

  • tracings a film by Sharon Mansur and Sydney Swanson

  • Laylian the Alien by Brynn Artley

  • Three short films from WSU Film Students

Join us At the winona arts center on May 30th at 7:00pm to celebrate the local Filmmakers That strengthen our creative community!

Frozen River FIlm Festival 2026

SAVE THE DATE(s):

February 1st, 2026 - February 8th, 2026

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our screening of Night of the Living Dead! 🧟‍♂️🍿 It was a night of thrills, chills, and classic horror that we won’t soon forget. Your energy and love for film make nights like this unforgettable. U
📢Screening has been moved inside due to rain on the way!! We’ll be in SLC 120. Be there or be scared 🧟
🎃🍿 Get ready for chills, thrills, and… zombies! 🧟‍♂️ This Thursday, October 24th at 7 p.m., we’re teaming up with Winona State’s Film Studies program for a special outdoor screening of the horror classic Night of the Living
📽️✨ Get ready for an unforgettable night of short films! Frozen River Film Festival is bringing a specially curated set of documentary shorts to the Winona Arts Center on October 19th. 🎬 From the award-winning "Stranger at the Gate" to f
You don’t want to miss our FRFF CLASSICS series at Pops Art Theater TONIGHT at 7:15! See “Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki” and get a peak behind the curtain at his creative style while he dabbles in CGI for his short film. You ke
🩸King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones🩸Winner of FRFF Special Jury Award for Best Documentary is going on to even better things! It has already won 27 awards, not mentioning the nominations! King of Kings will come out in VOD at the end of the year,