The TCFF red carpets will be bustling with filmmakers, actors, and high-profile celebrities! Get your cameras ready!
Where
Marcus West End Cinema
1625 West End Blvd.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
AND
Edina Mann Theatre
3911 W 50th St.
Edina, MN 55424
Free Ramp Parking in both locations!
When
Twin Cities Film Fest
October 15-24, 2026
Red Carpet Schedule
Walk the red carpet and feel like a STAR!
Guests are welcome to walk the red carpet & take pics when it is not in use by the TCFF Team.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
| Thurs. 10/15 | 4:15 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | YOU BELONG HERE: VisitLex – Mary Quinn Ramer (Film Sponsor) Ouita Michel (Cast/Executive Producer) Steve Zahn (Producer) Rick Gomez (Director) Coby Toland (Producer/Editor) | Blythe Whealy |
| Thurs. 10/15 | 4:50 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | SPONSOR INTERVIEWS: 5:00pm – All About The Culture 5:10pm – Raymond J. Christensen Foundation – Sharon Smith-Akinsanya 5:20pm – Mann Cinemas 5:30pm – The Shops at West End 5:40pm – Women’s Foundation 5:50pm – TeamWomen 6:10pm – Westopolis 6:20pm – Doubletree Hotel 6:30pm – TPI Hospitality/AC Marriott 6:40pm – AB/Stella Artois 6:50pm – Ineos Grenadier 7:00pm – Total Wine 7:10pm – Gigli | Blythe Whealy |
| Thurs. 10/15 | 9:30 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | 2026 TCFF Staff Photo | Photo Only |
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
| Fri. 10/16 | 3:15 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | The Art of Sustaining Prison: Kim Johnson (Director) C. Fausto Cabrera (Subject in Film) | TCFF Host |
| Fri. 10/16 | 3:30 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Memorializing The Movement: Alec Fischer (Director/Producer/Editor) | TCFF Host |
| Fri. 10/16 | 4:00 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | 2026 Film Fellows Group Photo | Photo Only |
| Fri. 10/16 | 4:45 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | MN Film Sponsor Interview: Stearns Bank (Small Town Girl) | TCFF Host |
| Fri. 10/16 | 5:00 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Small Town Girl: Beth Hinde (Executive Producer/Screenwriter) Bill Cooper (Director) | TCFF Host |
| Fri. 10/16 | 5:30 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | All About the Culture (Group 1) | Photo Only |
| Fri. 10/16 | 5:30 PM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | Captive: Tyler Edward (Writer/Director) | TCFF Host |
| Fri. 10/16 | 7:15 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Hot Dish Surprise (MN Shorts Block): Sunny – Shelly Nagell (Writer/Director/Actor) All Good Things – James Snapko (Writer/Director) Clean Slate – Mitchell McCallson (Director/Writer) Behind the Reins – Adam Zuehlke (Director) Ruunta – Abdilatif Hassen (Director) | TCFF Host |
| Fri. 10/16 | 8:00 PM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | Run Amok: NB Mager (Director) Julie Christeas (Producer) Grace Reiter (Actor) | TCFF Host |
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
| Sat. 10/17 | 11:30 AM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | SeriesFest: Unscripted Block – NEVER GET BUSTED: David Anthony Ngo (Creator/Writer/Director) | TCFF Host |
| Sat. 10/17 | 1:30 PM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | SeriesFest: Pitch-A-Thon! Sponsor: Upper Midwest Film Office – UMFO – Riki McManus | TCFF Host |
| Sat. 10/17 | 1:45 PM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | SeriesFest: Pitch-A-Thon! Panelists: Claire Taylor (Moderator) Erich Smith Crystal Holt Michael Rucker | TCFF Host |
| Sat. 10/17 | 2:00 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | One In a Million: Alight Sponsor – Changemaker Award | TCFF Host |
| Sat. 10/17 | 3:30 PM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | Donostia: Daniel Cummings (Director/Producer) | TCFF Host |
| Sat. 10/17 | 4:00 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Cabali and the Tiki Mug Obsession: Fini Finical (Subject/Producer) Josh Dragotta (Director/Producer) | TCFF Host |
| Sat. 10/17 | 4:45 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Sponsor Interview – Give Me The Ball! Irish Titan (HER Series Sponsor) | TCFF Host |
| Sat. 10/17 | 5:45 PM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | Bonding: David Nordstrand (Lead Actor) Barry Nordstrand (Producer) Carmen Nordstrand (Producer) | TCFF Host |
| Sat. 10/17 | 6:30 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Morelife: CJ Renner (Writer/Director) Ben Enke (DP) Lori Roovers (Line Producer) | TCFF Host |
| Sat. 10/17 | 6:45 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Under Your Skin (Horror Shorts Block): Safe House – Faith Miller (Director) | TCFF Host |
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
| Sun. 10/18 | 10:40 AM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | FILM FELLOWS Mock Interviews | TCFF Host |
| Sun. 10/18 | 11:45 AM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Noxturne: Kristina Klebe (Director/Writer) Byron Clohessy (Actor) | TCFF Host |
| Sun. 10/18 | 1:30 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Mackenzie: Jaffe Zinn ( Director of Photographer/Editor/Sound Design/Producer ) | TCFF Host |
| Sun. 10/18 | 1:45 PM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | Women’s Foundation Immigrant Rapid Response Fund: Roxane Battle (Vice President of Communications and Strategic Initiatives, Women’s Foundation of Minnesota) Lindsey Seavert (Seavert Studios/Filmmaker) | TCFF Host |
| Sun. 10/18 | 2:00 PM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | A Month in Minnesota: Brian Lucas (Producer) Laura Gabbert (Executive Producer) – TBD | |
| Sun. 10/18 | 2:15 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Demons and Depictions: Cy Dodson (Director) David Cook (Main Character) | TCFF Host |
| Sun. 10/18 | 4:00 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Welcome to the Fishbowl: Sheryl Glubok (Director/Writer) Iana Dontcheva (Producer) Jeremy Swift (Actor) Natalie Gold (Actor) | TCFF Host |
| Sun. 10/18 | 5:30 PM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | Beyond the Eagle Obsession: Jeffrey Morris (Writer/Director) Fredrick Haugen (Writer/Editor) | TCFF Host |
| Sun. 10/18 | 6:15 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Caity: Lindsay Calleran (Director) | TCFF Host |
| Sun. 10/18 | 7:00 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | You Don’t Know My Name: Tommy Franklin (Director) | TCFF Host |
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20
| Tue. 10/20 | 3:30 PM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | T: Deb Fink (Executive Producer/Actor) | TCFF Host |
| Tue. 10/20 | 4:30 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Love Reflected: Davar McGee (Writer/Producer/Director) Demitri McGee (Producer) LaTwanna Williams (Producer) Hannah Graffunder (Actress) Joseph “”Juice”” Sutton (Actor) Eve black (Actress) | TCFF Host |
| Tue. 10/20 | 5:00 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Harvest: Ronda Lee Chapman Keng Yang (Producer) | TCFF Host |
| Tue. 10/20 | 5:15 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Film Sponsor Interview: Trust for Public Land (Harvest) | TCFF Host |
| Tue. 10/20 | 5:15 PM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | Strong Women (Drama Shorts Block): Woman Land – Yasmin Yassin (Director) Tangled Roots – Tiffany Cornwell (Writer/Director/Actor) Wait – Paige Morrow Kimball (Writer/Director/Producer) | TCFF Host |
| Tue. 10/20 | 7:15 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | All About the Culture (Group 2) – PHOTO ONLY | TCFF Host |
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21
| Wed. 10/21 | 4:00 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | One Plant Film Sponsor Interview: Avio – Ezra Hereth (CEO/Founder) | TCFF Host |
| Wed. 10/21 | 4:15 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | One Plant: Jordan Berger (Director/Producer) | TCFF Host |
| Wed. 10/21 | 4:30 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Out of the Woods: Sal Bardo (Writer/Director) | TCFF Host |
| Wed. 10/21 | 5:15 PM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | Faces of Hope Film Sponsor Interview: Anoka County | TCFF Host |
| Wed. 10/21 | 5:30 PM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | Faces of Hope: Cy Dodson & Megan Thompson (Directors) Patti Constant (Executive Producer) | TCFF Host |
| Wed. 10/21 | 6:45 PM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | Work Life Imbalance (Comedy Shorts Block): At Work – Becca Schall (Director/Writer/Lead Cast) The Big Break – Kenny Cooper (Lead Actor/Executive Producer) Deeply Troubled – Cici Yixuan Wu (Co-Director/Co-Writer) Avant Guard – CR Sherman (Writer/Director) | TCFF Host |
| Wed. 10/21 | 7:00 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Jane’s Not Here: Jonathan Oster (Producer/Writer/Director) Lukas Mooney (Assistant Director/Producer) | TCFF Host |
| Wed. 10/21 | 7:15 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Boris is Dead: Micah Brandt (Producer) Chris Mulkey (Actor) | TCFF Host |
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22
| Thurs. 10/22 | 4:30 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Dream (E)scapes (Sci-Fi Shorts Block): A Strange Night In The Noise – Erin LeMair (Director of Photography) Memento Mori – Betsy Kenyon (Co-Director/Co-Writer/Co-Producer) Keepsake – Erik Skramstad (Writer/Director) Superconscious – Christianne Hedtke (Writer/Director) | TCFF Host |
| Thurs. 10/22 | 5:45 PM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | An Invitation To Wonder Film Sponsor Interview: The Nature Conservancy – Angie Becker Kudelka (Deputy Director of The Nature Conservancy in MN, ND, SD) | TCFF Host |
| Thurs. 10/22 | 7:00 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Prouty Project Group | Photo Only |
| Thurs. 10/22 | 7:45 PM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | Comedy Through The Chaos: Miss Shannan Paul (Executive Producer/Host) Buffie Blesi (Director of Production) John DeBoer (Featured Performer) | TCFF Host |
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23
| Fri. 10/23 | 3:30 PM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | Edie Arnold is a Loser: | TCFF Host |
| Fri. 10/23 | 4:30 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Small Talk: Steven Gerald Warkel (writer, director, editor, producer) Sabrina Hammoudeh (production designer, co-producer) | TCFF Host |
| Fri. 10/23 | 5:00 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Turning The Page (Documentary Shorts Block): Me and Millie and Sundown Towns – Lingyue (Director) | TCFF Host |
| Fri. 10/23 | 5:15 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | All About the Culture (Group 3) | Photo Only |
| Fri. 10/23 | 6:45 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Under Your Skin (Horror Shorts Block): Bad Insect – Severin Wessel (Writer/Director/Editor) You’ve Been Selected – Megen Musegades (Co-Writer/Co-Director/Co-Producer) Radiation April – Chaz Kangas (Writer/Lead Actor) | TCFF Host |
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24
| Sat. 10/24 | 11:15 AM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | ‘Make The Cut’ Pitch Contestants: | TCFF Host |
| Sat. 10/24 | 11:30 AM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | Come Talk to ME: Deacon Warner (Director) Jackie Hunt Christensen (Producer) | TCFF Host |
| Sat. 10/24 | 11:30 AM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Jersey Boy: Jaskaran Singh (Writer/Director/Producer) Pulkit Datta (Producer) | TCFF Host |
| Sat. 10/24 | 11:45 AM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Kings of Venice: Sveinn Ingimundarson (Co-Director/Producer) | TCFF Host |
| Sat. 10/24 | 2:15 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Catching Pinecones: Parker Michels-Boyce (Cinematographer/Producer/Editor) | TCFF Host |
| Sat. 10/24 | 2:15 PM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | Fork in the Road: Lisa Holmes (Executive Producer and Producer) Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin (Local MN Farmer) Beth Dooley (James Beard award-winning Journalist) | TCFF Host |
| Sat. 10/24 | 4:30 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Acting Like Women: Cheri Gaulke (Director/Writer/Producer) Anne Gauldin (Writer/Producer) | TCFF Host |
| Sat. 10/24 | 4:30 PM | LOCATION: EDINA MANN | Test: | TCFF Host |
| Sat. 10/24 | 7:00 PM | LOCATION: MARCUS WEST END CINEMA | Not Dead Yet: Eric Weber (Writer/Director) Nick Weber (Co-Director) Michael Goodin (Producer) Paul Raci (Actor) | TCFF Host |
