Rick Vaicius is director and founder of Flyway Film Festival, Wisconsin's bluff premier destination for independent film as noted by Emmy award-winning blogger Scott W. Smith “ … a festival that should be on your radar” . Founded in 2008 Vaicius has created a standout, intimate and high-quality annual festival. Over the past four years, Flyway has brought over 80 filmmakers into the local community. In addition to screening remarkable films, it has become a unique venue for filmmakers to network and discuss projects and the "state of the industry" in the film world. Vaicius has already persuaded some top film industry talent to appear. The 6 Annual Flyway Film Festival in Pepin and Stockholm, Wisconsin promises to be its most exciting to-date. Emily Best, founder of Seed&Spark, will deliver the keynote at the 2013 Flyway Gala, Best, Jeanne Bowerman (ScriptMag.com) and Michael Starrbury (screenwriter, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete,  are amongst other industry professionals on crowdfunding and scriptwriting panels. Flyway is proud to host the World Premiere of the new Stephen Rea (The Crying Game) Eleanor Tomlinson (The White Queen) vampire drama, Styria (with co-directors Mauricio Chernovetzky, Mark Devendorf  in attendance). The gay teen romantic comedy, Death to Prom (co-directors Matt Stenerson and Jeremy Wilker expected to attend). Two 2014 Oscar-nominated foreign dramas: tThe Rocket (Australia) and The Broken Circle Breakdown (Belgium). Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at rexsikes.com

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