The Wild West Film Festival will be taking registrations on July 17. Filmmakers will have 48 hours to create a working short film based on top-secret criteria. Entrants can enter the contest on July 14 by picking up a packet of secret criteria at either Fred P. Ott’s on the Plaza or Henry’s Coffee Shop in Lawrence. They turn in their films by 10 p.m. July 16 at either Hollywood at Home in Overland Park or Liberty Hall Video in Lawrence. The top 30 entries screen on July 23 at Liberty Hall. Screenings begin at 7 p.m. Proceeds go to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. For more info go to www.wildwestfilmfest.com