Future of Columbia, Mo., Film Festival in Doubt after Problems Arose.

Byline: Dave Moore

Aug. 5--The promoters of the April 1-6 Kindred International Film Festival promised 20,000 people and packed hotels in Columbia and Jefferson City.

Instead, they got scattered attendance, slim chances that the festival will return to Columbia and a black mark on their reputation for returning a film several months late.

The festival featured 25 films and about 50 bands in downtown Columbia.

"These people shouldn't be running a film festival," said Joan Borsten, president and co-owner of Films By Jove, a Los Angeles-based film production and distribution company that buys Soviet-era films and works with the Russian film …