2021 AWARD CEREMONY!!!
Welcome to the final day of the Fentress Student Film Fest!! Woot woot!
We hope you have enjoyed the festival! As a reminder, the awards will be announced on YouTube LIVE tonight at 7:30pm EDT!
As a reminder, the festival will be all week long (July 26th-31st, 2021), and will be 100% virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the festival will be 100% virtual, we will have online interactive events happening throughout the week, so that the selected filmmakers can get to know each other, and so that the online community can engage with each filmmaker's work before the actual awards ceremony!
List of 2021 Winners:
-Best Student Film (Short; Dir. Sam Chuck)
-Best Director (College Student) (Painting By Numbers; Dir. Radheya Jegatheva)
-Best Director (Youth Student) (See; Dir. Jorge R. Lezama Dutton)
-Best Adult Actor/Actress (Tashan Thornton-in SUNDOWN TOWN; Dir. Mylo Butler)
-Best Youth Actor/Actress (Ava Muzila-in Sunshine; Dir. Abigail Karl)
-Female Filmmaker (My Atom, My Everything; Dir. Olivia Nam)
-1st Time Filmmaker (When the World Closed; Dir. Ryan Range)
-Fentress Fan Favorite (Painting the World; Dir. Pavitra Kansal)
Below is the official schedule of events for the 2021 festival:
MONDAY (07/26): ✓
-Start of the festival!!!!
-7pm EDT: Opening ceremony video: We will introduce the festival organizers, introduce the panel of judges, introduce each selected film, and explain what will happen in the coming days. This video is still available at: https://youtu.be/tK01nIjjKcg
-ALL DAY: Start of the Fentress Fan Favorite award voting via our online voting platform on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fentressstudentfilmfest
-8:30pm EDT: Screening of the first group of selected films on our virtual platform: After Hours; Disparity; Miroir; My Atom, My Everything; Number One Lover; Painting By Numbers; Phillie's Diner; SCREAM IN A WHISPER; SUNDOWN TOWN; When the World Closed. This video is still available at: https://youtu.be/tK01nIjjKcg
TUESDAY (07/27): ✓
-7pm EDT: Meet the Filmmakers video: Each filmmaker will get to introduce themself/their team, their film, and their film's mission. This video is still available at: https://youtu.be/yv70xrL3xs8
-ALL DAY: Fentress Fan Favorite award voting is still going via our online voting platform on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fentressstudentfilmfest
-8:30pm EDT: Screening of the next group of selected films on our virtual platform: Ariane; CAVITY; Counting Down; Dementia; EYE ROBOT; Fishnap; It's That Season; Taboo; Trust; Typical. This video is still available at: https://youtu.be/3OU6dR0izxc
WEDNESDAY (07/28): ✓
-10 am EDT: Meet and greet for all selected filmmakers (on Zoom)
-ALL DAY: Fentress Fan Favorite award voting is still going via our online voting platform on Vimeo:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fentressstudentfilmfest
-7pm EDT: Screening of the next group of selected films on our virtual platform: Choice; Growing Peace in the Middle East; Nodus Tollens; Rosie; See; Short; Side Effects; Still Tides; Sunshine; The Shoes. This video is still available at: https://youtu.be/Xl1A51qwscs
THURSDAY (07/29): ✓
-9pm EDT: Master class (hosted by award winning director, Samantha Bozin, happening on Zoom)
-ALL DAY: Fentress Fan Favorite award voting is still going via our online voting platform on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fentressstudentfilmfest
-7pm EDT: Screening of the final group of selected films on our virtual platform: Belief; Between the Headphones; Denial; Eighteen; Every Color at Once; Lily; Line of Work; Painting the World; She Looks Like Me; Zone 38. This video is still available at: https://youtu.be/uj0Cn_6gGy4
FRIDAY (07/30): ✓
-5pm EDT: Raffle for free Fentress Student Film Fest T-Shirt WINNERS: Cyan Shreve and Pavitra Kansal
-8pm EDT: Award nominations are announced. This video is still available at: https://youtu.be/W-f9wpwr_rw
-ALL DAY: Last day of voting for the Fentress Fan Favorite award via our online voting platform on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fentressstudentfilmfest
SATURDAY (07/31): ✓
-7:30pm EDT: All awards are announced in our award ceremony video/closing ceremony video!!! This video is still available at: https://youtu.be/1575iOlmTj4
We have 8 total award categories:
1) Best Student Film
-One film will win the award for best overall film!
-1 submission category; 1 award opportunity
-Decided by a jury
2) Best Director: Youth Student
-One film will win the award for best youth student director!
-We want to recognize the hard-working youth directors out there! Y'all are so young and already creating such incredible art! Don't ever give up; this is just the beginning.
-This category is for directors age 17 and younger only (please do not submit if you are over 18 years old)
-1 submission category; 1 award opportunity
-Decided by a jury
3) Best Director: College Student
-One film will win the award for best college student director!
-We want to recognize the hard-working directors out there, whether you are in college getting your bachelors or your masters! It's a long journey towards getting a degree in film, but you are rocking it!! Don't ever forget it!
-This category is for directors age 18 and older only (please do not submit if you are under 18 years old)
-1 submission category; 1 award opportunity
-Decided by a jury
4) Best Youth Actor/Actress
-One film will win the award for best youth actor/actress
-This category is for actors age 17 and younger only (please do not submit if the actor/actress you want us to consider is over 18 years old)
-1 submission category; 1 award opportunity
-Decided by a jury
5) Best Adult Actor/Actress
-One film will win the award for best adult actor/actress
-This category is for actors age 18 and older only (please do not submit if the actor/actress you want us to consider is under 18 years old)
-1 submission category; 1 award opportunity
-Decided by a jury
6) Best 1st Time Student Filmmaker
-One film will win the award for best first time filmmaker!
-We have all been first time filmmakers before, so we want to applaud you for your incredible hard work and for taking the giant leap into the film world (especially as a student filmmaker, way to go!) Don't give up, this is just the beginning!
-1 submission category; 1 award opportunity
-Decided by a jury
7) Best Female Student Filmmaker
-One film will win the award for best female student filmmaker!
-Women are the future of film! We want to shoutout all the amazing female students creating amazing art out there! You rock!
-1 submission category; 1 award opportunity
-Decided by a jury
8) Fentress Fan Favorite
-One film will win the “Fentress Fan Favorite” award!
-You don't need to apply to this category on FilmFreeway, as we will run this portion of the contest during the actual festival! (0 submission categories; 1 award opportunity)
-The public will vote and the film with the most votes will win the award! This gives filmmakers the opportunity to share their film with their friends, family, and the online community! It's great exposure!
-Decided by the public via online video platform voting system
Awards & Prizes:
For each award category, the winner will receive:
-Engraved award trophy
-Official winner certificate
-Free Fentress Student Film Fest t-shirt and stickers
-We will feature your film on our website and social media
-A 3 page spread featuring your film in our arts magazine, the Fentress Fanzine
(we will mail each award winner their prizes after the festival concludes)
To vote for the 'Fentress Fan Favorite Award':
**CLOSED**
Go to: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fentressstudentfilmfest
Please scroll down to the bottom of the page and post one comment with your top 2 favorite films from the festival (ex. "#1 Parasite #2 Inception).
Only one set of votes per user is permitted and only paying viewers are permitted to comment. We will be posting daily standings on this page at fentressfilms.com Voting is open from 07/26/2021 (at 12:00amEDT) through 07/30/2021 (at 11:59pmEDT).
Fentress Fan Favorite Voting: Final Results
Most popular films of the festival:
WINNER: Painting the World (38 votes)
2nd place: CAVITY (31 votes)
3rd place: Disparity (28 votes)
We hope you have enjoyed the festival! As a reminder, the awards will be announced on YouTube LIVE tonight at 7:30pm EDT!
As a reminder, the festival will be all week long (July 26th-31st, 2021), and will be 100% virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the festival will be 100% virtual, we will have online interactive events happening throughout the week, so that the selected filmmakers can get to know each other, and so that the online community can engage with each filmmaker's work before the actual awards ceremony!
List of 2021 Winners:
-Best Student Film (Short; Dir. Sam Chuck)
-Best Director (College Student) (Painting By Numbers; Dir. Radheya Jegatheva)
-Best Director (Youth Student) (See; Dir. Jorge R. Lezama Dutton)
-Best Adult Actor/Actress (Tashan Thornton-in SUNDOWN TOWN; Dir. Mylo Butler)
-Best Youth Actor/Actress (Ava Muzila-in Sunshine; Dir. Abigail Karl)
-Female Filmmaker (My Atom, My Everything; Dir. Olivia Nam)
-1st Time Filmmaker (When the World Closed; Dir. Ryan Range)
-Fentress Fan Favorite (Painting the World; Dir. Pavitra Kansal)
Below is the official schedule of events for the 2021 festival:
MONDAY (07/26): ✓
-Start of the festival!!!!
-7pm EDT: Opening ceremony video: We will introduce the festival organizers, introduce the panel of judges, introduce each selected film, and explain what will happen in the coming days. This video is still available at: https://youtu.be/tK01nIjjKcg
-ALL DAY: Start of the Fentress Fan Favorite award voting via our online voting platform on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fentressstudentfilmfest
-8:30pm EDT: Screening of the first group of selected films on our virtual platform: After Hours; Disparity; Miroir; My Atom, My Everything; Number One Lover; Painting By Numbers; Phillie's Diner; SCREAM IN A WHISPER; SUNDOWN TOWN; When the World Closed. This video is still available at: https://youtu.be/tK01nIjjKcg
TUESDAY (07/27): ✓
-7pm EDT: Meet the Filmmakers video: Each filmmaker will get to introduce themself/their team, their film, and their film's mission. This video is still available at: https://youtu.be/yv70xrL3xs8
-ALL DAY: Fentress Fan Favorite award voting is still going via our online voting platform on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fentressstudentfilmfest
-8:30pm EDT: Screening of the next group of selected films on our virtual platform: Ariane; CAVITY; Counting Down; Dementia; EYE ROBOT; Fishnap; It's That Season; Taboo; Trust; Typical. This video is still available at: https://youtu.be/3OU6dR0izxc
WEDNESDAY (07/28): ✓
-10 am EDT: Meet and greet for all selected filmmakers (on Zoom)
-ALL DAY: Fentress Fan Favorite award voting is still going via our online voting platform on Vimeo:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fentressstudentfilmfest
-7pm EDT: Screening of the next group of selected films on our virtual platform: Choice; Growing Peace in the Middle East; Nodus Tollens; Rosie; See; Short; Side Effects; Still Tides; Sunshine; The Shoes. This video is still available at: https://youtu.be/Xl1A51qwscs
THURSDAY (07/29): ✓
-9pm EDT: Master class (hosted by award winning director, Samantha Bozin, happening on Zoom)
-ALL DAY: Fentress Fan Favorite award voting is still going via our online voting platform on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fentressstudentfilmfest
-7pm EDT: Screening of the final group of selected films on our virtual platform: Belief; Between the Headphones; Denial; Eighteen; Every Color at Once; Lily; Line of Work; Painting the World; She Looks Like Me; Zone 38. This video is still available at: https://youtu.be/uj0Cn_6gGy4
FRIDAY (07/30): ✓
-5pm EDT: Raffle for free Fentress Student Film Fest T-Shirt WINNERS: Cyan Shreve and Pavitra Kansal
-8pm EDT: Award nominations are announced. This video is still available at: https://youtu.be/W-f9wpwr_rw
-ALL DAY: Last day of voting for the Fentress Fan Favorite award via our online voting platform on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fentressstudentfilmfest
SATURDAY (07/31): ✓
-7:30pm EDT: All awards are announced in our award ceremony video/closing ceremony video!!! This video is still available at: https://youtu.be/1575iOlmTj4
We have 8 total award categories:
1) Best Student Film
-One film will win the award for best overall film!
-1 submission category; 1 award opportunity
-Decided by a jury
2) Best Director: Youth Student
-One film will win the award for best youth student director!
-We want to recognize the hard-working youth directors out there! Y'all are so young and already creating such incredible art! Don't ever give up; this is just the beginning.
-This category is for directors age 17 and younger only (please do not submit if you are over 18 years old)
-1 submission category; 1 award opportunity
-Decided by a jury
3) Best Director: College Student
-One film will win the award for best college student director!
-We want to recognize the hard-working directors out there, whether you are in college getting your bachelors or your masters! It's a long journey towards getting a degree in film, but you are rocking it!! Don't ever forget it!
-This category is for directors age 18 and older only (please do not submit if you are under 18 years old)
-1 submission category; 1 award opportunity
-Decided by a jury
4) Best Youth Actor/Actress
-One film will win the award for best youth actor/actress
-This category is for actors age 17 and younger only (please do not submit if the actor/actress you want us to consider is over 18 years old)
-1 submission category; 1 award opportunity
-Decided by a jury
5) Best Adult Actor/Actress
-One film will win the award for best adult actor/actress
-This category is for actors age 18 and older only (please do not submit if the actor/actress you want us to consider is under 18 years old)
-1 submission category; 1 award opportunity
-Decided by a jury
6) Best 1st Time Student Filmmaker
-One film will win the award for best first time filmmaker!
-We have all been first time filmmakers before, so we want to applaud you for your incredible hard work and for taking the giant leap into the film world (especially as a student filmmaker, way to go!) Don't give up, this is just the beginning!
-1 submission category; 1 award opportunity
-Decided by a jury
7) Best Female Student Filmmaker
-One film will win the award for best female student filmmaker!
-Women are the future of film! We want to shoutout all the amazing female students creating amazing art out there! You rock!
-1 submission category; 1 award opportunity
-Decided by a jury
8) Fentress Fan Favorite
-One film will win the “Fentress Fan Favorite” award!
-You don't need to apply to this category on FilmFreeway, as we will run this portion of the contest during the actual festival! (0 submission categories; 1 award opportunity)
-The public will vote and the film with the most votes will win the award! This gives filmmakers the opportunity to share their film with their friends, family, and the online community! It's great exposure!
-Decided by the public via online video platform voting system
Awards & Prizes:
For each award category, the winner will receive:
-Engraved award trophy
-Official winner certificate
-Free Fentress Student Film Fest t-shirt and stickers
-We will feature your film on our website and social media
-A 3 page spread featuring your film in our arts magazine, the Fentress Fanzine
(we will mail each award winner their prizes after the festival concludes)
To vote for the 'Fentress Fan Favorite Award':
**CLOSED**
Go to: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fentressstudentfilmfest
Please scroll down to the bottom of the page and post one comment with your top 2 favorite films from the festival (ex. "#1 Parasite #2 Inception).
Only one set of votes per user is permitted and only paying viewers are permitted to comment. We will be posting daily standings on this page at fentressfilms.com Voting is open from 07/26/2021 (at 12:00amEDT) through 07/30/2021 (at 11:59pmEDT).
Fentress Fan Favorite Voting: Final Results
Most popular films of the festival:
WINNER: Painting the World (38 votes)
2nd place: CAVITY (31 votes)
3rd place: Disparity (28 votes)
