2023 Award Winners!!!
Official Award Nominations!!!
Fentress Student Film Fest: August 9th-11th, 2023
Below is the official schedule of events for the 2023 festival:
*Please make note of the changes made to the festival schedule, as the festival director had a family emergency and the festival timeline has shifted this year slightly compared to previous years.
WEDNESDAY (08/09): ✓
-Start of the festival!!!!
-9:00pm EST: Opening ceremony: We will introduce each selected film/filmmaker and explain what will happen in the coming days.
-Start of the Fentress Fan Favorite award voting via our online voting platform at: Instagram (link will be posted on Wed. 08/09 at 12am ET; voting is open from 08/09 at 12am ET to 08/11 at 12pm ET)
THURSDAY (08/10): ✓
-9:00pmEST: Award nominations are announced
-Voting continues for the Fentress Fan Favorite award via our online voting platform at: Instagram (link will be posted on Wed. 08/09 at 12am ET; voting is open from 08/09 at 12am ET to 08/11 at 12pm ET)
FRIDAY (08/11): ✓
-Last day of voting for the Fentress Fan Favorite award via our online voting platform at: Instagram (link will be posted on Wed. 08/09 at 12am ET; voting is open from 08/09 at 12am ET to 08/11 at 12pm ET) **VOTING IS NOW CLOSED**
-8:00pmEST: LIVE in-person screening of films (hosted in Denver, USA)
-9:00pmEST: All awards are announced!!!
-9:30pmEST: Closing ceremony: We will recognize each filmmaker again!
*Please make note of the changes made to the festival schedule, as the festival director had a family emergency and the festival timeline has shifted this year slightly compared to previous years.
WEDNESDAY (08/09): ✓
-Start of the festival!!!!
-9:00pm EST: Opening ceremony: We will introduce each selected film/filmmaker and explain what will happen in the coming days.
-Start of the Fentress Fan Favorite award voting via our online voting platform at: Instagram (link will be posted on Wed. 08/09 at 12am ET; voting is open from 08/09 at 12am ET to 08/11 at 12pm ET)
THURSDAY (08/10): ✓
-9:00pmEST: Award nominations are announced
-Voting continues for the Fentress Fan Favorite award via our online voting platform at: Instagram (link will be posted on Wed. 08/09 at 12am ET; voting is open from 08/09 at 12am ET to 08/11 at 12pm ET)
FRIDAY (08/11): ✓
-Last day of voting for the Fentress Fan Favorite award via our online voting platform at: Instagram (link will be posted on Wed. 08/09 at 12am ET; voting is open from 08/09 at 12am ET to 08/11 at 12pm ET) **VOTING IS NOW CLOSED**
-8:00pmEST: LIVE in-person screening of films (hosted in Denver, USA)
-9:00pmEST: All awards are announced!!!
-9:30pmEST: Closing ceremony: We will recognize each filmmaker again!
Fentress Film Fest 2023 Official Selections:
1037 (Dir. Noura Sara Ghannam); USA
13: For Girls (Dir. Vivian Cardoso); Brazil
a little better (Dir. Olive Arlauskaite); UK
A Ticket To Hell (Dir. Karim Shohdy); Egypt
Bog Bodies (Dir. Kelsey Winstanley); USA
Cheat (Dir. Soham Deepak Sant, Dir. Ryan Ang); Canada
Ding-ho Comedy (Dir. Yutong Liu, Dir. Yuluan Gong, Dir. Shiyun Liu); China
Doze of Reality (Dir. Wide Angle Youth Media); USA
Emma’s Recovery: Journey to Congress (Dir. Ella Daniel); USA
Fitting In (Dir. Mark Leschinsky); USA
HAPPILY EVER AFTER (Dir. Wing Man Doris Lau); Hong Kong
Killer Krush (Dir. Izzy Dalton); Ireland
Little Drummer Boy (Dir. Sam Moore); USA
Nisqually Moving Forward (Dir. Caleb Jacobson); USA
No Time To Explain (Dir. Oscar Myles); UK
Post Quarantine (Dir. Robert Waters); USA
Projection of Me (Dir. Moira Fratantuono); USA
REMEMBRANCE (Dir. Nico Rivera); USA
RESCUE PAC-WOMAN (Dir. Pia Mingyue Sun); Germany
Residency (Dir. Braeden McCabe); USA
Spaceman (Dir. Mazatl Aguilar); USA
Street Chess Community: Care, Conflict, and Competition (Dir. Eugene Yoo); USA
The Anxieties (Dir. Anežka Kozlová, Dir. Matyáš Lada); Czech Republic
The Audition (Dir. Eli Berliner); USA
The Florist (Dir. Maisy Crabtree); UK
The Hill We Climb (Dir. Wide Angle Youth Media); USA
The Mirror of Her (Dir. David Lilien); USA
The Quest (Dir. Jana Claire Price); USA
The science of stress during remote learning (Dir. Frank Low); Australia
The Secrets of the Universe (Dir. Edie Dahlander); USA
13: For Girls (Dir. Vivian Cardoso); Brazil
a little better (Dir. Olive Arlauskaite); UK
A Ticket To Hell (Dir. Karim Shohdy); Egypt
Bog Bodies (Dir. Kelsey Winstanley); USA
Cheat (Dir. Soham Deepak Sant, Dir. Ryan Ang); Canada
Ding-ho Comedy (Dir. Yutong Liu, Dir. Yuluan Gong, Dir. Shiyun Liu); China
Doze of Reality (Dir. Wide Angle Youth Media); USA
Emma’s Recovery: Journey to Congress (Dir. Ella Daniel); USA
Fitting In (Dir. Mark Leschinsky); USA
HAPPILY EVER AFTER (Dir. Wing Man Doris Lau); Hong Kong
Killer Krush (Dir. Izzy Dalton); Ireland
Little Drummer Boy (Dir. Sam Moore); USA
Nisqually Moving Forward (Dir. Caleb Jacobson); USA
No Time To Explain (Dir. Oscar Myles); UK
Post Quarantine (Dir. Robert Waters); USA
Projection of Me (Dir. Moira Fratantuono); USA
REMEMBRANCE (Dir. Nico Rivera); USA
RESCUE PAC-WOMAN (Dir. Pia Mingyue Sun); Germany
Residency (Dir. Braeden McCabe); USA
Spaceman (Dir. Mazatl Aguilar); USA
Street Chess Community: Care, Conflict, and Competition (Dir. Eugene Yoo); USA
The Anxieties (Dir. Anežka Kozlová, Dir. Matyáš Lada); Czech Republic
The Audition (Dir. Eli Berliner); USA
The Florist (Dir. Maisy Crabtree); UK
The Hill We Climb (Dir. Wide Angle Youth Media); USA
The Mirror of Her (Dir. David Lilien); USA
The Quest (Dir. Jana Claire Price); USA
The science of stress during remote learning (Dir. Frank Low); Australia
The Secrets of the Universe (Dir. Edie Dahlander); USA
Fentress Fan Favorite Voting: Final Results
Most popular films of the festival:
WINNER: The Florist (24 votes)
2nd place: Residency (8 votes)
3rd place: RESCUE PAC-WOMAN (4 votes)
WINNER: The Florist (24 votes)
2nd place: Residency (8 votes)
3rd place: RESCUE PAC-WOMAN (4 votes)
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