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Fentress Student Film Fest 2023: Award Winners!!

8/11/2023

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Congratulations to all of the award winners for the Fentress Student Film Fest 2023!!!✨

Making these decisions was very challenging, as every filmmaker did a spectacular job. We appreciate every filmmaker and their work so very much. 💙

We will be emailing the nominees & winners for the 2023 festival with laurels and digital certificates later this week! Congrats 🎉Congratulations to all of the winners for the Fentress Student Film Fest 2023!!! See ya next year!!! ✨
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Fentress Student Film Fest 2023: Nominations!!

8/10/2023

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Congratulations to all of the nominees for the Fentress Student Film Fest 2023!!!✨

Making these decisions was very challenging, as every filmmaker did a spectacular job. We appreciate every filmmaker and their work so very much. 💙

We will be emailing the nominees with laurels and digital certificates soon! Congrats 🎉Congratulations to all of the nominees for the Fentress Student Film Fest 2023!!!✨
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Fentress Student Film Fest 2023: Official Selections!

8/8/2023

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Congratulations to all the Official Selections for the Fentress Student Film Fest 2023! Out of hundreds of submissions, we have selected 30 films made by student filmmakers from over 10 countries around the world for this year’s festival lineup. Can’t wait!! 🎉
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Check out the Fentress Readings: Spring Season 2023!

6/16/2023

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Check out the Fentress Readings: Spring Season 2023, a night of staged readings of new plays, screenplays, and poems!

We had over 200 live viewers for the premiere of our last event, and we are so grateful to everyone who watched! We hope you can join us on YouTube on 06/18 for the live premiere of this season's readings, but if you don't get a chance to see it live, it's okay because we have a permanent link where you can still check it out! 
click here to watch the spring readings
The works performed include: Happier Days (written by: Jennifer Ju), Closet Door (written by: Moon Abbott), and DOG (written by: Andrew Shire).
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Happier Days:
Written by: Jennifer Ju
Directed by: Samantha Bozin 
Produced by: Samantha Bozin & Fentress Films

Starring: Annette Saunders and Rob Hunt
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Closet Door:
Written by: Moon Abbott
Directed by: Samantha Bozin 
Produced by: Samantha Bozin & Fentress Films

Starring: Caitlin Wisneskie, Aidan Martinez, Kyra Chae, Alex Wade, Will Dosch, Chenoa Rae, Mady DeJausserand, Shayna Howlett, Anna Powell, Dave Fript, Saloni Nahar, Heidi Eikenhorst, and Patrick Stone
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DOG:
Written by: Andrew Shire
Directed by: Samantha Bozin 
Produced by: Samantha Bozin & Fentress Films 

Starring: Ray King Sr.
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Announcing... The Fentress Readings: Spring Season 2023

6/12/2023

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Save the date! The Fentress Readings (Spring Season) is premiering on 06/18 at 7pmET on YouTube LIVE!

There will be 3 staged readings of new plays, screenplays, and poems performed by 20 actors from around the world!

This is our 7th season of readings, and it's a very special season too because all of the works being read are written by the winners of the Fentress Fest for Writers 2022, our writing competition. We are so excited to collaborate with the writers and showcase their incredible work!

Check out Happier Days (written by Jennifer Ju (winner of 'Best Play' at the Fentress Fest for Writers 2022)) featuring Annette Saunders and Rob Hunt, Closet Door (written by Moon Abbott (winner of 'Best Feature Screenplay' at the Fentress Fest for Writers 2022)) featuring Caitlin Wisneskie, Aidan Martinez, Kyra Chae, Alex Wade, Will Dosch, Chenoa Rae, Mady DeJausserand, Shayna Howlett, Anna Powell, Dave Fript, Saloni Nahar, Heidi Eikenhorst, and Patrick Stone, and DOG (written by Andrew Shire (winner of 'Best Play' at the Fentress Fest for Writers 2022)) featuring Ray King Sr.

All performances will be virtual and we will be streaming on Youtube LIVE at 7pm(ET). Streaming is free and we encourage you to invite friends and family to support these incredible artists for the premiere! Please check back here, on our Instagram, or on our Facebook for the link to watch!

We hope to see you there (virtually of course).

Stay safe,
Fentress Films Team
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Announcing the Fentress Film Fest 2023 Official Award Winners!!!

1/7/2023

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Congratulations to the award winners for the Fentress Film Fest 2023! 
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Announcing the Fentress Film Fest 2023 Official Award Nominations!!!

1/6/2023

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Congratulations to the following films & filmmakers on their official award nominations for the Fentress Film Fest 2023! We will announce the award winners tomorrow at 8pm EST on this page and on our Instagram. 
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Announcing the Fentress Film Fest 2023 Official Selections

12/19/2022

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Thank you to everyone who submitted their work for consideration in this year's festival. We received many submissions from all over the world, and although we wish we could select every film, our panel of jurors were highly selective and have decided to select 10 amazing films from all over the world for this year's festival lineup. Congratulations to all of the cast/crew members of the selected films! We are so thrilled to showcase your work, and we can't wait for the festival in January! 

Fentress Film Fest 2023 Official Selections: 
-21st Century Love Story (Dir. Ethan McKellar; USA)
-Best Student (Dir. Rebs Fisher-Jackson; UK)
-Box (Dir. Kelly Witt; USA)
-Divertissement (Dir. Jonah Alva; USA)
-Lost in Yesterday (Dir. Emma Grosklos; USA)
-Mak Fai Insider: Building Culture & Community (Dir. Han Eckelberg; USA)
-Operation 16 (Dirs. Leslie Hopps DeSchutter and Brent Clark; Canada)
-Sound of Movement (Dir. Daniela Meise; Germany)
-The Butler and the Ball (Dir. Andrew Chan-Possemato; Canada)
-The Saint (Dir. Jay Jay Jegathesan; Australia) ​
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Fentress Fest for Writers: December 2022 Winners!!!

12/18/2022

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Congratulations to the four incredible award winners of the Fentress Fest for Writers: December 2022 edition!!

POEM:

DOG (Written By Andrew Shire); UK

PLAY:
Happier Days (Written By Jennifer Ju); USA

SHORT SCREENPLAY:
Blood Knot (Written By Michael Greene); USA

FEATURE SCREENPLAY:
Closet Door (Written By Moon Abbott); USA
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Fentress Fest for Writers: December 2022 Finalists

12/17/2022

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Congrats to all of the finalists for the December 2022 Fentress Fest for Writers!! We had so many wonderful selections in our lineup, so choosing the finalists was a real challenge, but we cannot wait to announce the winners tomorrow. Cheers!

​POEMS:

DOG (Written By Andrew Shire); UK
The Ballad of Sonnetine (Written By 
Timothy Scott Ennis); USA

PLAYS:
Don't Forget to Tip! (Written By Moon Abbott); USA
Happier Days (Written By 
Jennifer Ju); USA

SHORT SCREENPLAYS:
A Long Road Ahead (Written By Bernhard Riedhammer); Germany
Blood Knot (Written By Michael Greene); USA
Cabin (Written By Mark A. C. Brown); UK


FEATURE SCREENPLAYS:
Closet Door (Written By Moon Abbott); USA
Lion's Mane (Written By Alexandria Albanese); USA

Stormé (Written By Julie Fergus, Samara Kanegis); USA
Venefica (Written By Mackenzie Gibson); Canada
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