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Congratulations to all of the official selections for our first quarterly Fentress Fest for Writers! We appreciate everyone who submitted their work to the competition; it was a tough decision for our jurors to make, but we are very proud of our festival lineup. Cheers! 

POEMS:
The molluscs revenge (Written By Silvia Pellegrino; Dir. Andrea Casella); Italy
Mia/Me (Written By Annaliese Broughton); UK
Seismic (Written By Alan David Pritchard); UK

PLAYS:
Red-Handed (Written By Alan David Pritchard); UK
Reptile Logic (Written By Matthew Paul Wexler); USA
Unfolding Temporary: A New Musical (Written By Elena C. Lockleis; Music/Lyrics By Gloria Muñoz and Mark Feinman); USA

SHORT SCREENPLAYS:
Mismatch (Written By Bernhard Riedhammer); Germany
SCREENDDICTED (Written By Chaitanya Vyas); India
The Locket (Written By Erin Elizabeth Rider); USA
The Scheme (Written By Diego Trovarelli); Italy

FEATURE SCREENPLAYS:
Alice in Tranceland (Written By Marc Silveira); Brazil
Call Me Thor (Written By Jamie Campbell); USA
Hostage (Written By Tim Watson); UK
Immaculate (Written By Kristen Swinkels); Canada
M is for Mystery (Written By Jerzy Suchocki); Mexico
River's Fall (Written By Steven Howard); USA
The Jellyfish Girl (Written By Jerzy Suchocki); Mexico
The Man with the Dear Head (Written By Amanda Grafe); USA
The Wandering Runaway and the Barefoot Bandit (Written By Jerzy Suchocki); Mexico
VAC (Written By Marc Silveira); Brazil

Check back here tomorrow where we will announce the finalists of the festival! 
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Check out our NEW online writing festival, Fentress Fest for Writers! 

We are looking forward to recognizing hard working writers from all over the world who are creating art to change the world! Not only are we looking for awesome works with superb concepts and writing , but we are also looking for hardworking and passionate artists that tell captivating stories! We are especially eager to see work with themes of: LGBTQ+ issues, BIPOC storylines, healthcare and mental health stories, and stories for social change; however, all genres and themes are encouraged and welcomed! 
We are accepting submissions every 3 months (4 times/year), and then we will select winners! The winners of each category will get physical prizes AND their work will be read out loud by professional actors in the next season of our IMDb certified web series, The Fentress Readings. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the filming of the readings will be 100% virtual and will be conducted over Zoom. This means we are accepting submissions from all over the world!! Yay!! We will also feature each selected writer, as well as the winners, on our website and social media. 
We have 4 total award categories: 
1) Best Feature Screenplay 
-Each quarter, one writer will win the award for best feature screenplay! 
-1 submission category; 1 award opportunity 
-Decided by a jury
2) Best Short Screenplay 
-Each quarter, one writer will win the award for best short screenplay! 
-1 submission category; 1 award opportunity 
-Decided by a jury
3) Best Play 
-Each quarter, one writer will win the award for best play! 
-1 submission category; 1 award opportunity 
-Decided by a jury
4) Best Poem 
-Each quarter, one writer will win the award for best poem! 
-1 submission category; 1 award opportunity 
-Decided by a jury

Submissions close soon, so be sure to submit your work: filmfreeway.com/FentressFestforWriters

The official selections, finalists, and award winners for our April 2022 competition will be announced soon! Stay tuned! 

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Check out the fifth edition of the Fentress Fanzine, our arts magazine! 

Our February 2022 edition (which is a special one year anniversary edition) came out today!! Woohoo! This edition of the magazine features 10 artists from all over the world: Florimond Le Goupil-Maier, Eduardo José Paco Mateo, Liam Hatch, Heidi Eikenhorst, Madyson DeJausserand, The Space Station, Grace Tshumamboya, and Valerie Griffin.

Since we are celebrating one whole year of the Fentress Fanzine, this special edition features a brand NEW visual design! We hope to give a fresh, new look to our magazine each and every year we publish it. Enjoy!

The magazine is available for purchase on our website as either a digital copy ($7) or a physical copy ($12). It is available to purchase worldwide. 

Thank you for supporting our small business and the magazine for a whole year! Woohoo!
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It's finally time for the Fentress Film Fest 2022! 

We are SO excited to get this festival started!! We are looking forward to recognizing hardworking filmmakers from all over the world who are creating art to change the world! The festival will be all this week, from January 3rd-8th, 2022 and will be 90% virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the festival will be mostly virtual, we will be hosting online events all week long 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! We will also be hosting a very intimate in-person screening in Denver (USA) on Saturday, January 8th at 1pm EST!

If you want to watch the films or vote for the Fentress Fan Favorite Award, please go to: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fentressfilmfest2022 Voting for the FFF Award will close on Friday (01/07) at 11:59pm EST, so make sure to cast your votes soon!! 

Our nomination ceremony will be on Friday (01/08) at 9:00pmEST, and then the awards ceremony will be on Saturday (01/08) at 8:00pmEST. If you're interested in finding out the winners of the festival, please stay tuned for both of those videos, which will go live on our Youtube and/or website at: http://www.fentressfilms.com/20221.html#/

​Thanks so much for supporting the festival!
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We want to remind everyone that our international film festival, the Fentress Film Fest 2022, will be back for its second year from January 3rd-8th, 2o22! Please stay tuned for more info regarding the festival's official schedule of events, which will be posted on the festival webpage at: http://www.fentressfilms.com/20221.html#/
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Save the date! The Fentress Readings (Fall Season) is premiering on 11/27 at 7pmEST on YouTube and IGTV!

For the one year anniversary of the series, we are adding some exciting new content to the season... there will be 5 staged readings of new plays, films, and poems performed by 20 actors from around the world!

Check out Love Drives Me On (written by Samantha Bozin), Fly, Dreamer, Fly! (written by Alexis Yazzie), You Just Never Know (written by Tangila Lee), Alone (written by Megan Schraeder), and a special reading (for Diabetes Awareness Month) of the award-winning short film: Life in a Vial (written by Samantha Bozin), featuring: Caitlin Wisneskie, Tangila Lee, Kait Weir, Lacy Graham, Alexis Yazzie, Tiffany Sebastian, Jesse Baxter, Emily Brown, Khalil Alston, Curtis Harrison, Nicholas Horiatis, Tara Williams, Judy Rosenfeld, Patrick Stone, Lisa Arnold, Derek Zakari, Megan Schraeder, Ali Moore, Heidi Eikenhorst, and Flynn Plummer. 

Due to COVID-19, all performances will be virtual and we will be streaming on Youtube and Instagram at 7pm(ET). 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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We are thrilled to share that our Founder, Samantha Bozin, was interviewed by Voyage Denver Magazine for their 'Inspiring Stories' section! 

For most of the interview, Samantha speaks about her journey of founding and working for a multi-media production company geared towards giving voices to underrepresented topics/groups, while also making theatre/film accessible to people all over the world, despite the pandemic. She also speaks about her own personal journey of working in the arts, having worked as a professional freelance actor in New York City and (now) working as a Director for KidStage Colorado. The article touches on topics such as personal and communal growth, inspiration for social change, and the value of human connection. 

The whole team at Fentress Films is incredibly excited and honored to have gotten this opportunity to share our work, tell our story, and spread our mission. We hope you can give the article a read; it would mean the world to us!

To read the full article, please go to: http://voyagedenver.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-samantha-bozin-of-denver-metro-area/
 
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Check out the fourth edition of the Fentress Fanzine, our arts magazine! 

Our October 2021 edition (and the 4th and final edition of 2021) came out today!! Woohoo! This edition of the magazine features 15 artists from all over the world: Candace Michelle, Rob Hunt, Remy Yin, Jesenia Pineda, Saanchi Amin, Megan Stratton, Grace Tshumamboya, and Valerie Griffin.

The magazine is available for purchase on our website as either a digital copy ($7) or a physical copy ($12). It is available to purchase worldwide. 

Thank you for supporting our small business! We hope you enjoy the magazine!
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We are SO honored to announce that The Alpha Complex, our short screenplay, has been named a quarter finalist at the Scriptation Showcase!

The screenplay was written by Fentress Films founder, Samantha Bozin. Samantha and the entire Fentress Films team are so excited and grateful to Scriptation for this incredible opportunity, and we can’t wait to find out if the script has advanced to the next round of this highly competitive competition! 
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Check out the Fentress Summer Readings, a night of staged readings of new plays/films! 

We had over 100 live viewers for the premiere of our event, and we are so grateful to everyone who watched! If you didn't get a chance to see it live, it's okay because we have a permanent link where you can still check it out! ​
The works performed include: What if I Don't Know? (written by: Tangila Lee), The Great Hiker Reunion (written by: Rosie Coursey), Louder Hearbeats (written by: MJ Harris), and The Girl, the Geese, and the Guise (written by: Samantha Bozin).
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What if I Don't Know?:
Written by: Tangila Lee
Directed by: Samantha Bozin 
Produced by: Samantha Bozin & Miles Thompson 

Starring: Daniel Ajak and Nell Duncan
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The Great Hiker Reunion:
Written by: Rosie Coursey
Directed by: Samantha Bozin 
Produced by: Samantha Bozin & Miles Thompson 

Starring: MoaLee Hassle and Noelle Sacher
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Louder Heartbeats:
Written by: MJ Harris
Directed by: Samantha Bozin 
Produced by: Samantha Bozin & Miles Thompson 

Starring: Katlin Leslie and Remy Yin
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The Girl, the Geese, and the Guise:
Written by: Samantha Bozin
Directed by: Samantha Bozin 
Produced by: Samantha Bozin & Miles Thompson 

Starring: Aleisha Lew, Caitlin Wisneskie, Paulina De La Parra, Aidan Martinez, Damien Bacaris, and Breanna Benedict

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