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    Fentress Student Film Fest 2023: Official Selections!

    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!

    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! 
    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

    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 Selections

    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) ​