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    Fentress Fest for Writers: April 2022 Winners!!!

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

    POEM:
    Mia/Me (Written By Annaliese Broughton); UK

    PLAY:
    Unfolding Temporary: A New Musical (Written By Elena C. Lockleis; Music/Lyrics By Gloria Muñoz and Mark Feinman); USA

    SHORT SCREENPLAY:
    The Scheme (Written By Diego Trovarelli); Italy

    FEATURE SCREENPLAY:
    Immaculate (Written By Kristen Swinkels); Canada
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    Fentress Fest for Writers: April 2022 Finalists

    Congrats to all of the finalists for the April 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:
    Mia/Me (Written By Annaliese Broughton); UK
    Seismic (Written By Alan David Pritchard); UK

    PLAYS:
    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
    The Scheme (Written By Diego Trovarelli); Italy

    FEATURE SCREENPLAYS:
    Hostage (Written By Tim Watson); UK
    Immaculate (Written By Kristen Swinkels); Canada
    The Man with the Dear Head (Written By Amanda Grafe); USA
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    Fentress Fest for Writers: April 2022 Official Selections

    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 it out: Fentress Fest for Writers

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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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    Fentress Fanzine: February 2022 Edition!

    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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    Fentress Film Fest 2022!

    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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