Film Festival Corner Update 10/30/19
October 30, 2019
October has been a busy month for our students on the festival circuit! Their films have been accepted to, and have played at, festivals all over the world! Here are the latest updates from their travels on the circuit.
Erin Lau (MFA/FP ’18) – THE MOON AND THE NIGHT
Sarah Heinz (BFA/DA ‘19) & Luke Snedecor (BFA/DA ‘19) – PREHEATED
- Infinity Festival
- Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival – Placed 3rd in the Student Film Competition: Animation Division
Kailee Hague (BFA/DA ‘19) – EMBARKO
- Infinity Festival
Alex Greenlee (BFA/FP ’20) – CYBOLICA
- Best Student Film at the Atlanta Horror Film Festival
- Best SFX at the Sacramento Horror Film Festival
- Freak Show Horror Film Festival
Jonathan Goetzman (BFA/FP ’19) – THE LIGHTNING MAN
- San Diego International Film Festival
- Best Student Short at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival
- Best Short Film at the Florence Film Awards
- Best Score and Best Picture at the Melech Ha Melachim Jewish Film Festival in Tel Aviv
- The Polish International Film Festival in Warsaw
Joe Chen (MFA/FP ’20) – THE MOTHER
- Special Jury Mention at the 2019 Asian Film Festival of Dallas
- Finalist at The Annual Mountain Shadow Short Film Competition
- Finalist at the Asian Cinematography Awards (ACA)
- NFFTY
- Seoul International Film Festival
- Tehran International Short Film Festival
- Weyauwega International Film Festival
- DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival
- That Film Festival in Cannes
- Vision Youth Award
Nolan Kresnak (BFA/FP ’18) – HOUNDS OF LOVE
- Finalist for the Blow-Up Film Festival
Jackie Gorman (BFA/DA ‘19) – THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS
- KINOdiseea International Children Film Festival Romania
- Animation Marathon
Zelie Dember-Slack (MFA/FP ’17) – JESSIE THE GOLDEN HEART
- Zelie produced and co-directed the feature film
- LA Femme International Film Festival
Alan Moutal (BFA/FP ’19) – A SLIGHT INCONVENIENCE
- First Time Filmmaker Sessions
- Austin Comedy Film Fest
- Lone Star Film Fest
- LA Comedy Film Fest
Safwat Nazzal (BFA/FP ’19) – A IS FOR ANARCHY
- Cucalorus Film Festival
Nikhail Asnani (MFA/S ‘19) – SOMETHING ROUND
- Zed Fest Film Festival
Noah Todd (BFA/FP ’19) – A HISTORY OF YOU
- Screened for the Aging Minds Foundation in Dallas, TX as the centerpiece for the evening. The event raised over $30,000 which will be donated to research for dementia and Alzheimer’s.
- Noah shares this honor with Austin Olivia Kendrick (BFA/FP ’20) whose parents made the event possible!
Jordyn Romero (BFA/NWD ‘19) – OF THE SEA
- Coast Film Festival
- Save the Waves Film Festival
Rachel Bickert (MFA/FP ’19) & Emily Tapanes (BFA/FP ’19) – LADYLIKE
- Won audience award for Best Documentary Short at NewFest in New York City
Remember, if you would like to see your name in next months Film Festival Corner Update make sure you keep us updated on your project! You can send any and all updates to festivalsubmissions@chapman.edu.