As the winter festivals begin to hand out their decisions and the summer festivals begin to open up for submissions, here is what our students have been up to lately on the festival circuit:

Mojtaba Mirshekari (MFA/FP ’20) – BIRTHDAY

  • Skyline Indie Film Fest
  • WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival
  • Oaxaca FilmFest

Brian Robau (MFA/FP ‘17)  – ESTA ES TU CUBA

Alex Greenlee (BFA/FP ’20) – DEAD WALL

  • Hollyshorts Monthly Film Festival at the Chinese Theater

Alex Greenlee (BFA/FP ’20)  – CYBOLICA

Jackie Gorman (BFA/DA ’19) – THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS

Dayna Li (MFA/FP ’20) – QAFAS

  • Austin Film Festival

Zelie Dember-Slack (MFA/FP ’17) – DARK CHOCOLATE

  • Pembroke Taparelli Arts and Film Festival

 

The team behind the documentary WINNER OF PEACE pose on the red carpet prior to the Closing Night screening of their film at NFFTY.

 

Nikhail Asnani (MFA/S ’19) has 4 films playing at the Oregon Scream Week Horror Film Festival

  • SOMETHING ROUND, PLAYBACK, HELLO, and THE FOAL

Kaylin George (BFA/FP ’19) – TWO PAPER NIGHTINGALES

  • Jaipur International Film Festival

Scarlett Turner (BFA/FP ’19) – SEE YOU NEXT SUMMER

Brynee McKee (NWD ’20) Ben Allen (NWD ’20) Jack Mullinkosson (NWD ’20) and Jackie Palacios’ (Peace Studies/Screen Acting ’19) – DIVIDED

  • Portland Film Festival
  • LGBTQ Shorts Film Festival

Jack Belisle (BFA/FP ’20), Gabe Knoos-Newton (BFA/FP ’20), Sea Liu (MFA/DOCU ’19), Ragini Bhasin (MFA/FP ‘19) – AMERICAN NATIONAL

  • Utopia Film Festival
  • Ogden Film Festival

Brenten Brandenburg (BFA/FP ’19), Jordan Gorman (BFA/FP ’19), Kaustubh Singh (BFA/NWD ’19) and To “Derek” Wan (MFA/DOC ’19) – THAT WAS RAY

  • DocuWest Documentary Film Festival

Jacinta Filiaci (MFA/DOCU ’19), Spencer Santini (BFA/NWD ’19), Peng Wang (MFA/FP ’19), Jordan Prieto-Valdes (BA/SW ’20), and Dany Zavala’s (BA/POSC ’20) – AMERICAN MADE

  • Anchorage International Film Festival
  • Golden Door International Film Festival
  • Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition
  • DocuWest Documentary Film Festival

Cinema Audio Society Student Recognition Awards Finalists

  • Hsiao-Chu (Andree)
  • Bo Pang
  • Karthik Mohan Vijaymohan

Ragini Bhasin (MFA/FP ’19) – GHAZAAL

Ragini Bhasin speaking at FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH.

Ragini Bhasin accepting the ARTE SHORT FILM PRIZE at FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH.

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.