As the film festival circuit continues to adapt to the current state of the world by migrating their programs to a virtual platform, our students are continuing to find success. Not only are they getting accepted, they are also bringing home awards! Here is the latest news from the festival circuit:

Fine Cut 2020 Finalists – These films will be broadcast in the fall on PBS:

  • Bryan Taira (BFA/FP ’20) & Mariah Hall (BFA/FP ’20) – OUT OF STOCK
  • Jessica Stossel (BFA/CRPR ’22)  – HEY NEIGHBOR

Leo Pfeifer (BFA/FP ‘21) and Sophie DeGreen’s (BFA/NWD ‘20) – HAVEN IN THE BOOTH

  • SCAD Savannah Film Festival

Wyatt Hall (BFA/FP ’20) & Kaz Fantone (BFA/DA ’20) – NEARSIDERS

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

  • SENE Film, Music, and Arts Festival

Tessa Germaine (BFA/FP ’20) – ROSIE

  • Calabasas Film Festival

Nikhail Asnani (MFA/S ’19) – FLU

  • Arizona Underground Film Festival
  • Orlando Film Festival

Nikhail Asnani (MFA/S ’19) – SOMETHING ROUND

  • Hot Springs International Horror Film Festival
  • Nightmares Film Festival
  • Hollyshorts Monthly Screening Series

Dayna Li (MFA/FP ’20) – AURORA

  • Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
  • Cyprus International Film Festival

Dayna Li (MFA/FP ’20) – QAFAS

  • LA Femme Film Festival

Daniel Drummond (MFA/FP ’19) – SALVAGE

  • Denver Film Festival

Natalie Nichols (BFA/AVE ’20) – IDENTITY CRISIS

Sandhya Bhaskar (BFA/BJAD ’20) – BIGGER THAN BULLIES

  • Shout Out for Animals Film Festival

Ciani Walker (BFA/FP ’20) – MISFITS

  • NFFTY – Official Jury Award Nominee

Kunlin Wang (MFA/FP ‘18) – OBSCURE

  • LA Femme International Film Festival
  • Amsterdam Independent Film Festival
  • Toronto Arthouse Film Festival

Carter Lau (BFA/FP ‘21) & Duncan Heger (BFA/BJAD ‘22) – BEYOND THE MAUNA

  • Hawai’i International Film Festival

Avery Rouda (BA/SW ’15) – DREAM CATCHER

  • Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival
  • Beverly Hills Film Festival
  • Uptown Women’s Film Festival New York
  • Cinemira – Budapest International Children’s Film Festival
  • Venice Shorts Film Festival

Leo Martinez (BFA/FP ’21) – LAWN DOGS

  • NFFTY

Venkatesh Potula (MFA/MBA ’23) – THERE’S SOMETHING TO IT

Claire Imler (BFA/FP ’21) and Jessica Stossel (BFA/CRPR ’22) – FOR KATE

  • Indie Short Fest
    • Nominated for Best Student Short
    • Nominated for Best Student Director (Claire Imler)
    • Nominated for Best Young Actress (Cadence Goblirsch)
    • Nominated for Best Actor (David Michael Trevino)
    • Nominated for Best Original Score (Bill Conn)

E.C. Timmer (MFA/FP ’21) – LATCHKEY

  • Ojai Film Festival
  • San Diego Asian Film Festival

Claire Jantzen (BFA/FP ‘21) & Sara Nell (BFA/FP ‘21) – YOUR FRIEND, RANGER DOUG

  • NFFTY – Official Jury Award Nominee for Best Documentary Short (Student)

Hope Ballard (BFA/BJAD ’20) – THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

  • Denver Film Festival

Willa Rydall (BFA/FP ’20) – ANNA AND SLOANE GO TO THE BEACH

  • Oregon Short Film Festival
  • NFFTY
  • Los Angeles Lift-Off Festival
  • Reel East Texas Film Festival
  • Ojai Film Festival
  • Coronado Island Film Festival
  • NewFilmmakers Los Angeles
  • Tallgrass Film Festival
  • LAIFFA
  • Independent Shorts Awards

Cameron Thuman (BFA/FP ’20) – IRON HEAD

  • Lone Star Film Festival

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.