Your films continue to make their mark on the festival circuit by screening at some fantastic festivals, and bringing home some impressive awards! Congratulations to everyone, here is the most recent update:

Hannah Mattner (BFA/NWD ‘18) – MONUMENTAL

  • Portland Film Festival
  • Red Nation International Film Festival

Leon Cheo (Singapore ’10) – SIN-SFO

  • Alum for the Singapore program
  • Austin Film Festival

Kevin Keck (BFA/FP ’18) – AMERICAN LETTERS

  • Winner (1st Place Narrative Short AND 1st Place Tennessee Narrative) for 2018 Knox Film Fest in Knoxville, Tennessee (USA)
  • Official Selection for 2018 Lone Star Film Festival in Fort Worth, Texas (USA)
  • Official Selection for 2018 Orlando Film Festival in Orlando, Florida (USA)
  • Official Selection for 2018 Ojai Film Festival in Ojai, California (USA)

Liang Ce (MFA/FP ’18) – IN SEARCH OF PAUL

  • North America Chinese Directors Showcase which will hold screenings in LA, Boston, Chicago, and New York as well as many cities in China
  • Chinese American Film Festival

Gang “Garfield” Wang (MFA/FP ’18) – MAN IN FOCUS

  • Best Short Film “Diamond Award” – LA Shorts Awards
  • Honorable Mention Best Director – LA Shorts Awards

Stephen Inniss (MFA/FP ’19) – MIX IT PROPER

  • Best Short Film “Platinum Award” – LA Shorts Awards
  • Best Editing “Platinum Award” – LA Shorts Awards

Alexa Tuttle (FP ’18) – INTREPID

  • Best Short Film “Gold Award” – LA Shorts Awards
  • Best Director “Silver Award” – LA Shorts Awards
  • Best Cinematography “Bronze Award” – LA Shorts Awards
  • Best Score “Silver Award” – LA Shorts Awards
  • Best Visual FX – LA Shorts Awards
  • Best Title / Credits Design “Diamond Award” – LA Shorts Awards

Daniel Drummond (MFA/FP ’19) – A FOREMAN

  • Napa Valley Film Festival

Natalia Hermida (BFA/FP ’18) had three of her films play at the Panamanian International Film Festival

  • THE SANDMAN
  • GAMBERGER
  • Pasajeros en Trance (TRANSIENT PASSENGERS)

Nick Walker (BFA/FP ’18) – ATHENA

  • Won the Monolith Award for Best Narrative Short at the 2018 Infinity Film Festival in Beverly Hills

Annaliese Eisenstadt (FP ’18) – MICRO LOVE

  • Palm Springs International Comedy Festival
  • The Comedy World Network Film Festival

Ben Allen (BA/PSY ’18) & Jack Mullinkosson (BFA/NWD ’19) – GROUP

  • Won the Vimeo Staff Pick at the New Orleans Film Festival

We had 10 films featured at NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth) in Seattle this past weekend:

  • A SNAKE GONE THROUGH THE HOUSE – Strack Azar (BFA/FP ’18)
  • REVERIE – Nick Markham (FP ’18)
  • GLORIA TALKS FUNNY – Kendall Goldberg (BFA/FP ’17)
  • TRANSIENT PASSENGERS – Natalia Hermida (BFA/FP ’18)
  • BABY I’M YOURS – Hadley Hillel (FP ’18)
  • CALAMITY FALLS – Hadley Hillel (FP ’18)
  • TIKTAALIK – Dylan McGale (BFA/FP ’18)
  • TAKE ME HOME – Oliver Zaciu (BFA/FP ’18)
  • SPARK – Aharonit Elior (BFA/DA ’17)
  • YASAMIN – Julia Elihu (BFA/FP ’20)

Remember, if your film gets into a festival, wins an award, or wins an award at a festival please let the Film Festival Office know by e-mailing festivalsubmissions@chapman.edu so we can feature you in our next update!