Join us May 10-11th, 2024 at the CCRI Warwick campus for a celebration of student filmmaking, featuring a full day of short films, panels, workshops, and local vendors.

The festival program showcases fiction and nonfiction short films created by CCRI students in and outside of the classroom. In a series of panels and workshops, industry professionals share their experience and techniques in a range of topics like film careers & academics, screenwriting, podcasting, cinematography, and sound mixing. In between program blocks, attendees can stop by one of our vendor tables.

Entries are open to films made by CCRI students since January 2023. Entries open 12/8/2023. Submit on FilmFreeway.

Accepting entries in the following categories: Fiction short film, nonfiction short film, and animated short film. See full information at www.ccri.edu/filmfestival

KNIGHTIES AWARDS - ceremony at 7pm on festival day:

Brent Henderson Excellence in Filmmaking Award
Best Fictional Narrative
Best Documentary Narrative
Best Animation
Best Directing
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Sound Design
Best Writing

Open to films created by CCRI students, completion date January 2023 to present; films must be less than 20 minutes; submission categories include fiction narrative, documentary, experimental, and animation. Submitters must own rights or have permission to use music featured in their films.

Updated 12/07/2023
Questions? Email filmfest@ccri.edu