18th Annual Detroit Trinity International Film Festival.
This year's festival is a hybrid event.

WATCH ALL OF THE FILMS ON OUR ONLINE PLATFORM EVENTIVE:
https://trinity17.eventive.org/films

*Virtual screening July,2024.

*An in-person pre-awards ceremony will take place on July 2024 at the Marlene Boll Theater (inside of the downtown, YMCA, located at 1401 Broadway, Detroit, MI 48226). A virtual awards ceremony will air on July 23, 2023.

ABOUT THE TRINITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
The DTIFF has hosted industry professionals locally and nationally to share their knowledge and expertise in various workshops and industry discussions. Special guests have included famed Actress and Producer, Tangi Miller, Syndicated Radio Host and Film Producer, Russ Parr, Former BET Executive Producer, Ralph Scott, currently with the Aspire Network (Owned by Magic Johnson), film segment producer/head of production for more than 100 episodes of SNL, Tanya Ryno and Writer, Director, Qasim Basir, “Destined,” and Actress/Singer Deborah Joy Winans of the acclaimed TV series “Greenleaf,” which airs on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network.

The highlight of this event every year are all of the indie filmmakers that share their work with our audience.

Thank you to everyone that supports Detroit's TI Film Festival.

A world of thanks for a successful festival season. Congratulations to all of the filmmakers. We are pleased to announce the 2023 Detroit Trinity International Film Festival awardees.

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Diary of An Undertaker
Delineation
IRL: The Director's Cut
Twisted Woman
One Serving Per Can
The Payout
Mirage Anglais
The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan
FREE(d) By Faith
Furlough
Hot Latin Nights at the Granada!
Unbelievable! The Art Williams Story
KALKIDANE
Abs of Steel
Russell & Lorraine
Golden Flower
To The Moon
It’s Not About the Car
Picture This
Healing Walls
DocuCourse: Bails & Bonds

AWARDEES
Fractured Hope - Independent Spirit Award
We Live - Independent Spirit Award
We Thrive - Independent Spirit Award
Born Cursed - Best Feature Film
His, Ours, A- Best Screenplay
My Over There - Best Short Film
The Better Angels - Best Animated Film
Move When the Spirit Says Move: The Legacy of Dorothy Foreman Cotton - Best Documentary
LIFESTYLE: Lowrider Faith Journey, The Armando Flores Story - Best Inspirational Film
Two Lives in Pittsburgh - Best Ensemble Cast
Stay With Me - Best Screenplay
Padre Project - Best International Film

Films must be submitted via digital download (preferred).
Short films can be up to 45 minutes in length.
Webisodes can be up to 15 minutes in length.
Feature Films can be up to 91 minutes in length.
Films must be in English or have English subtitles.
Television episodes can be up to 10 minutes / 2 episodes max 20min in length.

All entries will be viewed by the selection committee. Filmmakers will be notified if selected or not, via email.

Filmmakers retain all of the rights to their film / intellectual property.

If accepted, the downloadable version of the film cannot exceed 10GB.

Overall Rating
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Communication
Hospitality
Networking
  • Jaiden Reese

    Great festival with excellent communication!

    August 2023
  • Go Takeuchi

    Wonderful festival!! Thank you for selecting my film for Best International Film. It means so much to me. Thanks

    August 2023
  • Ryann Price

    This was an exciting festival right in the city of Detroit! Marshalle and Lazar poured every ounce of love into everything! The pre-awards ceremony and networking event was a great opportunity to meet some new and some recognizable faces in the community! The films that were selected were well-chosen and represented a vast array of creative, visual storytelling. I even got a plaque to take home! Thank you DTIFF!!

    July 2023
  • Marshalle and Lazar put on first class events. We were so honored our film, We Thrive, was included in the 2023 festival. Met many other filmmakers.

    July 2023
  • Great festival staff! Amazing venue!

    July 2023