FFTG Awards

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FFTG Awards Film Fest
Locationworldwide digital
Founded2020 New York, United States.
Founded by Rohit Gupta
Hosted byDot & Feather Entertainment
Festival dateNovember 30th - December 13th, 2024
Website fftgawards.com

The FFTG Awards Film Fest is an annual international digital film festival organized by Dot & Feather Entertainment. The event spans over two weeks in end of November and includes competitive categories like 'Film of the fest', 'FFTG Spirit award', 'People Choice award', 'Female filmmaker', 'Student filmmaker', 'Screenplay writer' as the top winners of the fest. The festival gives The Grand Jury Choice Awards in various categories including feature films, documentaries, screenplay, shorts. [1]

Contents

FFTG Awards aims to present widest choice of content from around the world by providing storytellers a platform to showcase their creativity, connect with its audience, and establish their brand. The festival draws entries from around the world. [2]

History

FFTG stands for Film Festivals To Go, a marketing and consulting company for independent filmmakers. [3] Conceived and designed by filmmaker Rohit Gupta the fest was officially launched on August 16, 2020, by Dot & Feather Entertainment. FFTG Awards Film Fest is a digital event primarily intended to provide a platform of encouragement and exposure for storytellers. [4]

Official Program

The first edition took place on November 23-December 13, 2020. Of the 400 submissions received in 72 days from 48 countries, 129 projects made it to the Official Program 2020 and 51 projects nominated. Over 100 awards were announced including the coveted, Film of the Fest, People Choice, FFTG Spirit and Screenplay awards. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

We, the Chosen Ones

Jury Members

We, the Chosen One's is an invitation-only program based on the philosophy all is destined. The FFTG Awards team hand picks storytellers from preceding year submissions to invite them to join Official Selection Committee 2021. [10] [11]

Coffee Table Book

We, the Chosen One's, a Coffee table book, includes those who have made the Official Program slate 2020. [12]

Jury

The FFTG Award panel comprises filmmakers, storytellers, artists, professionals, students, technicians from diverse experiences based in various time zones from around the world. [13] Each member of the Official Selection Committee is chosen from a wide range of personal and professional experiences and achievements.

FFTG Awards Film Fest events

2020 FFTG Awards Film Fest

The 2020 FFTG Awards Film Fest was held digitally from November 23 to 13 December 2020. The first edition took place for three weeks which featured several activities including contests, People Choice award, FFTG Spirit award, Film of the fest award and various Jury choice awards in multiple categories. [14] [15]

All films from the Official Program qualify for the Film of the Fest, People Choice award through public vote. No committee has any say in the selection. The FFTG Spirit Award represents a theme. The theme for 2020 was "story that moved me" and the winner is dependent on the majority votes from the participating filmmakers, writers that make up the Official Program. [16]

Award Winners

AwardWinner
Film of the FestWe by Mani Nasry Canada [17]
People Choice AwardDastoor by Niranj Menon India [18]
FFTG Spirit AwardA Niggling Question by Danielle Arden Dubai, U.A.E.
Best Feature FilmHamlet/Horatio by Paul Warner (USA) [19] [20]

2021 FFTG Awards Film Fest

The 2021 FFTG Awards Film Fest was held digitally from November 28 to December 12, 2021. The second edition took place for two weeks which featured several activities including contests, People Choice award, FFTG Spirit award, Film of the Fest award, and various Grand Jury choice awards in multiple categories.

All films that made up the Official Selection 2021 slate qualify for the 'People Choice Film of the Fest' award through people's vote. No committee has any say in the selection. The 'FFTG Spirit' Award represents a theme. The theme for 2021 was "story that moved me" and the winner is dependent on the majority votes from the participating filmmakers, writers that make up the Official Program. [21]

Award Winners

AwardWinner
Film of the FestThe Plumber by Cate Carson United States [22]
People Choice AwardTroll by Heather Coombs United Kingdom [23]
FFTG Spirit AwardThe Day I Had to Grow Up by Stefano Da Fre, Laura Pellegrini United States [24]
Best Feature FilmTrade by Trae Briers United States [25]
Best Female FilmmakerOne-way mirror by Elina Kurbatova Russia [26]
Best Screenplay of the FestA Colorful Life by Ana Luísa Abreu Brazil [27]
Best NewWave (Student) Filmmaker of the FestThe Crab Basket by Paulo Cabrera Lasala Chile [28]

2022 & 2023 FFTG Awards Film Fest

The 2023 FFTG Awards Film Festival, a combined event for 2022 and 2023, was held online from November 25 to December 10. This two-week festival featured various contests and awards, including the Audience Choice, FFTG Spirit, and Film of the Fest awards, along with multiple Grand Jury Choice Awards. The 'Audience Choice Film of the Fest' award was decided by public vote, with all films in the Official Selection eligible. The 'FFTG Spirit' Award for 2023, themed 'freedom in expression,' was chosen by votes from participating filmmakers and writers.

Award Winners

AwardWinner
Film of the FestClouds of Chernobyl by Ligia Ciornei (Romania) [29]
Audience Choice AwardShe'll be Tired by Kim GeonWook (South Korea)
FFTG Spirit AwardThe World is My Stage by Andrew Arakkis (Russia)
Best Documentary Film of the FestStolen Dough by Stefano Da Frè (United States)
Best DirectorOnce Upon a Time in Lahore by Jagat Joon (India)
Best Female FilmmakerBlackbird by Morgan Davies (United States) [30]
Best Feature Screenplay of the FestSynesthesia Story by Jillian Vitko (United States)

See also

List of film awards

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