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
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gives The Grand Jury Choice Awards in various categories including
feature films
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,
documentaries
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,
screenplay
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Background
After single-play anthology series went off the air, the BBC introduced several showcases for made-for-television, fe ...
,
shorts
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.
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.
History
FFTG stands for Film Festivals To Go, a marketing and
consulting company
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for
independent film
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makers.
Conceived and designed by filmmaker
Rohit Gupta
Rohit Gupta is a film director, film producer and entrepreneurship, entrepreneur who resides in the United States. He is known for directing ''Midnight Delight (film), Midnight Delight'', ''Life! Camera Action...'', ''Another Day Another Life (s ...
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.
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
award
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An awar ...
s were announced including the coveted, Film of the Fest, People Choice, FFTG Spirit and Screenplay awards.
We, the Chosen One's
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
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* A person who does storytelling
Arts and entertainment Film
*''Oidhche Sheanchais'', also called ''The Storyteller''; 1935 Irish short film
* ''Narradores de Javé'' (''Storytellers''), ...
from preceding year submissions to invite them to join Official Selection Committee 2021.
Coffee Table Book
''We, the Chosen One's'', a
Coffee table book
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include who have made the Official Program slate 2020.
Jury
The FFTG Award panel comprises
filmmakers
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, storytellers,
artist
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s, professionals, students,
technicians
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Specialisation
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from diverse experiences based in various time zones from around the world. 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.
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.
Award Winners
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.
Award Winners
See also
List of film awards
This is a list of groups, organizations, and festivals that recognize achievements in film, cinema, usually by awarding various prizes. The awards sometimes also have popular unofficial names (such as the "Oscar" for Hollywood's Academy Awards), wh ...
References
External links
Official WebsiteAwards'' at the Internet Movie DatabaseFestival Overview - Watch Now
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Digital film festivals
Women's film festivals
Film festivals in New York City
Recurring events established in 2020
Documentary film festivals in the United States
Animation film festivals in the United States
New media art festivals
Short film festivals in the United States
Film festivals in California
Internet film festivals