Our Mission StatementWith City Lights & Company as its fiduciary, the Bridgeport Film Fest is making “philanthropy through film” a priority in Bridgeport, CT. This nonprofit initiative is dedicated to the discovery, championing and development of independent filmmakers and audiences.
Through various programming the festival seeks to showcase, guide and inspire independent film and theatre artists from the Bridgeport community and beyond. Local audiences will be enriched by the films, workshops, panels discussions and other forms of artistic expression curated by the festival team and will ensure the promotion of Downtown Bridgeport to continue to thrive as a cultural artistic center. Furthermore, we will give five Bridgeport high school seniors majoring in the arts and/or communications a $2,000 scholarship for pursuing higher education. *Link will bring you to the City Lights Website, who is our fiduciary sponsor.
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2023 FILM FEST UPDATES!
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WORKSHOPS
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
This in-person program is an introduction to screenwriting craft and technique, with an emphasis on the fundamentals of storytelling. You will learn the essentials of narrative screenwriting like building plot, story structure, creating compelling characters, dialogue and theme. Through a combination of film analysis, writing exercises, and peer review, we will work together on screenwriting skills and storytelling techniques that are useful for all types of visual media (film screenplays, web series, TV pilots, theater plays, etc.)
This workshop is also great for anyone who may be interested in building a foundation for a novel as we will discuss themes, brainstorming and dynamic characters!
GOAL FOR THE WORKSHOP
The goal is for each of you to come out of the workshop with a complete and polished short script or the foundation of a feature length screenplay suitable for production in the future!
There will be a staged reading and discussion of select screenplays on Saturday,
DATES
Thursday, April 6th 6:30pm-9:00pm
Thursday, April 13th 6:30pm-9:00pm
Thursday, April 20th 6:30pm-9:00pm
Thursday, April 27th 6:30pm-9:00pm
This in-person program is an introduction to screenwriting craft and technique, with an emphasis on the fundamentals of storytelling. You will learn the essentials of narrative screenwriting like building plot, story structure, creating compelling characters, dialogue and theme. Through a combination of film analysis, writing exercises, and peer review, we will work together on screenwriting skills and storytelling techniques that are useful for all types of visual media (film screenplays, web series, TV pilots, theater plays, etc.)
This workshop is also great for anyone who may be interested in building a foundation for a novel as we will discuss themes, brainstorming and dynamic characters!
GOAL FOR THE WORKSHOP
The goal is for each of you to come out of the workshop with a complete and polished short script or the foundation of a feature length screenplay suitable for production in the future!
There will be a staged reading and discussion of select screenplays on Saturday,
DATES
Thursday, April 6th 6:30pm-9:00pm
Thursday, April 13th 6:30pm-9:00pm
Thursday, April 20th 6:30pm-9:00pm
Thursday, April 27th 6:30pm-9:00pm
HQ Pics from our Previous Festivals
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Please check out the following albums featuring pictures from our photographer, Eudis Nunez Jr.
2021 Film Fest Pics Day 1 2021 Film Fest Pics Day 2 2021 Film Fest Pics: Day 3 Please check out the following albums featuring pictures from our photographer, Stephanie Saujon from La Photographie.
2021 Film Fest Pics Day 1 2021 Film Fest Pics Day 2 2021 Film Fest Pics: Day 3 |
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Meet Our 2021 Film Fest Jury
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AJ MATTIOLI
Filmmaker, Distributor & Founder of Mattioli Productions |
BOBBY YAN
Six Time Emmy Award Winning Filmmaker |
JEREMIAH KIPP
Writer, Director & Founder of Kipp Films |
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ROB ALICEA
Writer, Producer & Founder of Leaving Normal Productions |
SARAH ANN MASSE
Writer, Filmmaker, Actor & Founder of Hire Survivors Hollywood |
SHAUNYA THOMAS
Producer & Founder of The Melanin Pride Film Festival |
About Our FestivalSubmissions for the inaugural Bridgeport Film Fest are now open for our second year! We are also excited to announce our screenplay competition!
We are open to anyone who wishes to enter! We strongly encourage POC and Women Filmmakers to submit. We have a goal to screen AT LEAST 50% of projects by Black, Brown and Indigenous Filmmakers. We also plan to screen AT LEAST 50% Female Filmmakers. We are accepting short films and original content with a running time of 25 minutes or under, including:
Screenplay Competition! We are excited to be holding our very own screenplay competition and are accepting both short film screenplays and web series pilots. Winners will receive a modest cash prize, plus a general meeting with a professional writer/producer who currently works in the industry. Select winners will receive:
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The Bridgeport Film Fest will be hybrid with both in person and virtual screenings, and take place tentatively July 22-24, 2022 at the renowned Klein Memorial Auditorium in the historic city of Bridgeport, CT. Due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic we will keep everyone updated based on the Connecticut reopening regulations and guidelines!
Over the course of the weekend we will have multiple short film screenings, filmmaker Q+A's, workshops, panel discussions, live music events, VIP gala and an awards ceremony! We look forward to you submitting and joining us!
Over the course of the weekend we will have multiple short film screenings, filmmaker Q+A's, workshops, panel discussions, live music events, VIP gala and an awards ceremony! We look forward to you submitting and joining us!
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Submissions Open 8/29/22! |
©Bridgeport Film Fest LLC 2022
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