Flashback – FilmFest 2023
The FilmFest gala in 2023 was hosted on April 14th at the Paramount Theatre. The theme was “Flashback” and 14 student groups submitted final films.
WINNERS
Best Picture – “The Trapper”
Best Documentary – “What is Church?”
Best Director – Rylee Spaulding and Kaden Vasquez, “Cookie Logic”
Best Producer – Isabel Gallegos, “Oubaitouri”
Best Writer – Dillon Gutierrez and Ryan Shupe, “The Gambler”
Best Editor – Jonah Norcross, Rylee Spaulding, and Kaden Vasquez, “Cookie Logic”
Best Cinematography – Kaden Vasquez, “The Trapper”
Best Production Designer – Ana Mayes, “Cookie Logic”
Best Sound Designer – Caleb Shields, “The Method”
Best Original Music – Caleb Hemsworth, “The Trapper”
Best Visual Effects – Caleb Myers, “Fawn”
Best Actor – Dillon Gutierrez, “The Gambler”
Best Actress – Lauren MacLeod, “Cookie Logic”
ENTRIES
“Between the Notes”
“Color”
“Cookie Logic”
“Fawn”
“Free Myself”
“The Gambler”
“The Method”
“Oubaitouri”
“Short Term Target”
“Spiraling”
“The Trapper”
“Warms the Heart”
“What is Church?”
COVERAGE
ACU News Story, May 2023
ACU Optimist story, November 1, 2022
ACU Optimist story, December 1, 2022
ACU Optimist story, March 9, 2023
ACU Optimist gallery, April 18, 2023
POSTERS
BEHIND THE SCENES
PARAMOUNT GALA