CCRI Student Film Festival
An annual celebration of student filmmaking at CCRI, presented by the Dept. of Communication & Media.
This year's festival is a wrap!
and the winners are
| AWARD | WINNER |
|---|---|
| Brent Henderson Excellence in Filmmaking Award |
Nicholas LaFleur |
| Best Fictional Narrative Honorable Mention |
Come Clean by Jacob Hall The Day After by Will Gerlach |
| Best Documentary Honorable Mention |
Twice in a Lifetime by Abby Stinette Wielding the Spirit by Andrew Hurst |
| Best Experimental Honorable Mention |
Mortal Sensation by Cam Laxton Trustom Pond by Wilson Duarte |
| Best Director Honorable Mention |
Nicholas LaFleur, Shift Jacob Hall, Come Clean |
| Best Screenplay Honorable Mention |
Come Clean The Day After |
| Best Cinematography Honorable Mention |
Mortal Sensation Lucre |
| Best Editing Honorable Mention |
Creative Block News? |
| Best Sound Honorable Mention |
Wielding the Spirit Mortal Sensation |
| Best Actress Honorable Mention |
Serenity Johnson, Shift Valentin Salvador, Come Clean |
| Best Actor Honorable Mention |
Will Gerlach, The Day After Riley Sullivan, Paths of Children |
| Best Cosume Design Honorable Mention |
Shift Man of My Dreams |
| Best Production Design Honorable Mention |
Tiny Forks Mortal Sensation |
| Best Musical Score Honorable Mention |
RIPS One Call |
2026 PROGRAM SCHEDULE
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The CCRI Student Film Festival takes place May 8–9, 2026 at the CCRI Warwick campus. Join us for a celebration of student filmmaking, free for students and open to the public!
The schedule: Our opening night gala is held on Friday evening. Then, spend all
day Saturday taking in a full program of short films, panels, workshops and awards ceremony.
What to expect at the festival
The festival program showcases fiction, nonfiction, and animated short films created by CCRI students in and outside of the classroom. In a series of panels and workshops, industry professionals share their experience and techniques in a range of topics like film careers & academics, screenwriting, podcasting, cinematography, and sound mixing. In between program blocks, attendees can stop by one of our vendor tables.
Entries are open to films made by CCRI students since January 2025. Entries open 12/1/2025.
Opening Night Gala
Friday, May 8, 2025 6:00 PM— 8:00 PM
Come dressed in your finest to walk the red carpet and celebrate this year's event. Mingle with the student filmmakers, faculty, and staff, and enjoy light refreshments.
KN 4090 - 400 East Avenue
Knight Campus, Warwick, RI
Screenings, Workshops, and Awards
Saturday, May 9, 2025, 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Join us for a full afternoon and evening of student films, professional workshops, and panel discussions – free and open to the public! All ages welcome*.
- Film screenings and workshops, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- Red carpet walk and awards ceremony, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Room KN 4090
400 East Avenue
Warwick, RI 02886
* Films are not rated, but most are appropriate for general audiences (e.g PG or PG-13) – 'parental discretion' advisories are displayed prior to films with potentially sensitive or inappropriate content.
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