How It All Began

The CCRI Film Festival - The Knighties - was held for the first time December 20, 2012. Brent Henderson, a filmmaking student and President of the New Media Group, worked tirelessly to launch the first ever film festival held for CCRI students.

Brent, along with Professor Sandra Luzzi Sneesby and Norm Grant faculty advisors to the festival, advertised, secured judges, solicited student film entries, organized the event, and award ceremony. Brent designed the festival logo and named the festival "The Knighties" in honor of the college mascot. A talented filmmaker and skilled artist, Brent would go on to receive a Best Experimental award for film Edward Meets Charles.
Student Filmmakers Honored in First Festival

The awards given out that inaugural year, 2012, were as follows:

WINNERS BY CATEGORY

Fictional Narrative:
Winner: The Girl, Steve Olsen
Honorable Mention: Closer, Ashley Medrano

Documentary Narrative:
Winner: Youth Worship Promo, Angel Rodriguez and Caleb Tineo
Honorable Mention: Decca at CCRI, Manoug Barsoumian, Zach Dolber and Dylan Longwill 

Experimental:
Winner: Eadweard Meets Charles, Brent Henderson
Honorable Mention: Alien Baby, William Sprague

ACHIEVEMENTS

Editing: Loosies Scene, NIck Fontaine
Directing: Become, Kyle Connolly
Cionematography: The Score, Ryan Makin
Writing: The Stairs of Life, Sean Hennessey

Front Row: Caleb Tino, Angel Rodrigues, Ashley Medrano, Brent Henderson, Steve Olsen
Back Row: Nick Fontaine, Kyle Connolly, Ryan Makin, Sean Hennessey, Manoug Barsoumian, Zach Dolber, Dyan Longwill, Professor Norm Grant, Professor Nancy Wyllie, Professor Sandra Luzzi Sneesby