CRYSTALLINE FILM FESTIVAL

THE CRYSTALLINE AWARDS: Winner Announcements

Feb 10
1 min

THE CRYSTALLINE AWARDS: Winner Announcements

It has been an exciting and promising first season for the Crystalline Film Festival, starting our journey with thirty-five films being...

CrystallineFilmFestival

Jan 26
1 min

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE

Thank You For Your Patience As you might be aware, our website was hit with a variety of unexpected technical difficulties on Tuesday,...

CrystallineFilmFestival

Jan 24
2 min

FESTIVAL UPDATE: Upcoming Events

Wow! It seems like just yesterday we were sitting down to discuss the possibility of starting our own festival and here we are, nearly...

CrystallineFilmFestival

Jan 18
6 min

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CRYSTALLINE FILM FESTIVAL: Official Selection

The countdown has begun! As we approach the exhilarating launch of the Crystalline Film Festival inaugural season, we are thrilled to...

THE CRYSTALLINE AWARDS: Nominations Announcement

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Jan 1
2 min

ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE CRYSTALLINE AWARDS: Nominations Announcement

Diamonds are one of the hardest materials on the earth, and are only created after a lot of time and immense pressure; the conditions...

CrystallineFilmFestival

Dec 13, 2021
7 min

SPOTLIGHT

SPOTLIGHT: Jesse Griffiths

After over a decade working as an actor in film, tv and theatre, Jesse switched his focus to casting. He opened Jesse Griffiths Casting...

CrystallineFilmFestival

Dec 6, 2021
11 min

SPOTLIGHT

SPOTLIGHT: Samora Smallwood

Samora Smallwood is an award winning, classically trained actor, writer, & cool feminist of West African & Caucasian descent. Samora is...

CrystallineFilmFestival

Dec 1, 2021
5 min

SPOTLIGHT

SPOTLIGHT: Andre Newell

Andre Newell is a Writer, Director and Producer. He is also the owner and principal agent and Shortlist Artist Management and Executive...

CrystallineFilmFestival

Nov 22, 2021
6 min

SPOTLIGHT

SPOTLIGHT: Scott Cavalheiro

Scott Anthony Cavalheiro is an actor and screenwriter, with professional credits spanning over a decade - in mainstream markets around...

CrystallineFilmFestival

Nov 18, 2021
7 min

SPOTLIGHT

SPOTLIGHT: Carly Granovsky

A Montreal native, Carly Granovsky graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor’s degree in Education. Her strong interest in...

CrystallineFilmFestival

Oct 28, 2021
1 min

ANNOUNCEMENTS

JUDGE PANEL: Jesse Griffiths

We are excited to announce our amazing fifth festival judge, Jesse Griffiths! Professional actor turned casting genius and mentor, Jesse...

CrystallineFilmFestival

Oct 23, 2021
1 min

ANNOUNCEMENTS

JUDGE PANEL: Samora Smallwood

We are blessed to welcome the incredible Samora Smallwood as the fourth judge on our elite panel! Samora is an award-winning actress and...

CrystallineFilmFestival

Oct 11, 2021
1 min

ANNOUNCEMENTS

JUDGE PANEL: Andre Newell

We are honoured to announce our eminent third festival judge, Andre Newell! Not only has Andre built a community as the Co-Founder of the...

CrystallineFilmFestival

Oct 7, 2021
1 min

ANNOUNCEMENTS

JUDGE PANEL: Scott Cavalheiro

Our second illustrious juror for the first season of the Crystalline Film Festival is none other than Scott Cavalheiro! Scott is a...

CrystallineFilmFestival

Oct 5, 2021
1 min

ANNOUNCEMENTS

JUDGE PANEL: Carly Granovsky

We are pleased to announce the first member of our elite jury panel for the inaugural season of the Crystalline Film Festival! Carly...

CrystallineFilmFestival

Oct 1, 2021
3 min

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Stage 32

Hello Everyone, A representative from Stage 32's Filmmaker Lounge reached out to us about our festival. The following is the transcript...

CrystallineFilmFestival

Oct 1, 2021
1 min

ANNOUNCEMENTS

HELLO FILMMAKERS!

Greetings everyone, We are a third of the way through our submission period, and what an incredible month! It feels like just yesterday...

WELCOME

DEAREST FILM ENTHUSIASTS

Welcome to the first season of the Crystalline Film Festival. We are excited to embark upon this adventure in the celebration of filmmaking worldwide. As enthusiastic cinematic lapidaries, we are excited to share with you all of the wonderful films we've been privileged to dig up for our festival. Stay tuned to our website and glimmering socials for all kinds of updates on the season's Selections, Award Nominations and Virtual Events that we are offering for our virtual festival launch coming January 2022.

SUBMISSIONS

JOIN THE DIAMONDS IN THE SKIES

Want to be a part of our festival? We are looking for films worldwide. Submit your film today!

Catch the early bird deadline at FilmFreeway - for more information click the link below.

SUBMISSIONS

festival timeline

UPCOMING DATES

FESTIVAL SELECTION: ANNOUNCEMENT

November 30, 2021

THE CRYSTALLINE AWARDS: NOMINATIONS

January 30, 2022

CRYSTALLINE FILM FESTIVAL: LAUNCH

January 24 - 28, 2022

EVENTS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

ENSURING A SMOOTH RUN

We want to encourage all participants in the festival to familiarize themselves with our guidelines. We want to ensure a fun and safe cinematic experience for all of our visitors and submitters.

Please click below to review our Rules and Regulations.

RULES & REGULATIONS