# https://highbridgefilmfestival.com


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- [Highbridge Film Festival Names 2026 Official Selections](https://highbridgefilmfestival.com/highbridge-film-festival-names-2026-official-selections/): WILMORE, KY (April 8, 2026) – Asbury University’s Highbridge Film Festival announces the following Official Selections for the 2026 Festival slate, screening April 18:  Card to Mouth    Will Tang, Director; Brandon Pantoja, Producer Charismanol    Davis Brown, Director; Davis Brown & Cameron Tapp, Producers RESILIENCE    Alex Young, Director-Producer Field Agent    George Blair, Director; Joslyn Jaeger, Producer Help    Ethan Wold, Director; Lilli Bell, Producer ReVision    Noah Wenker, Director; Noah Wenker & Mikey Dawson, Producers The Genie’s Door    Jonny Walls, Director; Jonny Walls, Ella Liu & George Blair, Producers Bittersweet    Ella Liu, Director; Audrey Napah, Producer F8TE    Forrest Jamison, Director; Forrest Jamison, Sam Webb & Davis Brown, Producers Echoes of Silver    Ella Liu, Director-Producer EGGSPEDITION    David Campbell, Director-Producer Stay (High School Film)    Eli Heath, Director Asbury University’s acclaimed School of […]
- [Asbury to Premiere Animated Feature, Light of the World at Highbridge Film Festival; Animator Tony Bancroft to Speak in Chapel and Host Movie Screening April 17](https://highbridgefilmfestival.com/asbury-to-premiere-animated-feature-light-of-the-world-at-highbridge-film-festival-animator-tony-bancroft-to-speak-in-chapel-and-host-movie-screening-april-17/): WILMORE, Ky (April 3) – Special guest Tony Bancroft, Director-Animator-Podcaster, will join Highbridge Film Festival for Engaging Culture Weekend events. Bancroft will speak in Asbury Chapel Friday, April 17, at 10 A.M. in Hughes Auditorium (chapel will also be live-streamed to watch live or on demand here). Later in the afternoon, Bancroft will host the screening of the animated feature, Light of the World at 4 P.M. in the Miller Center Gyerston Screening Room. This movie screening is open to all students, guests, and visitors. Tony Bancroft is a versatile Director, Animator, and Podcaster with over 30 years of experience in the animation […]
- [Highbridge Film Festival/Engaging Culture Weekend Event Schedule Released, Features Concerts, Performances, Judges' Seminars and the Asbury Premiere of “Light of the World” with Animator Tony Bancroft](https://highbridgefilmfestival.com/highbridge-film-festival-engaging-culture-weekend-event-schedule-released-features-concerts-performances-judges-seminars-and-the-asbury-premiere-of-light-of-the-world-with/): WILMORE, Ky. (March 31) – Leading up to the live showcase event for Highbridge Film Festival April 18, seminar sessions and other events will be held on Friday, April 17, featuring our expert judges and special guest, Tony Bancroft. Engaging Culture Weekend events are also included in the three-day schedule, including concerts and theatre shows to attend. Follow the schedule below for Engaging Culture Weekend: Festival Seminars & Events Schedule Thursday, April 16 7:30 p.m. Sounds of Stage and Screen Concert Presented by Asbury University’s student ensembles Orchestra, Women’s Choir, Men’s Glee Club, Handbell Choir, Chorale, and Concert Band Jameson […]
- [Asbury University Presents Highbridge Film Festival 2026](https://highbridgefilmfestival.com/asbury-university-presents-highbridge-film-festival-2026/): Timeless Dreams, Creative Stories, Endless Inspiration WILMORE, Ky. (March 2) – Asbury University’s School of Communication Arts will host the 22nd annual Highbridge Film Festival on Asbury’s campus in Hughes Auditorium. Programming will kick off on Thursday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. with the Sounds of Stage and Screen Concert in Jameson Hall. Festival seminars will be held throughout Friday, April 17, at the Miller Center for Communication Arts. The live show showcasing students’ official film selections, followed by the awards show, will be in Hughes Auditorium on Saturday, April 18, at 7 p.m. Tickets for the film festival showcase and red-carpet reception […]
- [Highbridge Film Festival Call for Film Submissions, Announces Dates for 2026](https://highbridgefilmfestival.com/highbridge-film-festival-call-for-film-submissions-announces-dates-for-2026/): WILMORE, Ky. (February 13) – The 2026 Highbridge Film Festival has announced its 2026 festival dates and submission deadlines. Our Highbridge team is ready to accept your submission for this year’s Film Festival, held April 17-18, 2026. Official selections will be screened at the Showcase and Awards on April 18th at 7 p.m. in Hughes Auditorium. Here are the steps to enter your film into Highbridge. To enter the 2026 Film Festival, 2026 Asbury University students can visit the submissions section of the Highbridge website under the “Enter Your Film” menu for instructions and the online form link. Below are listed […]
- [Highbridge Film Festival Names 2025 Award Winners](https://highbridgefilmfestival.com/2025-winner-list/): WILMORE, Ky. (April 14th, 2025) – Asbury University’s Highbridge Film Festivals names the award-winning films and award category winners for 2025: View the showcase and awards livestream replay on our main page. Winning films, awards, and credits will be posted soon on the 2025 Showcase page. Red carpet photos from the event can be viewed and downloaded from the Highbridge Film Festival 2025 Smug Mug gallery. Asbury University’s acclaimed School of Communication Arts hosted the 2025 Highbridge Film Festival on the Asbury campus April 11th through the 12th. The festival culminated with the 21st-annual Highbridge Film Festival showcase screening and awards show […]
- [Highbridge Film Festival Announces 2025 Official Selection Films](https://highbridgefilmfestival.com/highbridge-film-festival-names-2025-official-selections/): WILMORE, KY (April 1, 2025) – Asbury University’s Highbridge Film Festival announces the following Official Selections for the 2025 Festival slate, screening April 12: Asbury University’s acclaimed School of Communication Arts hosts the 2025 Highbridge Film Festival on the Asbury campus April 11th through the 12th. The festival culminates with the 21st-annual Highbridge Film Festival showcase screening and awards show at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12th, in Hughes Auditorium. Tickets for the film festival showcase and red-carpet reception following are on sale online now. NOTE: Seating for news media at the April 12th Showcase and Awards is available upon request. For […]

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- [Tickets Alt](https://highbridgefilmfestival.com/tickets-alt/): Tickets to the Showcase Ticket sales for 2026 are available now from our online box office. If you prefer, tickets go on sale on campus about three weeks before the show at The Eatery cafeteria kiosks and Rader Student Center. We also have official Highbridge Film Festival merchandise in our Highbridge Store, and new legacy items in the Eagle Outlet.
- [Enter Your Film](https://highbridgefilmfestival.com/enter-your-film/): Film Submissions Submissions to the Highbridge Film Festival are judged for acceptance based on their technical professionalism and storytelling strength. Although all potential applicants are encouraged to submit their films, the Highbridge Film Festival production team wishes to emphasize that the festival is an opportunity to showcase the very best talent at Asbury University and from high school applicants. Accepted films will exhibit above-average skill by the filmmakers as directors and writers. The festival selection panel also reserves the right to reject a film if its content contains gratuitous or explicit violence or obscenity. The Highbridge Film Festival is open […]
- [Judges](https://highbridgefilmfestival.com/judges/): Meet our Judges Each year Highbridge invites directors, writers, actors, and artists from the Film and Television industry to judge the category awards from the official selection films. They join us at Asbury for festival weekend, giving seminars, workshops, attending the filmmakers’ reception, the Showcase Awards and After Party. The 2026 Judges Panel JAMES KRIEG Writer, Producer, Showrunner After his parents told him that watching too much TV was “a complete waste of time,” Jim Krieg has spent his adult life trying to prove them wrong. Most recently, he completed an eight-year run at Warner Bros. Animation, overseeing more than […]
- [Contact Us](https://highbridgefilmfestival.com/contact-us/): Email us to learn more about HBFF
- [News](https://highbridgefilmfestival.com/news-2/)
- [Film Showcase](https://highbridgefilmfestival.com/showcase/): 2025 Award Winners & Official Selections IN SERVICE TO OTHERS Best Documentary: Kayden Purvis, Chance Middleton, Ethan Ivey, and Stone Thompson Directed By: Kayden Purvis, Chance Middleton, Ethan Ivey, & Stone Thompson In service to Others reveals the tight-knit community of the Punishers LEMC, a group of officers united by duty, bikes, and the desire to give back. Producers: Chance Middleton & Kayden PurvisCinematographers: Stone Thompson & Ethan IveyEditor: Stone ThompsonSound Designer: Alexandra McWhirterComposer: Josiah McKinney CLINK Directed by: Davis Brown A determined college student, refusing to end on a missed shot, becomes obsessed with making a basket – no […]
- [About Highbridge Film Festival](https://highbridgefilmfestival.com/about-highbridge-film-festival/): A Brief History of Highbridge Film Festival The Highbridge Film Festival began as a student-driven film showcase in 2004. After the highly successful event and demand for more, an annual festival was created in 2005 by The Asbury University School of Communication Arts. The Film and Media Communication faculty envisioned the event as a way to recognize student films and, in the process, encourage visual storytelling. The festival selects about a dozen student films for screening and awards consideration each year, and provides a premiere venue to showcase official selections along with film projects created in conjunction with Asbury University. […]
- [2026 Festival Schedule](https://highbridgefilmfestival.com/seminar-schedule/): Engaging Culture Weekend Festival Seminars & Events Schedule Thursday, April 16 7:30 p.m. Sounds of Stage and Screen Concert Presented by Asbury University’s student ensembles Orchestra, Women’s Choir, Men’s Glee Club, Handbell Choir, Chorale, and Concert Band Jameson Hall / Akers Auditorium Free Admission Friday, April 17 – Highbridge Seminar Sessions 9:00 a.m. Session 1 – Storyboards to Second Units How Films Plan and Shoot Big Scenes David Negron Jr. Miller Center – Gyertson Screening Room 10:00 a.m. Asbury Chapel – Featured Speaker Animator-Director Tony Bancroft Hughes Auditorium 11:00 a.m. Session 2 – From Script to Screen Writing and Producing […]
- [Main Page](https://highbridgefilmfestival.com/): Watch the 2026 Showcase Livecast April 18 View the 2026 Digital Program


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