The organizers of the Fargo Film Festival would like to express our most sincere gratitude to all the people who helped make 2022 a spectacular event.
THANK YOU to festival sponsors, audience members, visiting filmmakers, Fargo Theatre staff, festival volunteers, and everyone else who contributed to this year’s edition.
In just a few weeks, we will begin accepting submissions for 2023, and we can’t wait to see what’s in store for us.
The 2022 Fargo Film Festival Program is available now. Click the image below to open the program guide to read descriptions of each film and to plan your festival experience.
Tickets and passes for the 2022 Fargo Film Festival are now on sale online: https://bit.ly/3C7acOQ
Want more of the Fargo Film Festival? Watch exclusive filmmaker Q&A’s moderated by FFF team members for the following films:
Charlotte
The Grand Bolero
Kendra and Beth
Please Hold
Vinyl Nation
When We Were Bullies
“21,” directed by Damian Gonzalez and Jeremy Weinstein, received first place in the 2022 Fargo Film Festival’s 2-Minute Movie Contest.
An encore screening of the movie happens at the closing night session, Saturday, March 19 at 7 p.m. at the Fargo Theatre.
Arthur Fanget’s “How Much?” received third place and Ryan Tynan’s “Kick Rocks” received second place.
Congratulations to all the moviemakers who submitted their work. We look forward to seeing you in 2023.
The Fargo Film Festival is proud to announce the winners of the Best in Show Awards for the 2022 Fargo Film Festival.
Best Picture: “The Letter Room” (Narrative Short)
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Best Director: Annie St-Pierre for “Like the Ones I Used to Know” (Narrative Short)
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Best Cinematography: Xavi Amoros for “Nsenene” (Documentary Short)
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Pat Hansen Award for Best Screenplay: KD Davila and Omer Levin Menekse for “Please Hold” (Narrative Short)
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Best Actor: Steve Laplante for “Like the Ones I Used to Know” (Narrative Short)
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Best Actress: Anna Dzieduszycka for “The Dress” (Student Film)
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The Ruth Landfield Award is presented to “We Burn Like This” (Narrative Feature)
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The Prairie Spirit Award is presented to “Glob Lessons” (Narrative Feature)
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The Rusty Casselton Award is presented to “Fourth of July” (Student Film)
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Congratulations to all of these talented artists from all of us at the Fargo Film Festival. Learn more about each of these titles in our 2022 Program.
Keep the conversation going! Watch exclusive filmmaker Q&A’s moderated by FFF team members for the following films:
Charlotte
The Grand Bolero
Kendra and Beth
Please Hold
Vinyl Nation
When We Were Bullies
The annual Fargo Film Festival 2-Minute Movie Contest takes place on Friday, March 18 at 9:30 p.m. at the Fargo Theatre. Tickets are $2.
Congratulations to all the moviemakers whose entertaining and creative work was selected. From coast to coast and around the world, big visions come in small packages. First, second, and third place winners are announced as part of the screening.
21 (Damian Gonzalez and Jeremy Weinstein)
Again and Again (Lutz Kayser)
Annie (Luis Alberto Martín)
Chronos (Emmanuel Dubois)
Creatures of Habit (Josh Drake)
Driver’s Test (Alessandro Sassi)
Enter the Dragon (Eugene Yuxuan Wong)
Eureka! (David Creighton)
Follow (Yoh Komaya)
Food Apnea (Alex Nabors)
Fruit Salad (Emma Balstad and Mary Balstad)
Going Back Home (Daniele Gangemi)
Going to Beyond (Kalli Paakspuu)
How Much? (Arthur Fanget)
How to Wash Your Dishes (Chloe Elie)
In Plane English (Brian Plonka)
Isolation (Sasha Ihnatovich)
Kick Rocks (Ryan Tynan)
Kui Tume (Kalli Paakspuu)
Light on a Wall 2 (Andrew Payne)
Liquids (Giulia Sbaffi & Valentina Savi)
A Little Noir Music (Deb Ethier)
Losing Sight (Betsy Stern)
The One (JD May)
Penn-ar-Bed (Emma Ramsay-Tanniou)
The Phoenix in the Graveyard (Zeke Hanson)
Plant Man (John Akre)
The Pointe (Rachel Evans)
Queen Bee of the Middle School (Jeryl Parade)
Rebirth (Deniz Akyurek)
The Right Wing (Donal O’Dea)
Ruhwunsch (Jim Hall)
Sweet Waiting in Lockdown (Massimiliano Nocco)
Three Days (Luis Alberto Martín Bravo)
Traditions (Goldie Krauss)
Tutopique #Spleen (Maurice Huvelin)
Witchcraft Unlike Any Other (Aaron Crume)
Tickets and passes for the 2022 Fargo Film Festival are now on sale online and at the Fargo Theatre box office,
Please note that a service charge of $1.25 will be added to every ticket purchased online.
You can view the complete glossy program guide for the 2022 Fargo Film Festival here.
The Fargo Film Festival is committed to providing a safe and healthy movie-going experience for audiences, guests, and our team members. During the 2022 Festival, Fargo Theatre staff and FFF team members will be masked. Audiences and guests are encouraged to wear masks. – March 1, 2022 Statement
Please note: The COVID-19 safety protocols and measures for the 2022 Fargo Film Festival are subject to change.