The Fargo Film Festival would like to extend heartfelt gratitude to the sponsors, volunteers, moviemakers, special guests, audience members, and Fargo Theatre staff who made 2023 one of the most exciting celebrations to date.
We will take a moment to catch our collective breath before opening 2024 submission season on FilmFreeway.
The Fargo Film Festival is the largest annual fundraiser for the historic Fargo Theatre and we are grateful for the generous support of our sponsors. Thank you to the individuals and organizations that helped make the 2023 Festival a smashing success!
The 2023 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.
The Fargo Film Festival is proud to announce the winners of the Best in Show Awards for the 2023 Fargo Film Festival.
Best Picture: “JessZilla” (Documentary Feature)
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Best Director: Emily Sheskin for “JessZilla” (Documentary Feature)
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Best Cinematography: Farahad Ghaderi for “Kassandra” (Narrative Short)
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Pat Hansen Award for Best Screenplay: Michael Goorjian for “Amerikatsi” (Narrative Feature)
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Best Actor: Jesse Gavin for “Northern Shade” (Narrative Feature)
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Best Actress: Urara Takano for “The Voice Actress” (Narrative Short)
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The Ruth Landfield Award is presented to “The Panola Project” (Documentary Short)
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The Prairie Spirit Award is presented to “Big Crow” (Documentary Feature)
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The Rusty Casselton Award is presented to “Night of the Living Dread” (Animation)
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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 2023 Program.
Feed your tummy and your mind at the Fargo Film Festival’s 2023 Luncheon Panel Discussions. Join us at the Radisson Blu Fargo (201 5th St. N) on Friday, March 24 and Saturday, March 25 at noon for exciting conversations with special guests. Tickets are $15 and include lunch. Tickets are on sale now at the Fargo Theatre Box Office; remaining tickets will be available at the door.
Friday, March 24 at 12:00 noon
From documentaries to podcasts, true crime stories have been captivating audiences for generations. Explore the enduring appeal of the genre and the unique challenges of telling these stories from the perspective of three creators: documentarian Allison Otto, journalist/filmmaker Tracy Briggs, and producer/podcaster James Wolner.
Saturday, March 25 at 12:00 noon
Every great movie begins as words on a page. Whether telling an original story or composing an artful adaptation, screenwriting is the unique craft at the heart of cinema. Hear from multi-hyphenate film artists as they discuss their writing processes and the transition from script to screen.
The Fargo Film Festival’s 2023 2-Minute Movie Contest will take place on Thursday, March 23 beginning at 9:15 p.m.
Moviegoers who attend the Thursday evening showcase screening of “Iron Opera” are invited to stay for the 2-Minute Movie Contest. Those who plan to come only for the 2-Minute Movie Contest will be able to purchase tickets at the door for only two dollars each.
Congratulations to all the moviemakers whose work was selected for the 2023 2-Minute Movie Contest.
Again and Again (Lutz Kayser)
Alone (Nicolas Andrew Silva)
Call of Nature (Donal O’Dea)
Capture (Tristan Pfaff and Ben Koel)
Charlie the Lonely (Shihyun Wang)
Chicken Tinga Toagie (Jason Kuntz)
Chinese New Year in Taiwan (Shihyun Wang)
Coping With Loss (Mitchell McCallson)
A Coward’s War (Anthony Bradley)
The Date (Donal O’Dea)
Dehumanized (Louis Bruckner)
Etah (Rachel Lin Weaver)
Fight Night (Derek Smith)
Foolgirl (Sofia Touboura)
The Gift of All Time (George Michals)
Insomnia (Kang Le)
The Intruder (Peng Ziqi)
It’s Been a Bad Day (Danielle Lirov)
Lacy Hates Her Job (Maddie Lee)
Light on Water 6 (Andrew Payne)
The Lizards Are Listening (Ashique Mostafa)
Magma (Alexandre Dacosta)
The Missing Horoscope (Jess Skolnick)
October Eleventh (Damian Gonzalez and Jeremy Weinstein)
One Hundred Grand (Charles Hinton)
Out of Pasture (Jared Weiss)
Pedidos (Roberto I. Ercolalo)
Point of No Return (Lutz Kayser)
Reflection (Tanya Vigel)
Sam (Anthony Cuomo)
Screengrab (Sadie Walton)
See You When I See You (Delia Mullen)
She (Odette Laramee)
Smoking Mirrors (Zareh Tjeknavorian)
Stair Stare (John Akre)
Summer Turns to Fall (David Creighton)
Taking Inventory (Aaron Diament)
Thoughts From a Severed Head (Aaron Crume)
TKO (Oliver Smith)
To the Moon (Rickie Cai)
The Top Ten Films of 2022 (Toby Jones)
Treasure (Lance Yijin Lao)
Wanderers: Reverie (Katie Brooks)
Who Cares (Joey Esposito)
Wilbur (Luke Chrzan)
Tickets and passes for the 2023 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.
