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09/18/2024

UFF 2024 Drama Nominees are here! Be sure to check them out and find your favorite!

09/17/2024

Check out Universal Film Festivals nominees for best short film.

(slide 1) Psycho Lovers by Sergio Pérez Leonís .project

(slide 2) In the Stillness by Naira Adedeji

(slide 3) Floodgates by Eric John Engelbart

(slide 4) Half Soul by Trabelsi Marwen

(slide 5) The Ballerina by Adam Hartwiński

(slide 6) The Shockwave by Alberto Pasi and Tiziano Montesardi

(slide 7) Salt Sellers by Maryam Samadi

09/16/2024

The Annual International Film Festival is almost here! Be sure not to miss this years independent film nominees! Buy your tickets at the link below:
https://filmfreeway.com/UniversalFilmFestival/tickets

09/11/2024

Watch our award nominee for best action, 'Getaway Robber' by directors Gregory Nalbandian and Tyruss Himes (aka Big Syke)

09/09/2024

Be sure to watch The Breath of Life: Dark Matter, an award nominee for best animation from director Anna Gerasimova.

And be sur to check out their page https://www.facebook.com/TheBreathofLifeTrilogy/

08/22/2024

Horror award nominee 'Conjures' by Fabian Perez

"In modern-day Long Island, NY. A married couple goes back to the campsite where they
had gone on a date 16 years earlier. They bring their two children along. Their young daughter and her older brother who was conceived at that campsite.
Strange occurrences had happened that night that they didn't
understand. Unknown to them, their son who is a Starchild gets
lost in the forest, and that's when everyone at the campsite starts to look for him, but the only thing they find is death."

08/14/2024

Be sure to watch one of our Award Nominees movies The Defenders of Tipota From Director Caio Romano Guerra


"A shadow looms over the magical land of Tipota; as the world is about to be destroyed by an Evil Wizard, the only hope left are three regular students from the ordinary world who, even against all odds, will do their best… to get out of detention."

08/08/2024

Be sure to watch The Last Dance, nominee for best film from producer Sabry Jarod.

"Elise wakes up in a dark and damp cellar, tied by chains ... With her, a strange man. What does he want from her?"

07/29/2024

From director SAID AIT BASSOU comes one of our Sci-Fi nominee's - Whispers Melody

"A troubled and despairing girl grapples with the painful aftermath of her cousin Murad's su***de, struggling to comprehend the reasons behind his tragic decision. Her journey to understanding becomes even more complicated as she realizes she had never expressed her feelings of love for him"
Said Ait Bassou

07/22/2024

Check out one of our comedy nominees from director Chris Annable--
"Rob and Chris own a video shop. But when gangster Clarence donates tapes containing unspeakable evil on, the duo gets entangled in a dangerous game. Now, they must navigate eccentric customers and escape the clutches of organized crime."
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyxvm_F0lro

07/18/2024

Be sure to watch one of our horror nominees, Luna's Fear directed by director Carlos J Benitez. A horror story for children--this one is great to watch with the whole family!

Watch the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RG_rY7t5Yw&t=1s

Check out his website and other movies at:
https://www.sexypineapples.com/

07/16/2024

Check out Reloaded 2 by George Tounas on Film Freeway! One of our nominees for best action film of 2024. tounas
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06/20/2023

ENTRY HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK

Death of Light - South Africa
Directed by: Sarin Drew, Billy Bengi

Belinda Motlale-Pieterse, a wealthy and astute Minister’s daughter, gets caught in a tax evasion deal that could risk her life. Her bodyguard, Maxwell is a close family friend who has spent his life vowing to protect her against all odds. One night Belinda’s husband Richard Pieterse asks Maxwell to take a night off work and...

06/05/2023

ENTRY HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK

INSETTI - INSTECTS - Italy
Directed by: Greta Zamparini

Trapped in a shallow reality indifferent to the needs of Nature and the Soul, Adele, an eleven-year-old girl, performs a small act of rebellion that makes her find her voice and the strength to be 100% herself.

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04/22/2023

ENTRY HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK
Unhired Guns - United States
Directed by: Matt Florio

Most people travel to Miami for business or pleasure. Unfortunately, for brothers Rudy and Miles Gallo, it is neither. They have traveled to sunny South Florida to honor their recently deceased father's wish: to have his ashes spread in the Atlantic Ocean. As morbid and uneventful as this weekend sounds, all that changes when Rudy and Miles unknowingly get in the wrong rideshare vehicle at the airport.

04/11/2023

ENTRY HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK
Shadow Bird - India
Directed by: Savita Singh

Every morning, eight-year-old Nadi wanders somewhere between the conscious and the unconscious, to meet her dream-etched Shadow Bird. A second character unfailingly follows—the mysterious Timekeeper, who has a clock fitted inside his heart. Every day upon his arrival, the sleepy village would wake up. But one morning neither the Shadow Bird nor the Timekeeper arrives...and Nadi ventures alone into the deep, mysterious woods in search of them.

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03/23/2023

ENTRY HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK
Christmas Eve - United States
Directed by: Joshua Otis Miller

A frustrated city dweller working three jobs reflects on his lack of success the day before Christmas. While working his third job at a fundraising gala, an unexpected encounter with a stranger offers him a break from the routine and a glimpse into their shared humanity despite their different social statuses.

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03/15/2023

ENTRY HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK
ANV - United States
Directed by: Jorge Baldeon

A young stargazer cadet who's working for a mysterious agency decides to disobey direct orders and ends up in the middle of a close encounter conflict that forces her to decide where her true alliances reside.

03/08/2023

ENTRY HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK

Brothers - Kazakhstan
Directed by: Darkhan Tulegenov

Akzhol - just a graduate of the orphanage, is convinced that his father is alive and begins his search.

03/01/2023

ENTRY HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK

La notte più lunga- Italy
Directed by:Letizia Giorgio, Francesco Stampati

Three women - like the three vertices of a triangle - each one essential for the fulfillment of the other's fate. A battle to preserve the outcome of this silent alliance and the unshakeable power of feminine energy.

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02/20/2023

ENTRY HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK

The station of lost loves - Italy

Directed by: Nico Bocchini

When love ends he finds himself in the Station.
Loves that leave, others that return, that begin or that end...
Everyone has their own story, their motivations, and their ideas.
In this scenario of convalescent hearts, a girl tries to find herself.
Will she be able to catch another train?

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02/07/2023

ENTRY HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK

Thyroid - Iran
Directed by: Masoumeh Bayat

For years, a woman has decided to leave home on the occasion of her son’s 18th birthday when she feels the family no longer needs her.



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01/31/2023

ENTRY HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK

The Woodsman - United States
Directed by: Jonah Evan Hofmeyer

A famous podcaster visits a small town to try and solve the mystery of three murders in Greatwood.



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01/20/2023

ENTRY HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK
Brando Street - Italy
Directed by: marisa cecchetti

Venice, in the seventies, during the film festival, an ambitious journalist manages to get an exclusive interview with the great Brando Street, the best-known face of international cinema, and to "extort" him the concession to become his official biographer.



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12/12/2022

Winners of Universal Film Festival in 2022.

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11/03/2022

For all of you wondering, we will be going live on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube on November 12th, 2022

08/17/2022

08/16/2022

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- Commission Only Outside Sales Positions

- Remote position - Must reside within or around Frankfurt, Germany

- Must be able to speak, understand, and translate English/German in a business setting

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- Source and close festival advertising and sponsorship packages for upcoming event to local German and Frankfurt businesses

-You will be in contact with our team in the US on a daily basis for training and sales support leading up to the November event.

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08/15/2022

With our in person event coming up later this year we want to take a look back through UFF's history as a film festival. Starting with our 2016 event highlights followed by some award winners showcased. Make sure to check all our videos out on our YouTube channel as some of the full length films might be located on there!

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