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Congratulations to the 2023 Lindsey FIlm Festival Winning Films

​Best of Show
Waiting for the Light to Change
 
Professional Narrative Feature
Waiting for the Light to Change
 
Professional Narrative Short
Mother F*cker
 
Professional Documentary
Warrior Retreat
 
Student Narrative Short
Smart Ass
 
Student Documentary
In Sausage Row
 
Vanguard
Lily’s Mirror
 
Youth Film
Hardcore
 
Feature Screenplay
Desert Canary
 
Short Screenplay
The Chair at the Edge of the Woods
 
Clyde “Sappo” Black Sweet Home Alabama Award
Last Request
 
Best Comedy
Last Request
 
Mitchell-West: Inclusion Award
An Act of Worship
 
Mitchell-West: Female Filmmaker Award
Experimental Curator
 
Jason Flynn Award for Best UNA Student Film
Playlist
 
UNA International Affairs Award for Best International Film
Speak in a Whisper

George LIndsey UNA FIlm Festival
2023 Finalist Films

​Professional Narrative Feature
Giving Birth to a Butterfly
Out and About
Waiting for the Light to Change
 
Professional Narrative Short
Essentials
Get Away
Last Request
Mother F*cker
Sweetwater Road
 
Professional Documentary
An Act of Worship
Experimental Curator
Musher
I’m the Girl: The Story of a Photograph
Warrior Retreat
 
Student Narrative Short
Plant Parenthood
Smart Ass
Speak in a Whisper

Student Documentary
In Sausage Row
 
Vanguard
Animal in Ascension
Krush the Wrestler
Lily’s Mirror
 
Youth Film
Game Plan
Hardcore
Jump

Feature Screenplay
Desert Canary by Sarah McCormick - Winner
Lollipop City by CJ Arellano
After the Mockingbird by Cole Johnson

Short Screenplay
The Chair at the Edge of the Woods by Mary Charles           Ramsey - Winner
Hightower by Austin Parsons
Bobby and Claire by Jared Johnson
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OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
UNA Spotlight Films
 
FYE-R
Death in Training
Ash and Dust
The Ball
Playlist
Crescendo
Colouring the Void
Delivered
 
Alabama Films
 
In Deed and Truth
In Visions
Happy Trails
Bank, Part 2
The Narrative
Begin Again
Just Sign the Papers
Queen: Killer Queen
Asphyxia
The Struggle Within
Purple Hours
Tamam Shud 10.16.6
Nature Nurture
Summer School
The Lady and the Lover
Rural Revival
Deception
Linda Gets Justice
Sink the Alabama
Discovery
Machine: Vivat Apparatus
Death of the Mockingbird
In-Between
In Memory Of
Messages to the Dead
Choice
Symptomatic
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Stay tuned for announcement of the 2023 Screenplay Finalists
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About the festival

Bringing Southern Hospitality to the Best in Independent Film!

The George Lindsey UNA Film Festival is hosted each year by the University of North Alabama in Florence, one of the four cities comprising the culturally rich Shoals. The Shoals is an entertainment Mecca with long roots, which reach to the heart of rock and roll, southern rock, and the blues. It is the birthplace of “America’s First Lady of Courage” (Helen Keller), "The Father of the Blues" (W.C. Handy), and the legendary “Father of Rock and Roll” (Sam Phillips), who first recorded the likes of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and the list goes on.

The Shoals area has always been known for its creative spirit and energy. It is now building on its rich musical heritage by devoting many of its resources toward enhancing its emerging film industry.  Since 1998, The Lindsey Film Festival has contributed to that effort through the exhibition of independent films from across the world and the appearances of many special guests, including Oscar winners Billy Bob Thornton and Ernest Borgnine; "Sling Blade" co-stars Lucas Black and Natalie Canerday; character actors Rance Howard (“Cool Hand Luke”) and Stephen Root ("O Brother, Where Art Thou?"); renowned film critic and Florence native Jonathan Rosenbaum; makeup-effects artist Robert Hall (“Angel” and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), actors Michael Rooker (“The Walking Dead,” “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer),  James Tolkan ("Back to the Future" and "Top Gun"), Lee Majors (“The Six Million Dollar Man”) and Cedric Pendleton (“The Shield"); Music Supervisors Dave Jordan, Julianne Jordan, Thomas Golubic, and Andrea von Foerster, screenwriter and producer Bob Gale; radio personality Mark Thompson (of "Mark & Brian" fame), and many more.

As a competitive film festival, we welcome local, national, and international entries.  First place winners in each category receive a substantial prize.  A special award, gifted in memory of George Lindsey’s dear childhood friend, Clyde “Sappo” Black, is given to the best film made in Alabama.  Past winners have included Shane Acker's Oscar nominated "9," Steve Guttenberg's "P.S. Your Cat is Dead," Robert Hall's "Lightening Bug" and the Kathryn Tucker Windham documentary "Kathryn: A Story of a Teller."

The George Lindsey UNA Film Festival was founded by celebrated entertainer George Lindsey, along with now deceased Communications professor Bobby Hurt and now retired Director of University Relations Bill Jarnigan, George Lindsey is well known for his role of Goober Pyle on the "Andy Griffith Show" and many other credits in television, including episodes of “Hee Haw,” “The Twilight Zone," "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," "Gunsmoke," "M*A*S*H," and as the host of Turner South's Emmy award-winning "Liars & Legends."

We encourage you to submit your film and come experience southern hospitality at its finest!

Mission and Objectives

The festival, presented in a university setting and around the beautiful Shoals area, provides attendees with an exceptional lineup of quality workshops, panels, screenings, networking opportunities and informal interaction among filmmakers and all guests. Our priority is to discover emerging talent and promote their work by reaching, educating, inspiring, and entertaining audiences with the best in cinematic art. Our hope is that a representative of each selected work will be in attendance for the invaluable opportunity to discuss their work with other attendees in provided forums. We strive to be as eco-friendly as possible and we support our submitters and guests in being equally as mindful.
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