ABFAB

07/18/2025

Influenca
Ian James Milheim, Justine Hope
Columbus, OH
Reviewed Thur. Jul. 17

07/16/2025

NEW SEASON - NEW NAME - NEW PLATFORM

ABFAB.com submit on filmfreeway.com/abfab

05/29/2025

Thanks for another great year! We're getting the video together and the photos but here are the results:

Best in Fest - Many Moons in the Vacancy (Lynn Bianchi)
Best Short - Your Last Wishes (Mason Beck)
Best Actor - Jack Foley (Lizzie)
Best Actress - Zahra Aghapour (Spider Zan)
Best Director - Mason Beck (Your Last Wishes)
Best Feature - Me Three
Best Documentary - The Seer, the Seen, the Seeing (Brad Patocka, Tami Landis, Te Rongo Kirkwood)
No Budget Lo Budget - Amiguous Indifference (Ames Stevens)
Young Filmmaker - Ames Stevens (CameraChild)
1 Minute Challenge - The Coat (Donald O'Dea)
Best NYC Film - Spaghetti Western (Tara McDermott)
Music Video - Hobbiez (Kristen Gonzalez)

05/24/2025

Thank you all for another wonderful year of Transparent Film Festival. Thank you to everybody who came, watched online, or watched our TikTok stream.

But if you missed it, don’t worry. All films are on abfab.com through the weekend. And we are going to start the added of the winners episode in a few days, which will air next Friday night.

Please look for a wrap up email regarding laurels and permissions shortly.

once again, thank you for a memorable experience.

05/22/2025

Tomorrow night!!!!

Awards Show at 9pm - Party after.

05/20/2025

No Tickets Remain For The Awards Show Tomorrow Night.

Going to be the best yet. Lucky 7!

The Revised Live Screening Schedule.

SCREENING 1 - 6:00-6:50
Iranian Filmmakers
Sunflower Shadows
Vas Mar
Zaxme
Shalte

SCREENING 2 - 7:00-8:00
American Stories, Independent Spirit
It's Not About Me (USA)
Division (USA)
Detoxification (USA)
The Dam (USA)
Lizzie (USA)

SCREENING 3 - 8:10-9:10
Best In Fest
Te Rongo Kirkwood (USA)
The Coat (Ireland)
Spaghetti Western (USA)
Another Life Changing Event (Germany)
Many Moons In The Vacancy (USA)
Sunlight on Leaves (U.K.)
Hobbiez (USA)
Your Last Wishes (USA)

9:15-10:00 pm

SCREENING 4 AWARDS

05/19/2025

Updated 5/20: There are now 18 Tickets remaining. FDNY has a strict limit on capacity. If you are nominated and cannot attend, we need your acceptance speech by 5 pm today (Tuesday).

IMPORTANT REGARDING FRI. MAY 23 AWARDS SHOW

The following email has been sent to all Filmmakers.

Subject: Important: Attendance Confirmation for Transparent Film Festival 7

Dear Filmmaker,

Congratulations — your film has been officially selected for Transparent Film Festival 7 and will be screened either live or online as part of this year's program.

If your project has received any nominations (e.g., Best in Category, Best Actor, Best Actress, or Best Director), please confirm your attendance no later than Tuesday at 5:00 PM. This will allow us to allocate your complimentary ticket.

Please note: nominees must either attend the festival in person or submit a pre-recorded acceptance speech (maximum 1 minute in length). If we do not receive a response by the deadline, we will assume you are unable to participate, and your screening may be moved to the online platform only.

Thank you, and we look forward to celebrating your work.

Warm regards,
The Transparent Film Festival Team