2023 Official Selections and Trailers

Greetings filmmakers, fans, actors and supporters of Christian Films!

Happy 4th of July to everyone, and Independence Day for those of us in the USA. I hope everyone in the States still has all 10 fingers at the end of the day.

Thanks to everyone of you that submitted your projects to our festival this year. Without you, there would be no festival. We have completed the selection process for this year’s film festival. The 2023 Great Lakes Christian Film Festival (#GLCFF2023) is gearing up for some great events, screenings and networking opportunities.

We are made the final plans for hosting this years festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan this summer. We are excited about the new city in which we will conduct our festival. Dates are August 3-5 and venue is Grace Christian University. Nominations will roll out in a couple weeks. Awards will be presented at the conclusion of the festival.

On July 5th, we will release a new trailer of one of the selections each hour, starting at midnight (ET). You can check out these trailers and teasers of some of the selections for this year below or go to our YouTube Channel. A complete list of the 2023 Official Selections can be found HERE.

We look forward to seeing you all!

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2023 Great Lakes Christian Film Festival trailers and teasers playlist:

July 4, 2023July 7, 2023 by Shawn Patrick Greene Categories: Festival, Film Festival, News, Official Selections, UpdatesTags: 2023, 4th of July, Christian Filmmakers, Christian Films, Directors, Festival, GLCFF2023, Grand Rapids, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Christian Film Festival, Michigan, Producers, Screenwriters, Selections, Summer Festival 1 Comment

Thanks to Mike Randall of WKBW-TV for the interview

2021 Great Lakes Christian Film Festival on WKBW-TV

Festival Director Shawn Patrick Green and WBKW-TV News Reporter Mike Randall

One of our legendary news reporters in the Buffalo, New York market interviewed Festival Director Shawn Patrick Greene. Mike Randall of WKBW-TV Channel 7 News stopped by in East Aurora, at i61 Church, to spotlight our activities and films being presented. WKBW-TV shared some clips of Break Every Chain and Man of God. Below is the interview article and video of the news report on the festival.

Little known fact about Mike, is he is also a stage performer, presenting his one-man stage plays about Mark Twain and Charles Dickens.

Check out the WKBW article and morning news segment aired Wednesday morning at 6 am.

WKBW-TV (2021) “7th Annual Great Lakes Christian Film Festival comes to East Aurora” [ by Mike Randall | Published 3:39 pm, August 3, 2021]: https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/7th-annual-great-lakes-christian-film-festival-comes-to-east-aurora

August 4, 2021 by Shawn Patrick Greene Categories: Festival, Film, News, TelevisionTags: 2021, Aurora Theatre and Popcorn Shop, Buffalo, Buffalo Local News, Channel 7 News, Christian Filmmakers, East Aurora, GLCFF2021, Great Lakes Christian Film Festival, i61 Church, Mike Randall, News Report, NY, Summer Festival, Television, WKBW

Thanks to Family Life Network for the Shout Out!

We are pleased to have been interviewed for this year’s festival by Family Life Network.

Location: Buffalo, NY

Genres: Christian Contemporary

Description: With multiple internet music streams and nearly 70 radio signals across New York and Pennsylvania, Family Life has a heart to encourage listeners with quality radio programs, Christian teaching, and news from a Biblical worldview. Family Life also stretches beyond the radio network, bringing Christian entertainment and ministry to various venues. See your favorite artists in concert, or enjoy plays and musicals that uplift the heart and mind. We offer counseling for families as well as group counseling training. And for ministry leaders, Family Life offers training events, along with instructive resources, to help equip the Church.

Twitter: @familylifenypa

Language: English

Contact: P.O. Box 506 Bath, NY 14810 888-413-4156

Website: http://www.fln.org

Email: mail@fln.org

Listen to the interview:

Staycation Ep.17: Great Lakes Christian Film Festival – Aug. 5-7, 2021

August 3, 2021 by Shawn Patrick Greene Categories: Festival, News, Podcast, Radio, UpdatesTags: 2021, Buffalo Niagara, Christian Filmmakers, Christian Films, East Aurora, Family Life Network, Film Festival, GLCFF2021, Great Lakes Christian Film Festival, Interview, NY, Radio, Summer Festival

Submissions for #GLCFF2021 Are Now Open!

Now Accepting Submissions for #GLCFF2021

#GLCFF2021 (Year 7) Submissions Opening Date: September 1, 2020
More details on our official Submissions page: https://glcff.com/submit/

https://filmfreeway.com/GreatLakesChristianFilmFestival

September 1, 2020August 30, 2020 by Shawn Patrick Greene Categories: Festival, News, UpdatesTags: 2021, Announcement, Buffalo, Buffalo Niagara, Christian Films, Festival, Film Festival, GLCFF2021, Great Lakes Christian Film Festival, New York, NY, Summer Festival

COVID Travel Advisory for NY State

Please, if there are anyone planning to travel to New York State, READ THIS first.

The travel advisory is effective at 12:01 am on Thursday, June 25, 2020. If you have traveled from within one of the designated states with significant community spread, you must quarantine when you enter New York for 14 days from the last travel within such designated state, provided on the date you enter into New York State that such state met the criteria for requiring such quarantine. [ click for the FULL COVID-19 TRAVEL ADVISORY ]

Travel from the 21 states listed must quarantine 14 days before attendance to our festival. Intrastate Travel is not affected. We are planning our event at the Millennium Hotel August 1 – 2, 2020. If traveling from the listed states, you would have to arrive in NY State by July 17th. Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio and Wisconsin have been added to the list of states to fall under the quarantine advisory. Delaware was removed. [ review the latest message from NY Governor Andrew Cuomo ]