Updates on the Crosswinds short film at Film Festivals, in The News, and Winning Awards.
November 30, 2025 – Congrats to CROSSWINDS Lead Actor Daniel Wachs and Lead Actress Aimee Rolfson, nominees for Best Lead Actor and Best Lead Actress at the 2025 Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival! The event dates are Thu Dec 4 thru Sun Dec 7, 2025. The festival will be at NCG Citrus Park, 7999 Citrus Park Town Center, Tampa, Florida. View/download the laurels here:
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November 17, 2025 – Crosswinds received the award of Best Short Film – Drama (Honorable Mention) at the Jollywood Film Festival in Orlando, Florida, Nov 12-14, 2025. See the Certificate.
October 26, 2025: Crosswinds will be SCREENING on Sun Dec 7, 2025 in the 1:35pm block at the Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival. Download the Alphabetical Schedule and/or the One-Page Schedule. Be sure to check the TBUFF site for any updates and ticketing info.
October 18, 2025: Crosswinds was ACCEPTED at the Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival with the event dates of Thu Dec 4 thru Sun Dec 7, 2025. The festival will be at NCG Citrus Park, 7999 Citrus Park Town Center, Tampa, Florida. See photos from previous festivals.
October 9, 2025: Crosswinds was ACCEPTED at the Central Florida Film Festival with the event dates of Fri Jan 23 thru Sun Jan 25, 2026. The festival will be at Epic Theatres Mount Dora, located at 2300 Spring Harbor Boulevard, just off US Hwy 441 between Target and Walmart. See photos from previous festivals.
October 6, 2025: Crosswinds was ACCEPTED at the Jollywood Film Festival with the event dates of Wed Nov 12 & Thu Nov 13, 2025, then the awards ceremony Fri Nov 14. The festival will be at Touchstar Cinemas – Southchase 7, located at 12441 S Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando, FL 32837. The awards ceremony will be at The Renaissance Orlando Airport Hotel, located at 5445 Forbes Pl, Orlando, FL 32812. See photos from previous festivals.
August 8, 2025: Crosswinds was SUBMITTED for the Central Florida Film Festival. The festival dates are January 23 thru January 25, 2026 at Epic Theatres in Mount Dora, Florida (40 minutes from Orlando). Notification date of acceptance is November 1, 2025. See photos from previous festivals.
August 8, 2025: Crosswinds was SUBMITTED for the Jollywood Film Festival. The festival dates are October 23 thru October 28, 2025 at Luxury TouchStar Cinemas, Orlando. There is also the Red Carpet Follywood Awards Ceremony at The Plaza Live, Orlando. Notification date of acceptance is September 28, 2025. See photos from previous festivals.
June 24, 2025: Crosswinds was ACCEPTED for screening at the Indie Gathering International Film Festival with the event dates of Fri Aug 15th – Sun Aug 17th 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio.
June 9, 2025: An email from the Orlando International Film Festival: “A Preliminary Film Schedule (subject to change) has been posted on the website: OIFF.”
June 4, 2025: An excerpt of an email from the Orlando International Film Festival which was about preliminary schedules: “As we get closer to the date of our 2025 OIFF Film Festival, June 19- 22, 2025, we are providing our filmmakers with draft copies of the daily schedules based on the availability of space at the UCF theater and the numerous emails sent by filmmakers to date. Bear in mind that the attached schedules are still subject to changes. Most of the films not shown on the attached schedules will be screened on the OIFF Virtual Film Festival that will accommodate many filmmakers who are unable to appear in person. The virtual OIFF screenings will be able to be seen by visiting our website www.OIFF.us during the festival.”
May 25, 2025: From a reliable source: Crosswinds is scheduled to screen at the Orlando International Film Festival Saturday, June 21, 2025, during Block 3 that begins at 7:30PM.
May 14, 2025: Email received from the Orlando International Film Festival regarding reservations. Message: “OIFF Discounted lodging at the Marriott ends May 16, 2025. Make your reservations now!”
May 14, 2025: Email received from the Orlando International Film Festival regarding the Bobby Roth Masterclass. See the PDF.
April 29, 2025: Email received from the Orlando International Film Festival regarding purchase of tickets for Crosswinds. See the email and its attached brochure.
April 28, 2025: Crosswinds was SUBMITTED for the Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival. The festival dates are December 4 thru December 7, 2025. Venue details will be updated when received.
April 25, 2025: Crosswinds was SUBMITTED for the Skyway Film Festival. The festival dates are August 3 thru August 7, 2025, in Bradenton, FL. Venue details will be updated when received.
April 14, 2025: Crosswinds was SUBMITTED for the Indie Gathering International Film Festival. The festival dates are August 15 thru August 17, 2025, at Crowne Plaza Cleveland Airport, an IHG Hotel, 7230 Engle Road, Middleburg Heights, Ohio 44130.
April 12, 2025: Crosswinds was ACCEPTED for screening at the Orlando International Film Festival. See the Crosswinds – OIFF Email Acceptance for important dates and details.
March 21, 2025: Crosswinds was SUBMITTED for the Orlando International Film Festival. The festival dates are June 18 thru June 22, 2025, at University of Central Florida, UCF-Valencia-Marriott Downtown Campus, 500 Livingston Street, Orlando, Florida, 32801.