The Butler and the Ball is one of ten films to screen online at the 2023 Fentress Film Fest from January 2-7, 2023. All films can be viewed here for $2.

Child director Andrew Chan-Possemato previously won the award for Best 1st Time Filmmaker for The Butler and the Ball at the 2022 Fentress Student Film Festival. Festival director Samantha Bozin remarked, “This film is so awesome… super-original concept… so well done, super creative.” Andrew was also nominated for Best Director (Youth Student) and Best Youth Actor/Actress.

The Butler and the Ball is an urban fairy tale about a lonely boy who enters a contest to become the new butler of a grieving, reclusive singer. The film was directed by eight-year-old Andrew Chan-Possemato, who wrote and produced it with Albert. The film has screened in France, Wales, India, Iran, Romania, Estonia, The Czech Republic, England, South Korea, Australia, Serbia, Greece, Canada, and the United States. Awards include Best of Festival Award for Best International Young People’s Film at the Children’s International Film Festival of Wales, Best Young Director – Live Action at the Atlanta Children’s Film Festival, Best Kids-Made Film at the San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival, Best Junior Filmmaker at Sanctuary International Film Festival in Australia, Best Narrative Film, Under 12 at the International KidsNFilm Festival, First Prize in the Fictional Movie Made by Filmmakers up to 10 Years of Age category at A-FilmTeensFest in the Czech Republic, the Under 10 category at the Prague Youth Film Festival, Best Original Screenplay of a Short Film and Jury Special Mention—Child Actor at Children Short Film Festival in England and France, and Best Youth – 18 at Alder International Short Film Festival.