Dynasty Sports Film Festival Launches to Celebrate Intersection of Sports and Cinema — SkimNews
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- Dynasty Sports Film Festival launches October 22-25 in South Bend, Indiana, founded by Marissa Hill and Alfred Castaneda of Shade Studios, across six awards categories spanning narrative features, documentaries, shorts, brand films, student films, and social/digital creator content.
- "Lou Holtz: 60 Minutes to Play and a Lifetime to Remember" gets its world premiere on opening night (October 22), followed by a Q&A with director Ted Mandell moderated by ESPN's Hannah Storm and an opening party at the Studebaker Museum.
- Prime Video's "The Greatest" Muhammad Ali drama series screens October 23 with an episode 1 sneak peek; executive produced by Ben Watkins' Blue Monday Productions and Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Society alongside Roc Nation and Polygram Entertainment.
- ESPN documentary "The Brittney Griner Story" about WNBA star Brittney Griner also screens October 23.
- "Hoosiers" receives a 40th anniversary director's cut screening October 24 with director David Anspaugh and screenwriter/DSFF juror Angelo Pizzo; same day brings "First Five" on Bob Knight's first Indiana University recruiting class and ESPN's "Give Me the Ball!" featuring Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Serena Williams, and Elton John.
- Pixar's "Cars" closes the festival October 25 with a 20th anniversary family-friendly screening.
- Festival jurors include Pizzo, NFL agent Eugene Lee, YouTube's Fede Goldenberg (Head of TV and Film Partnerships), Indiana University's Dr. Galen Clavio, and Notre Dame's Ted Mandell.
Why it matters: The festival stakes South Bend as a sports-cinema hub anchored by Notre Dame ties — opening night centers on former Irish coach Lou Holtz, with jury members drawn from Notre Dame and Indiana University. DSFF's national ambitions rest on splashy streaming content like Prime Video's unreleased Ali drama "The Greatest," while the lineup itself reads as regional-first.
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