News Release

SYRACUSE — Chautauqua’s third annual Family Fun Film Festival featuring phone videos is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at the Pickwick Theater in Syracuse.

The event is free to attend.

“We had a record number of phone video submitted this year,” explained Mark Knecht, project organizer. “This was envisioned to be like the America’s Funniest Home Videos TV show, but has evolved to include both funny videos and those that just put a smile on your face.”

The festival organizes a collection of personal phone videos of individuals, friends or family having fun on the water, biking, boating and clowning around with family. The collection provides an entertaining collection of Syracuse community people.

In addition to showing this year’s submissions, the recording of 2021 and 2022 will also be shown. At the conclusion prizes will be awarded for Fun with Friends, Fun on Water, Fun with Animals and Fun with Kids.

Two former Wawasee High School students, Matthew Wuthrich and Ryan Snider, are producing the film for the third year. Snider will work with Matthew remotely since Wuthrich has an internship out of state and will be working remotely this year.

The 2023 videos will be posted on YouTube following the event, and may be viewed by searching for “Chautauqua Wawasee.” Questions may be directed to Debbie Yankosky at (574) 377-7543.

Sponsored by: Oakwood Foundation Chautauqua-Wawasee, a 501-c3 non-profit organization which strives to help make Syracuse and the region a great place to visit, live, work and raise a family by providing life enriching experiences in support of the Arts, Education, Faith and Recreation.

Learn more about Chautauqua Wawasee’s by visiting its website or it’s Facebook page.