New Jersey International Film Festivalsm Summer 2012
·Call For Entries·
DEADLINE for the receipt of entries is Friday, April 6, 2012 at Noon! Unless you apply via Withoutabox!
Cover Art: Down The Line by Albert Gabriel Nigrin ©2011
New Jersey International Film Festivalsm Summer 2012
·Call For Entries·
DEADLINE for the receipt of entries is Friday, April 6, 2012 at Noon! Unless you apply via Withoutabox!
Cover Art: Down The Line by Albert Gabriel Nigrin ©2011
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The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center proudly announces the New Jersey International Film Festival Summer 2012. The festival, held between June 1-16 at Rutgers University, will showcase the best in independent film and video, featuring premiere screenings, filmmaking workshops and special guest appearances by filmmakers. For more information go to www.njfilmfest.com , call (732) 932-8482 or e-mail us at NJMAC@aol.com!
ALL PACKAGES AND INQUIRIES MUST BE ADDRESSED TO :
2012 New Jersey International Film Festival
Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center
Rutgers University Program In Cinema Studies
72 Lipman Drive - 018 Loree Hall/Douglass)
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901-8525 U.S.A.
(732) 932-8482 phone; (732) 932-1935 fax;
web site: www.njfilmfest.com
NJMAC@aol.com; njmac12@gmail.com e-mail
ENTRY CATEGORIES:
Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short Narrative, Feature, Music Video,
and Student Film/Video Maker (College or younger)
ENTRY FEES:
1. Works up to 20 min: $45.00
2. Works between 20-50 min: $55.00
3. Works over 50 min: $75.00
ENTRY REGULATIONS:
This competition is open to U.S. and International entries. Maximum film age is 24 months. No repeat entries. Send entries in DVD mailers, reusable containers or bubble wrap envelopes. Note: Please do not use fiber-filled envelopes or oversized boxes when sending entries, as they can cause serious damage to DVDs and Blu Ray discs and, subsequently, to video equipment. Entries that we receive that have been damaged or otherwise compromised in this way may be rejected from entry. If a work is selected for public screening entrants are contractually obligated to provide an exhibition copy suitable for screening and cannot withdraw their film from the festival. Please note we do not pay screening fees. Only finalists are notified in advance that their work has been selected to be part of the Festival. Works submitted must be Area or New Jersey Premieres and can not be available to view in full on the internet!
ENTRY FORMATS:
Submit DVD for pre-screening. If chosen for festival screening a high quality region free DVD or Blu Ray disc must be sent for festival screening. Mark case and DVD, with title, length, year, and maker's name. Our new primary screening location features new comfortable seats, stadium seating, a state-of-the-art hi-definition projection and sound systems! We cannot accept PAL or SECAM formats, only NTSC Region 0 or 1.
REQUIRED ENCLOSURES: ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MUST ACCOMPANY FILM OR VIDEO:
• DVD pre-screening entry, placed inside mailing case or shipping carton.
• Entry fee via check or money order (in US funds) made payable to: Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC
• Official entry form, completed and signed. (Xerox copies are ok)
• Short synopsis of entry, biography of maker/actor(s), and still photos/press kit
LIABILITY: Filmmaker shall indemnify and hold New Jersey Film Festival harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim in connection with the Film involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and/or loss of or damage to the screening videos submitted. In particular, Filmmaker expressly warrants it has obtained all necessary copyright clearances for original works of authorship used in the Film.
REPRODUCTION AGREEMENT: Submission of an entry gives the festival permission to have accepted work exhibited, photographed, locally telecast, and reproduced either in part or whole, for educational or publicity purposes.
Funding for the NEW JERSEY FILM FESTIVALsm has been made possible in part by the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies, Johnson and Johnson, Showbiz Software, Jungle Software, and Eastman Kodak.
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NEW JERSEY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALsm Summer 2012 COMPETITION ENTRY FORM
PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT.
Enclose entry form and fee in mailing carton. Only one form per entry. Exact photocopies of entry form will be accepted.
Entry Title: _______________________________
Completion date: __________________________
Running Time: ____________________________
Description: ________________________________________________________________________
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Please Circle Programming format: DVD Blu Ray
Please Circle Category: Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short Narrative,
Feature, Music Video, Student Film Maker (College or younger)
Non-refundable entry fee enclosed: $ ______________
Via check or money order [in US funds] made payable to: The Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC
Film/VideoMaker:________________________________
Phone: Day: ( )______________ ; Evening: ( )______________ ; Email: ____________
Address: _______________________________________________________________
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School/College (students only): ________________________________________________________________________
Please read and sign to the following statement:
My entry is a 35mm or 16mm film, or a Beta, DVD, Blu Ray or Digital video, entered for pre-screening and judging on DVD. If my entry is selected for festival screening, I agree to rush a high quality DVD or Blu Ray disc. Signature to this agreement regarding entry regulations, requirements, and reproduction (as noted in document above) is required for eligibility for consideration for the festival.
Signature: ________________________________________________________________________
Office Use Only: Entry Fee pd: Weight: USPS: Postpaid: # of entries: Film #: UPS: FedEx :
Other: SASE Included:
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Note: We will be posting the Spring 2012 New Jersey Film Festival line-up on or around December 1, 2011. Check our home page again at that time.
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Winners of the Fall 2011 New Jersey Film Festival Competition
All the works that were part of the New Jersey Film Festival Competition were selected by a panel of judges including media professionals, journalists, students, and academics. These judges selected the 40 finalists which were publicly screened at our Festival. The finalists were selected from 366 works submitted by filmmakers from around the world. In addition, the judges chose the Prize Winners in conjunction with the Festival Director.
Winner Best Documentary Film
In God We Teach - Vic Losick (New York, New York)
Winner Best Feature Film
Inuk - Mike Magidson (Paris, France)
Winner Best Short Documentary Film
Inside The Perfect Circle: The Odyssey Of Joel Thome - Chris Pepino (Redlands, California)
Winner Best Short Film
Crazy Beats Strong Every Time - Moon Molson (New York, New York)
Winner Best Experimental Film
Some Girls Never Learn - Jerzy Rose (Chicago, Illinois)
Winner Best Student Film
Cranberry Sauce - Taylor Gledhill (Orange, California)
Honorable Mention Winners:
Jack Falls - Paul Tanter (London, England)
After the Fire - Guido Verweyen (Glendale, California)
Analogue Love - Stuart Drennan (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Bad Actress - Robert Lee King (West Hollywood, California)
Ice Works - Stephen Payne (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
The Confession - Andres Sivori (Clifton, New Jersey)
Disney World - M. Woods (Brooklyn, New York)
Where I Begin - Thomas L. Phillips (Oxford, Mississippi)
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Winners of the 2011 New Jersey International Film Festival Competition
All the works selected were screened by a panel of judges including media professionals, journalists, students, and academics. These judges selected the 31 finalists which will be publicly screened at our Festival. These finalists were selected from over 371 works submitted by film and videomakers from around the world. In addition, the judges chose the Prize Winners in conjunction with the Festival Director.
Winner Best Feature Film
The Sandman (Der Sandmann) - Peter Luisi (Zürich, Switzerland)
Winner Best Documentary Film
Bush League - Cy Kuckenbaker (Imperial Beach, California)
Winner Experimental Film
Melt - Noemie Lafrance (Brooklyn, New York)
Winner Best Short Film
Savasana - Gerry Curtis (San Francisco, California)
Winner Best Student Film
Ashley/Amber - Rebecca R. Rojer (Maplewood, New Jersey)
Honorable Mention Winners
Virgin Alexander - Charlotte Barrett and Sean Fallon (Henderson, Nevada)
Shepherds of Helmand - Gary Mortensen (Tigard, Oregon)
Atomic Mom - M.T. Silvia (Oakland, California)
Checkpoint - Ruben Amar (New York, New York)
Three Veils - Rolla Selbak (Fullerton, California)
The Mirror (Le Miroir) - Sébastien Rossignol (Paris, France)
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Winners of the Spring 2011 New Jersey Film Festival Competition
All the works that were part of the NJ Film Festival Competition were selected by a panel of judges including media professionals, journalists, students, and academics. These judges selected the 33 finalists which were publicly screened at our Festival. The finalists were selected from 323 works submitted by filmmakers from around the world. In addition, the judges chose the Prize Winners in conjunction with the Festival Director.
Winner Best Feature Film
Risen - Neil Jones
Winner Best Documentary Film
Atlantic Crossing: A Robot's Daring Mission - Dena Seidel
Winner Experimental Film
Broken Clouds - Yuri Alves
Winner Best Short Film
The Filmmaker - Marcello Fabrizi
Winner Best Student Film
Urva - Emre Ozdemir
Honorable Mention Winners:
Kings - Barbara Mones
Crawdad - Kelly Stephenson
The Red Machine - Stephanie Argy and Alec Boehm
Living for 32 - Kevin Breslin
Heart of Now- Zak Forsman
Vento - Marcio Salem
Charlie and the Rabbit - Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck and Robert Machoian
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone - Christopher Metzler and Lev Anderson
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Winners of the Fall 2010 New Jersey Film Festival Competition
All the works that were part of the NJ Film Festival Competition were selected by a panel of judges including media professionals, journalists, students, and academics. These judges selected the 38 finalists which were publicly screened at our Festival. The finalists were selected from 266 works submitted by filmmakers from around the world. In addition, the judges chose the Prize Winners in conjunction with the Festival Director.
Winner Best Documentary Film
Beijing Punk - Shaun Jefford
Winner Best Feature Film
Fanny, Annie & Danny - Chris Brown
Winner Best Short
The Cycle – Roy Clovis
Winner Best Short Documentary
Delicious Peace Grows in a Ugandan Coffee Bean - Curt Fissel
Winner Best Animation Film
Prayers For Peace – Dustin Grella
Winner Best Student Film
A Complex Villainelle - Bart Ovaitt, Nate Billington, Rebecca Forth and Ryan Porter
Honorable Mention Winners:
Yankeeland: In the Shadow of the Stadium - Michael Gartland and Robert Weiss
Sunset to Sunset - Kent Hayward
Chosin - Brian Iglesias
Calling My Children - David Binder
Dreaming Mali – Barbara Kowa
Lights - Giulio Ricciarelli
Overload - Robert Fritz
5...6...7...8 - Andy Milkis
Dvojka (Twosome) - Jaroslav Fuit
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Winners of the 2010 New Jersey International Film Festival Competition
All the works selected were screened by a panel of judges including media professionals, journalists, students, and academics. These judges selected the 39 finalists which will be publicly screened at our Festival. These finalists were selected from over 372 works submitted by film and videomakers from around the world. In addition, the judges chose the Prize Winners in conjunction with the Festival Director.
Winner Best Documentary Film
The Hand of Fatima – Augusta Palmer (Brooklyn, New York)
Winner Best Feature Film
Miles Away - Brendan McNamee (London, United Kingdom)
Winner Director’s Choice Prize
Sneakers & Soul - Jonathan Zelenak (Toms River, New Jersey)
Winner Best Short Film
Nothing Happened – Julia Kots (New York, New York)
Winner Best Experimental Film
Eyes Nose Mouth - Noemie Lafrance (Brooklyn, New York)
Winner Best Animation Film
Skylight - David Baas (Toronto, Canada)
Winner Best Student Film
Collecting Things - Michael Raynes (Basking Ridge, New Jersey)
Winner Best Music Video
Switch Hit Resistor - Adam Sztykiel (Los Angeles, California)
Honorable Mention Winners:
For the Life of Me - Jean Strauss (Lubbock, Texas)
Voices From Inside - Israelis Speak - Lucy Martens (Hamburg, Germany)
Heads/Tails - Josh Eisenberg (Kendall Park, New Jersey)
Journey From Zanskar - Frederick Marx (Oakland, California)
Lilly's Thorn - Will Bain (Winchester, Virginia)
Poi Dogs - Joel Moffett (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Breaking Boundaries: The Art of Alex Masket - Dennis Connors (Montclair, New Jersey)
Tierra Madre - Dylan Verrechia (New York, New York)
Ultra Violet for Sixteen Minutes - David Gerson (Brooklyn, New York)
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Winners of the 2009 New Jersey Film Festival Competition
All the works that were part of the NJ Film Festival Competition (denoted by an * on our schedule and website) were selected by a panel of judges including media professionals, journalists, students, and academics. These judges selected the 38 finalists which were publicly screened at our Festival. The finalists were selected from over 250 works submitted by filmmakers from around the world. In addition, the judges chose the Prize Winners in conjunction with the Festival Director.
Winner Best Documentary Film/Video
War Against the Weak - Justin Strawhand
Winner Best Feature Film/Video
Unremembered - Greg Kerr
Winner Best Short Documentary
We Love You - Jonathan Kalafer
Winner Best Short Film/Video
Mildred Richards - Marc Kess
Winner Best Animation Film/Video
Nuttin' For Christmas - Doug Compton
Winner Best Student Film/Video
Scarecrow - Patrick Knipe
Honorable Mention Winners:
Little Criminals - Tony Gaddis
The Last Bastions - Fritch Clark
We Enjoy Yourself- Chris Pepino
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School - Dave Davidson
Pachamama - Toshifumi Matsushita
A Chemical Reaction - Brett Plymale
The Street Stops Here - Kevin Shaw
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Winners of the 2009 New Jersey International Film Festival Competition
All the works selected were screened by a panel of judges including media professionals, journalists, students, and academics. These judges selected the 39 finalists which were publicly screened at our Festival. These finalists were selected from over 320 works submitted by film and videomakers from around the world. In addition, the judges chose the Prize Winners in conjunction with the Festival Director.
Winner Best Documentary Film/Video
Heart of Stone - Beth Toni Kruvant (Montclair, New Jersey)
Winner Best Feature Film/Video
Karma Calling - Sarba Das (Los Angeles, California)
Winner Best Short Film/Video
Interpretation - Lin Oeding (Los Angeles, California)
Open Air - Shira-Lee Shalit (New York, New York)
Winner Best Animation Film/Video
Reach - Luke Randall (Melbourne, Australia)
Winner Best Student Film/Video
Shoebox Redhead - Matthew Lawrence (Brooklyn, New York)
Honorable Mention Winners:
These Guys Know What Love Is - Thomas Florek (Lambertville, New Jersey)
It's In the Blood: Leo Abshire & the Cajun Tradition - Cyndi Moran & Eric Scholl (Chicago, Illinois)
Sounds Good To Me - Paul Marcus (New York, New York)
Sailor Siren Song - Paul O'Bryan (San Francisco, California)
La Tangente (The Tangent) - Vincent Vesco (Paris, France)
Lay Me Down - Shinako Sudo (Jersey City, New Jersey)
Spielzeugland (Toyland) - Jochen Alexander Freydank (Berlin, Germany)
Split Ends - Dorothy Lyman (New York, New York)
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Winners of the 2008 New Jersey International Film Festival Competition
All the works selected were screened by a panel of judges including media professionals, journalists, students, and academics. These judges selected the 33 finalists which were publicly screened at our Festival. These finalists were selected from over 350 works submitted by film and videomakers from around the world. In addition, the judges chose the Prize Winners in conjunction with the Festival Director.
Winner Best Documentary Film/Video
Greetings from Asbury Park - Christina Eliopoulos (Eatontown, NJ)
Winner Best Feature Film/Video
P.J. – Russ Emmanuel (West Hollywood, CA)
Winner Best Short Film/Video
Alicja Wonderland - Martin Gauvreau (London, England)
Winner Best Animation Film/Video
The Whole Truth - Gerald Guthrie (Urbana, IL)
Winner Best Student Film/Video
Diorama - Ben Kalina (Philadelphia, PA)
Honorable Mention Winners:
Woven Ways - Linda Helm Krapf (Stockton, NJ)
Vanaja - Rajnesh Domalpalli (Hyderabad, India)
Blinders - Donald Moss (New York, NY)
The Promise of New York - Raul Barcelona (New York, NY)
Under The Snow – Candela Figueira and Maitena Muruzabal (Pamplona, Spain)
Hell Drivers: America's Original Crash Test Dummies - Peter Koziell + Darren Garnick (North Billerica, Mass)
Crazy - Rick Bieber (Los Angeles, CA)
JUMP! - Helen Hood Scheer (Venice, CA)
CRITICAL CONDITION - Roger Weisberg (Palisades, NY)