The Rutgers Film Co-op, the New Jersey Media Arts Center & the Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies present
the New Jersey Film Festival screening of the

2008 United States Super 8 Film & Digital Video Festival

Cover Art: "Grid Lock" Photogram   ©2007 A.G. Nigrin

The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center and
the Rutgers University Program In Cinema Studies present the 20th Annual

2008 United States Super 8 Film + Digital Video Festivalsm Award Winners

Grand Prize Winners
Best Documentary=$400 of Film Processing Services from and sponsored by PAC Lab
Cracker Crazy: Invisible Histories of the Sunshine State (Georg Koszulinski; Gainesville, Florida; 2007; 90 min.)

Best Experimental=Tie=$400 Film Sampler Package includes film, processing, and color corrected transfer from and sponsored by Pro8mm
“22” Episode: (Mis_ing) (Daniel Maldonado; New York, New York; 2007; 10 min.)
My Name is Pochsy: An Industrial film (Karen Hines; Calgary, Canada; 2007; 7 min.)

Best Animation=$400 Gorilla Software from and sponsored by Jungle Software
Max the Hero (Mike Salva; Franklin, Tennessee; 2007; 13 min.)

Best Short=Tie=$400 Gorilla Software from and sponsored by Jungle Software
Some Apologies (Adem Weldon, Greensboro, North Carolina; 2007; 7 min.)
Go Barefoot (Matt Meindl; Gahanna, Ohio; 2006; 8 min.)
Keys (Christopher Babers, Los Angeles, California, 2007; 23 min.)

Best Jersey Film=$200 of film from and sponsored by Eastman Kodak
Tundra (Victory Furniture; New Brunswick, New Jersey; 2007; 3 min.)

Audience Choice Prize=$100 of film from and sponsored by Eastman Kodak
Some Apologies (Adem Weldon, Greensboro, North Carolina; 2007; 7 min.)

Honorable Mention Winners
This Is My Cheesesteak (Ben Daniels; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 2007; 39 min.)
D.O.P.E. (Dennis Martinez; Spring Valley, California; 2007; 60 min.)
The Ferryman (Giles Perkins; Cheshire, England; 2007; 7 min.)
Academania! (Gina Guerrieri; Wayne, New Jersey; 2007; 7 min.)
Take Out (Jonathan Budine; Nutley, New Jersey; 2007; 5 min.)

Finalists
Kaleidoscope (Ricardo Martinez; Miami, Florida; 2007; 7 min.)
Office Mobius (Seung Hyung Lee and Seungil Hwang, Astoria, New York; 2007; 5 min.)
Cubans, Life and Death of a Revolution (Yan Giroux, Montreal, Canada; 2007; 82 min)
Cantata in C Major (Ronnie Cramer, Denver, Colorado; 2007; 8 min.)
Il Treno (Craig Boyer; Savannah, Georgia; 2006; 7 min.)
Landscape in a Portrait (Dustin S. Thompson; Los Angeles, California; 2006; 7 min)
Obsession (Jennifer Dominguez; Bronx, New York; 2007; 5 min.)

The United States Super 8 Film + Digital Video Festival, which is part of the New Jersey Film Festivalsm Spring 2008, is funded and sponsored in part by The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center; The Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies/School of Arts and Sciences; Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission/Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; Eastman Kodak; Johnson & Johnson; New Jersey Books; WCTC/WMGQ; /The Home News Tribune/; The Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences; the Rutgers University Academic Engagement and Programming Department ; The Rutgers University Spanish Department; The Rutgers University American Studies Department; Writers Boot Camp; The Rutgers University Religion Department; Jungle Software; Pro 8mm; /Super 8 Today/; PAC Lab; New Brunswick City Market; Rutgers University Libraries; Albus Cavus Gallery; The Rutgers University Office of Community Affairs; Rutgers University Presentation Services; The Rutgers University Study Abroad Programs; The Rutgers University Enhanced Classroom Support Department; Design Ideas; Advanced Printing; Mark Hommer; Steven C. Schechter, Esq.; Share and Harris.

For more information call the Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC at 732-932-8482 or go to our website at www.njfilmfest.com !

Friday-Sunday, February 15-17, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Scott Hall #123 * CAC * Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey U.S.A.
$10=General; $9=Students + Seniors; $8=Film Co-op Friends

2008 United States Super 8 Film + Digital Video Festivalsm
Now in its 20th year, the United States Super 8mm Film + Digital Video Festival is the largest and longest running juried Super 8mm film and digital video festival in North America. The festival encourages any genre (animation, documentary, personal, narrative, experimental, etc.) made on Super 8mm/8mm film, Hi 8mm/8mm, or Digital video. Every year our Festival draws large audiences to celebrate works created with these small-gauge media formats. Audience members come to see small-budget works created by passionate film/video makers, which are often more imaginative and impressive than the big-budget works, produced out of Hollywood. The 20th annual United States Super 8mm Film + Digital Video Festival will be held on February 15-17, 2008 at Scott Hall #123 (beginning each evening at 7 PM) on the College Avenue Campus of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. The Festival will include a different program each evening.  

All works were screened by a panel of 11 judges including media professionals, journalists, students, and academics. The panel included: Bradley Berne, Steve Dovidas, Keith Carne ( Inside Beat Film Editor), Jon Dugan, Lea Koussolulis, Liz Nadybal, A.G. Nigrin, Rachel Poloski, Emily Schachtman, Rita Stapleton, and Anthony Stoeckert ( Time Off Assistant Editor, Princeton Packet Newspaper ). These judges selected the 20 finalists which will be publicly screened at our Festival. These finalists were selected from over 180 works submitted by film and videomakers from around the world. 180 entries represents the second most the Festival has ever received. In addition, the judges chose the Prize Winners (including over $3000 in prizes) in conjunction with the Festival Director.   Audience members will be asked to participate in the judging process by voting for their favorite works via the "Audience Choice Prize." The award winners will be publicly announced after the screenings on Sunday, February 17, 2008.  

The Festival also takes as its mandate the spreading of the Super 8 film + Digital video word.    Toward that goal, the Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC has sponsored ten touring programs culled from Festival prize winners for the past fourteen years. The "Selections of the U.S. Super 8 Film/Video Festival Touring Program" has been screened at media art centers, film festivals, and universities including:   Pittsburgh Filmmakers; Princeton Library; DCTV and Millennium in New York City; The Northwest Film & Video Center/Portland Art Museum, Oregon; The 2nd World Festival of Video in Brussels, Belgium; The Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, New York; 911 Media Arts Center in Seattle, Washington; The Utah Film & Video Center in Salt Lake City; Berks Filmmakers in Reading, PA; Fairmont State College in West Virginia; Boston School of the Museum of Fine Arts; Hallwalls in Buffalo, New York; the Melbourne Super 8 Festival, Australia; and many others.

Special thanks to all the jurors listed above; Irene Fizer; Susan Martin-Marquez, John Belton, and Alan Williams of the Rutgers University Program In Cinema Studies; Bethany Widrich and Anna Aschkenes of the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission; The New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State - a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; Mary Maynard Price, Geoff DeMoss, and Steve Garfinkel of Eastman Kodak; Michael Bzdak of Johnson & Johnson;   Bob Brodsky and Toni Treadway of the International Center for 8mm Film & Video; Rhonda Vingeant of Pro 8mm; Chris Cottrill of Super 8 Today; Barbara and Mike Poolin of PAC Lab; Aaton Cohen-Sitt of Jungle Software; The Bagel Dish; and The Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC friends, sponsors, donors, interns, and staff for making this festival possible.

We urge you to submit work to the 2009 U.S. Super 8 Film + Digital Video Festival when we will celebrate the 21st year of the Festival! Thank you for making this year's festival a huge success, and see you in 2009.

Albert Gabriel Nigrin
Executive Director/Curator & Founder
Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center + The U.S. Super 8 Film + Digital Video Festival

2008 United States Super 8 Film + Digital Video Festivalsm
All screenings will take place on February 15, 16, and 17, 2008 beginning at 7PM, in Scott Hall #123
(43 College Avenue - near the Corner of Hamilton Street and College Avenue)
on the College Avenue Campus of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Admission per evening: $10 General; $9 Students/Seniors; $8 Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC Friends

Friday, February 15, 2008

Light Pharmacy 6: Tundra (Victory Furniture; New Brunswick, New Jersey; 2007; 3 min.)
A hypnotic film haiku focusing on blowing and billowing snow shot on the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Office Mobius (Seung Hyung Lee and Seungil Hwang, Astoria, New York; 2007; 5 min.)
An abstract story demonstrating the relationships between people whose behavior is confined to an infinite reiteration in time and a circular series of actions.

"22" Episode: (Mis_ing) (Daniel Maldonado; New York, New York; 2007; 10 min.)
A saturated glimpse into a nightmare where missing links oscillate and become born between separate worlds.

My Name is Pochsy: An Industrial film   (Karen Hines; Calgary, Canada; 2007; 7 min.)
Pochsy works at Mercury Packers ... where she packs mercury. and meditates on life, death, karmic reckoning and the future of the human soul. Set against the stark, spectacular backdrop of northern Canada's industrial landscapes My Name is Pochsy   is an ode to the industrial propaganda films from an era gone by. It is also a scathing satire for our times. Spouting affirmations culled from sources as disparate as the Dalai Lama, 'The Secret' and the Wal-Mart Mission Statement, Pochsy is a spokesgirl for a species on the brink. The comedy is black, the aim is dead serious.

This Is My Cheesesteak (Ben Daniels; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 2007; 39 min.)
The Kings, Princes, Dukes, and Dons of the Philly Cheesesteak phenomenon tell the story of the world famous culinary delight in this documentary. "This Is My Cheesesteak" goes beyond the realm of regional fast food specialty and searches for the meaning of the sandwich icon. Interviewing the owners of the six most legendary shops, Pat's, Geno's, Jim's, Steve's, John's, and Tony Luke's, the filmmaker traces the history of the sandwich icon from invention to booming industry, all in an effort to bring them together for the first time in Cheesesteak History.

D.O.P.E. (Dennis Martinez; Spring Valley, California; 2007; 60 min.)
D.O.P.E. is a portrait of four legendary world champion skateboarders: Jay Adams from Dogtown's Z Boys, Christian Hosoi, Dennis Martinez, and Bruce Logan. It examines their rise to the top, their descent into the drug and crime culture, and slow climb back to life. Archival period footage is combined with current interviews.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Max the Hero (Mike Salva; Franklin, Tennessee; 2007; 13 min.)
An animated short about a jerk who develops powers and decides to become a superhero. His roommate, a lifelong friend, decides to be his arch-enemy.

Kaleidoscope (Ricardo Martinez; Miami, Florida; 2007; 7 min.)
A young soldier in a faraway jungle struggles with the irrationality of war, recalling events of the past century.

The Ferryman (Giles Perkins; Cheshire, England; 2007; 7 min.)
A day with the Thelwall Ferryman on the Manchester Ship Canal.

Some Apologies (Adem Weldon, Greensboro, North Carolina; 2007; 7 min.)
An older brother remembers the time he hit his younger brother in the face and paints a nuanced portrait of sibling rivalry while touching upon the mysteries of memory and guilt.

Go Barefoot (Matt Meindl; Gahanna, Ohio; 2006; 8 min.)
A girl's formative introduction to backyards, meat loaf and the exponential possibilities of ants.

Obsession (Jennifer Dominguez; Bronx, New York; 2007; 5 min.)
One man's love is another man's obsession.

Cracker Crazy: Invisible Histories of the Sunshine State (Georg Koszulinski; Gainesville, Florida; 2007; 90 min.)
Filmmaker Georg Koszulinski takes on Florida's history from a decidedly different point of view. Blending archival and original footage, he brings to life a cast of characters spanning over 12,000 years, from Florida's ancient Indians to the migrant farm workers of the 21st century. Meet the Osceola and the Seminoles, who fought alongside escaped slaves in the most costly Indian War in American History. Unmask Florida's Ku Klux Klan and don't forget about Walt Disney and Henry Flagler - perhaps the two characters most responsible for the Florida we know today. 'Think you know Florida? Think again. See 'Cracker Crazy' for an eye-opening experience.'

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Take Out (Jonathan Budine; Nutley, New Jersey; 2007; 5 min.)
This short film illustrates how unsafe it is to be alone in a parking garage. A short shocker of a film.

Cantata in C Major   (Ronnie Cramer, Denver, Colorado; 2007; 8 min.)
Six-hundred-five film clips are assembled and used to create a piece of electronic music

Il Treno (Craig Boyer; Savannah, Georgia; 2006; 7 min.)
A rapid-fire meditation on life in Europe.

Landscape in a Portrait (Dustin S. Thompson; Los Angeles, California; 2006; 7 min.)
An investigation into the presentation and exhibition of landscapes.

Academania! (Gina Guerrieri; Wayne, New Jersey; 2007; 7 min.)
After trudging through day after day of his dull, lonely life, a stodgy old professor receives an unexpected gift that takes his life in a different direction. Academania! is about regaining the passion for life.

Keys (Christopher Babers, Los Angeles, California, 2007; 23 min.)
When Leann receives a grim diagnosis of cancer, she and her bi-racial son Eli travel back to her childhood home in the Midwest, in order for Leann to make amends with her estranged father. Upon her arrival, the healing between these two takes shape in the most unlikely of ways.

Cubanos, Life and Death of a Revolution (Yan Giroux, Montreal, Canada; 2007; 82 min.)
Cubanos takes a unique look at the final moments of the Castro saga and the uncertain future of Cuba through the eyes of Catuey. The film is a road movie fleshed out with personal and cultural dimensions, punctuated by Catuey's interviews with Cuban citizens and exiles in Miami. Where words fail, the camera takes over. Behind the polarized political discourses, there is life as lived by the millions of Cubans who will shape the Cuban identity of the 21st century.

The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center +
the Rutgers University Program In Cinema Studies present the

2008 UNITED STATES SUPER 8mm FILM & DIGITAL VIDEO FESTIVAL
February 15-17, 2008
at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Call For Entries Deadline: January 18, 2008 by 5PM EST!

Cover Art: Grid Lock by Albert Gabriel Nigrin copyright 2007

The 20th Annual United States Super 8mm Film + Digital Video Festival will be held February 15-17, 2008 at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. The Festival encourages any genre (animation, documentary, experimental, fiction, personal, etc.), but the work must have predominantly originated on Super 8mm/8mm film or Digital video or 8mm video formats. All works will be screened by a panel of judges who will award over $4000 in prizes. Last year's festival drew large audiences which viewed 22 finalist works out of 210 entries from throughout the world over three evenings. The Festival takes as its mandate the spreading of the 8mm and Digital word. For more information go to www.njfilmfest.com   or call us at 732-932-8482!

Entry Procedure
There is a $45.00 non-refundable entry fee for each work under 50 min. and $75 for works over 50 min. submitted. Do not send cash. Make the check or money order payable to the Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC. Include with your entry: the entry fee; a completed entry form; a DVD or 1/2" VHS videocassettes for pre-screening, a self-addressed stamped postcard for notification of entry receipt; and a self-addressed stamped container for return of entry if desired. All entries must have originally been shot predominantly on Super 8/8mm film or Digital/Hi 8/8mm video. Digital works include HD, miniDV, DigiBeta, etc. Video transfers of films are accepted. Do not send originals or prints with many splices. For films, include your name and title on the outside of the film can as well as on the head and tail leader. For videotapes/dvds, include your name and title on both the tape/dvd box and the tape/dvd itself. Please do not send any entries in fiber-filled mailing containers. Only finalists are notified in advance that their work is in the final screenings. The Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC will not be held responsible in the event of loss or damage to submitted work.

Mail Entries To:
2008 United States Super 8 Film/Video Festival
Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC, Program In Cinema Studies
72 Lipman Drive-Loree Bldg-Douglass Campus)
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-8525 USA
Phone (732) 932-8482
Fax (732) 932-1935
Email NJMAC@aol.com
Click Here For Entry Form

Click Here For 2007 Festival Winners

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The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center and the Rutgers University Program In Cinema Studies present the 19th Annual

2007 United States Super 8 Film & Digital Video Festivalsm Award Winners

Grand Prize Winners
Best Music Video=$150 8mm Film Transfer from and sponsored by Frame Discreet
The Thin Man: An Undertaker Muses... (Andy Barker; Chicago, Il; 2006; 4 min.)

Best Documentary=Tie=$400 Film Sampler Package includes film, processing, and color corrected transfer from and sponsored by Pro8mm
Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea (Christopher Metzler; San Francisco, CA; 2005; 73 min.)
Trailer Trash: A Film Journal (Don D. Ramirez; Shenandoah Junction, WV; 2007; 60 min)

Best Experimental=Tie=$200 of film from and sponsored by Eastman Kodak
Eaten (Anne Haydock; Iowa City, IA; 2006; 6 min.)
Frog Jesus (Benjamin Peters; Vancouver, Canada; 2007; 1 min)

Best Short=Tie=$400 Gorilla Software from and sponsored by Jungle Software
Binta and the Great Idea (Javier Fessier; Madrid, Spain; 2005; 30 min.)
A Message from the Party (Katie Flaxman; Sydney, Australia; 2006; 10 min.)
I Forgot My Name (Matthew Cox; Miami, Fl; 2006; 5 min.)

Best Jersey Film Tie =$100 TheFlux.TV promo from and sponsored by TheFlux.TV
The Art of Theatrical Ushery (Christopher Banks; Galloway, NJ; 2006; 6 min.)
Loaded: Drowning The Ego (Anthony Werhun; Clementon, NJ; 2006; 49 min.)
All Grown Up (Andrea Witting; Glassboro, NJ; 2006; 21 min.)

Audience Choice Prize=$300 of Film Processing Services from and sponsored by PAC Lab
The Art of Theatrical Ushery (Christopher Banks; Galloway, NJ; 2006; 6 min.)

Honorable Mention Winners
This is a Tobacco Free Environment (Chris Cottrill; Miamisburg, OH; 2002-07; 8 min.)
Land of Nod (Phillip Docken; Minneapolis, MN; 2006; 24 min.)
Life in the Web (Kathy Rose, Philadelphia, PA; 2006; 9 min.
A Shift in Perception (Dan Monceaux; Adelaide, Australia; 2006; 16 min.)
My Name Is Wallace (David Lawrence; Burbank, CA; 2006; 17 min.)
Halal Vivero (Sara Colangelo; New York, NY; 2006; 7 min.)

Finalists
Growing Down (Jeremy Bowditch; Woodbridge, VA; 2006; 15 min.)
Mr. Tire (Jesse Andrus; Great River, NY; 2005; 3 min.)
Chicken (Kim Nyhous; San Diego, CA; 2006; 3 min.)
He's My Friend (Alessandro Machi; West Hills, CA; 2006; 5 min.)
Troymotion (Justin Lovell; Toronto, Canada; 2006; 4 min.)

The 19th annual United States Super 8mm Film + Digital Video Festivalsm is part of the New Jersey Film Festivallsm Spring 2007 and is funded and sponsored in part by: The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center; The Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies/Faculty of Arts and Sciences; The Middlesex County Cultural & Heritage Commission through a grant provided by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State - a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; Eastman Kodak; Johnson & Johnson; New Jersey Books; WCTC/WMGQ; The New Jersey Motion Picture Commission; The Home News Tribune; The Rutgers College Office of the Dean; The Rutgers College Student Affairs and College Development Department; The Rutgers University Office of Student Involvement, Leadership and Programs; The Rutgers University World Language Institute; The Rutgers University Spanish Department; The Rutgers University American Studies Department; The Rutgers University Center For Latino Arts and Culture; Albus Cavus Gallery; Synergy Group; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Pro 8mm; Super 8 Today; Rutgers Students for Environmental Awareness; Film and Video Services; PAC Labs; Frame Discreet; Jungle Software; International Center For 8mm Film; The Rutgers University Paul Robeson Center; New Brunswick City Market; The Rutgers University Office of Community Affairs; Rutgers University Presentation Services; The Rutgers University Study Abroad Programs; The Rutgers University Enhanced Classroom Support Department; Design Ideas; Advanced Printing; Steven C. Schechter, Esq.; and Share and Harris.

For more information call the Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC at 732-932-8482 or go to our website at www.njfilmfest.com!