New Jersey Film Festivals

2010 New Jersey Film Festivals
February 2010 New Jersey Film Festivals
2010 U S Super 8 FILM & Digital Video Festival February 19-21 2010 Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ 732-932-8482	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   audiences viewed 20 finalist works out of 180 entries from throughout the world   over three evenings. The Festival takes as its mandate the spreading of the 8mm and Digital word Call For Entries Deadline: January 15, 2010 by 5 EST
March 2010 New Jersey Film Festivals
International Spiritual Film Festival Friday - Sunday, March 5-7, 2010 Religious Science Morristown Center for Practical Spirituality 331 Mount Kemble Ave, Morristown NJ 973-539-3114	Three nights and two days of independent feature films, documentaries, and shorts, plus food, live music, discussions, and friends - old and new! The festival features films that inspire, that awaken joy, love and compassion within us, that enlighten and challenge us. They have the potential to transform our lives. Spiritual films make us more connected to ourselves, to each other, and to the universe. They remind us that simple choices can change the world, and that each of us has the power to make a difference. Call for entries information
Garden State Film Festival March 25th - 28th 2010 Paramount Theater Asbury Park, NJ The Garden State Film Festival P.O. Box 751 Asbury Park, NJ 877-908-7050	The Garden State Film Festival was founded to promotes the art of filmmaking on all levels with the goal of presenting films of the highest quality in both production value and content. The artistic philosophy of the Garden State Film Festival is rooted in the celebration of the independent film genre and the creation of a forum where local and other independent filmmakers can exhibit their work. In addition, our event provides novice and aspiring filmmakers, actors, and others interested in a career in the film business, the opportunity to meet and network with industry professionals in an atmosphere that is conducive to learning and mentoring. We have started accepting film entries for our next festival. Deadline is December 1st. Announcing the GSFF Movie Music Competition This is the first competition of this kind in Film Festival History. Submit any original movie music from an independent film and it will be judged by music professionals with awards in multiple categories. Please follow this link for Submission Information.
June 2010 New Jersey Film Festivals
Hoboken International Film Festival June 4, - June 10, 2010 Pier A Park Frank Sinatra Drive & First Street. Contact: 1332 Clinton Street Hoboken, NJ 07030 (201) 253-0197	One of the more popular New Jersey Film Festivals, the Hoboken International Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing and promoting quality non-studio films, TV pilots, and screenplays from filmmakers throughout the United States and internationally. The best submissions will be rewarded with cash prizes in nearly ten categories. HIFF awards the winning filmmakers with cash prizes in the following jury award categories: Best Feature Film; Best Director (Feature Film); Best Screenplay (Feature Film); Best Actor (Feature Film); Best Actress (Feature Film); Best Short Film; Best Documentary; Best TV Pilot; Best Unproduced Screenplay. There are also awards given in several other categories. In addition, there is an audience award for Best of the Festival. Earlybird Deadline is November 15, 2009; Regular Deadline is February 1, 2010; Late Deadline is April 1, 2010, and WAB Extended Late Deadline is April 20, 2010. Notification of film selections will be made by May 1, 2010. All responses will be made by email.
New Jersey International Film Festival June 4 - 20, 2010 New Brunswick, NJ Contact: 72 Lipman Drive 018 Loree Hall/Douglas Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ (732) 932-8482	The 2010 festival will showcase the best in independent film and video, featuring premiere screenings of award winning works, seminars, panel discussions, and guest appearances by recognized film and video makers. Winners will be showcased during the 14th annual New Jersey International Film Festival at Rutgers University. DEADLINE for the receipt of entries is Friday, April 2, 2010 at 5PM EST ENTRY CATEGORIES : Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short Narrative, Feature, Music Video, and Student Film/Video Maker (College or younger) For more information go to www.njfilmfest.com
July 2010 New Jersey Film Festivals
Jersey Shore Film Festival July 8 -July 18, 2010 The Axelrod Theatre JCC of Greater Monmouth County 100 Grant Ave Deal, NJ 07723 (732) 531-9100 info@jerseyshorefilmfestival	This year they increased their film categories and added a new and highly visible venue at The Showroom in Asbury Park. New categories include: East Coast/West Coast Face Off, Guns or Roses, Environmentally Friendly, Best Music Video and Jersey’s Best. This year we are bringing back a Filmmaker’s Open Dialogue, where audience members can ask questions directly to the filmmakers and get genuine insight into the artist’s intention. During our Gala Opening Night we will be highlighting the work of filmmaker William Tyler Smith, who will introduce Imagine a School… Summerhill, an extraordinary documentary about an exemplary school in England, in which the students, the staff and a few formidable barristers take Tony Blair's Labor Government to fight for its existence and the lifeblood of alternative education throughout the world. The Jersey’s Best category will include The Bluebells by Allenhurst, NJ filmmaker Sandra Longo, proving that good friends never grow old and The Cartel, a documentary by Hoboken filmmaker Bob Bowden, which exposes the vast spending in public schools punctuated by the underachievement in the education system, and shows what can be done to turn things around.
Past Film Festivals
September 2009 New Jersey Film Festivals
Drive In Film Festival Saturday, September 19, 2009 Delsea Drive -In Vineland, NJ.   driveinfilmfestival@gmail.com	The festival is highlighting two independent films, GIGANTIC starring Zoey Deschanel, Paul Dano, and John Goodman, and PAPER HEART starring Michael Cera, Charlyne Yi, and Seth Rogen. One goal of the DRIVE-IN Film Festival is to help independent filmmakers reach a broad audience, including the smaller towns across America. Another, more prominent goal is to keep the drive-in tradition alive. As more and more drive-in theaters close every year, the festival aims to bring back the excitement and family fun of the drive-in experience.
October 2009 New Jersey Film Festivals
New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest (NJISACF) October 9 -11, 2009 Rutgers Busch Campus Center Rutgers University Piscataway, NJ 732-310-0236 Email: asamfilmtheater@yahoo.com	This three-day cine fest will be a treat for film lovers and an opportunity to air the pertinent social-political-cultural issues that form the core subject of these films. The screening of the films will be accompanied by talks, discussions, informal exchanges and a gala opening night attended by the who's who of South Asian cinema NJISACF is the only occasion in New Jersey showcasing some of the extraordinary films by new as well as established filmmakers from Afganisthan and Sri Lanka, and other South Asia countries. These are brilliant works that may never have been screened under one roof before. The variety and boldness of subject matters and novelty will attract a huge audience. This festival will also help promote understanding and awareness of South Asian art and culture among the American audience.
An Evening of the World’s Best Short Films October 24, 2009 8 pm Paramount Theatre 1300 Ocean Ave Asbury Park, NJ 732-897-8810	Asbury Shorts, New York City’s longest running exhibition of award winning, independent short films, will present their acclaimed touring showcase: “A Evening of the World’s Best Short Films”. Admission: $12.00
November 2009 New Jersey Film Festivals
NJ State Film Festival at Cape May November 20 - 21, 2009 Cape May NJ State Film Festival P.O. Box 595 Cape May, NJ 08204 (609) 884-6700	One of the most popular New Jersey film festivals is dedicated to the presentation of film and video works by New Jersey filmmakers. The event’s programs have provided a showcase for 25 independent features, over 100 shorts and 12 works-in-progress by over 300 NJ film artists. Filmmakers please note: the submission deadline for 2009 will be at least a month earlier, probably September 30th, although it has not been set officially.