By Al Nigrin
originally published: 06/11/2018
Winners of the 2018 New Jersey International Film Festival Competition Announced!
All the works that were part of the New Jersey International Film Festival Competition were selected by a panel of judges including media professionals, journalists, students, and academics. These judges selected the 22 finalists which were publicly screened at our Festival. The finalists were selected from 512 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
Bullitt County - David McCracken/Josh Riedford (Los Angeles, California)
Winner Best Documentary Film
Vianey - Marko Vuorinen (Helsinki, Finland)
Winner Best Short Film
Crazy Hive - Shi Wei (Shanghai, China)
Winner Best Animation Film
Goose in High Heels - John R. Dilworth (New York, New York)
Honorable Mention Winners
Headless Swans - Jordan Klaja (Queens, New York)
Everything is Upstream - Martin Ponferrada (Sydney, Australia)
In The Field - EJ Argenio/Tesia Walker(New York, New York)
306 Hollywood - Elan and Jonathan Bogarín (New York, New York)
The Best Of All Worlds -Adrian Goipoinger (Saltzburg, Austria)
Bullies - Daniel Bydlowski (Northridge, California)
Above the Drowning Sea - René Balcer and Nicola Zavaglia (New York, New York)
For More Information Contact:New Jersey International Film Festival, Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center, Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies, 4170 Academic Building, 15 Seminary Place, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901-8525 U.S.A. (848) 932-8482 phone; [email protected], NJMAC @aol.com; Web Site: www.njfilmfest.com
Albert Gabriel Nigrin is an award-winning experimental media artist whose work has been screened throughout the world. He is also a Cinema Studies Lecturer at Rutgers University, and the Executive Director/Curator of the Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center, Inc.
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