By Al Nigrin
originally published: 06/10/2019
Winners of the 2019 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 20 finalists which were publicly screened at our Festival. The finalists were selected from 498 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
Aleksi – Barbara Vekarić (Dubrovnik, Croatia)
Winner Best Documentary Film
Sing you a Brand New Song: The Words and Music of Coleman Mellett – Jeanie Bryson (East Brunswick, New Jersey)
Winner Best Short Film
The Traffic Separating Device – Johan Palmgren (Stockholm, Sweden)
Winner Best Animation Film
Fuse – Shadi Adib (Stuttgart, Germany)
Honorable Mention Winners
When I Last Saw Jesse – Brian Rose (Kansas City, Missouri)
Little Histories – Rafael Marziano (Caracas, Venezuela)
Carlotta’s Face – Valentin Riedl (Munich, Germany) and Frédéric Schuld (Hamburg, Germany)
Beast – Natalie Peracchio (Los Angeles, California)
House of Stronzo – Matthew White (Pittsford, New York)
The Reservoir – Jordan Rowe (Encino, California)
Clarence Clemons: Who Do I Think I Am – Nick Mead (Newton, Pennsylvania)
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 email
Web Site: www.njfilmfest.com
About the author:
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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