Here is the 2026 New Jersey International Film Festival Short Film Video Panel that features Festival Director Al Nigrin and NJIFF Official Selection filmmakers: Jen Nista, Max Beckerman, David Arrow and Gianfranco and Stefania Bello.
Here is more info on the films discussed:
The Clam Guy - Jen Nista, Max Beckerman (Brooklyn, New York) A clam-obsessed deadbeat plagued by otherworldly visions searches for connection as his life spirals out of control. 2025; 11 min.
The Drive – David Arrow (New York, New York) It’s a warm November day in the early 1960s and Liz has just picked up the kids for her weekly carpool. Little does she know that this will be a drive she’ll never forget. 2025; 12 min.
FOR. – Gianfranco Bello (Brooklyn, New York) Cleo, a lonely young woman obsessed with numbers, searches for answers to their significance in her everyday life. 2025; 25 min.
These terrific short films will screen at the 2026 New Jersey International Film Festival as part of Shorts Program #2 on Saturday, June 6, 2026 – Online for 24 Hours and In-Person at 7PM! Get tickets and more info here.
The 31st Annual New Jersey International Film Festival will be taking place on select Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between May 29-June 7, 2026. The Festival will be a hybrid one as we will be presenting it online as well as doing in-person screenings at Rutgers University. Most of the films will be available virtually via Video on Demand for 24 hours on their show date. VOD start times are at 12 Midnight Eastern USA. Each General Admission Ticket or Festival Pass purchased is good for both the virtual and the in-person when both are offered. The in-person screenings will be held in Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ beginning at 5PM or 7PM on their show date. General Admission Ticket=$15 Per Program; Festival All Access Pass=$120; In-Person Only Student Ticket=$10 Per Program. For more info on the Film festival go here: FESTIVAL WEBSITE