(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The Rutgers Film
Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center, in association with the Rutgers
University Program In Cinema Studies, is proud to present the New Jersey
Film Festival Fall 2013 which marks our 32nd Anniversary. Showcasing
new international films, American independent features, experimental and
short subjects, classic revivals, and cutting-edge documentaries, the
New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2013 will feature over 50 film screenings.
The Festival will run from September 6 through November 15.
All
the works that we are screening between September 6 through October 6
are part of the New Jersey Film Festival competition and were selected
by a panel of judges including media professionals, journalists,
students, and academics. These judges selected the 29 finalists which
will be publicly screened at our Festival. The finalists were selected
from over 388 works submitted by filmmakers from around the world. In
addition, the judges will choose the Prize Winners in conjunction with
the Festival Director. Prize winners will be announced after the
screenings on Sunday, October 6, 2013.
Film Premieres:
Over
29 films will have their New Jersey or Area Premiere (Middlesex County)
screenings as part of the New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2013. Some of
these include: David Motrin's stunningly beautiful and deeply moving
feature film from Canada entitled Mad Ship; John McKelvey's wonderfully
crafted short documentary Rap n' Reno which is about how two women's
paths unexpectedly cross, over divides of culture, race, politics and
music; Murv Seymour and Joe Bamford's Killer B3 a thrilling documentary
that puts you inside the 425-pound instrument known as the Hammond
Organ; Jos Asuncin's documentary Sick Mick and the Boys features great
storytelling, coupled with the magnetic personality of Mike Charlton and
his jet-powered motorcycle; Emily Wick's Life with Alex - a compelling
documentary film about non-human cognition and learning via an
incredible African Grey Parrot; Angelique Papadelias's Foreign Eye in
the Storm - a timely and moving feature documentary about Hurricane
Sandy; Jeremy Waltman's Locomotive -an expertly acted and brilliantly
moody independent feature film; Will McCord's Casual Encounters - a new
independent feature about strangers who meet online and the messy truth
of their off-line lives; Benjamin Ross Hayden's wild experimental film
Agophobia about a future where technology reigns supreme; Ruy Verdiano's
stunning experimental film Bebete and Daniboy hails from Brazil; Nicole
Carsin's We Women Warriors follows three brave women from Columbia who
fight injustice; Shaerif Sadek's From Queens to Cairo centers on an
Egyptian-American who takes his family back to his native Cairo, one
year after the Egyptian Revolution and many others.
For more information on these films go to our online site at www.njfilmfest.com .
Special Guest Appearances by Directors, Artists, and Actors:
This
fall we are pleased to announce over 25 confirmed special guest
appearances by film/video directors, artists, and actors to the New
Jersey Film Festival Fall 2013! All short film visiting directors will
introduce their work and all feature film visiting filmmakers will do a
Question and Answer session after the screenings. For more information
on these special guest appearances see the attached schedule or go to
our online site at www.njfilmfest.com
. Note: more filmmakers will be appearing but were not able to confirm
their attendance at this time. So check our website for updated
information.
Special Promotions and Events:
-Jimmy
John's of New Brunswick will be providing free sandwiches prior to the
New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2013 Screenings on September 6, 8, 15, 20,
22, 27, 28, 29, October 4 and 6!
-Repeat Screenings of the Best of
the 2013 New Jersey International Film Festival on October 12, 13, 18,
and 19 by popular demand!
-Free Screening on November 15, 2013!
Experimental Films Highlight Thursday evening screenings
Classic
and rare experimental film screenings will take place on select
Thursday evenings. Some of these include the surrealist masterpiece
Dreams That Money Can Buy by Hans Richter, Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Max
Ernst and others; a new 16mm print of Bruce Conner's short film Cosmic
Ray; and films by Sidney Peterson, Bruce Baillie, Shirley Clarke,
Hollis Frampton and many others. For more information on these special
screenings see the attached schedule or go to our online site at www.njfilmfest.com .
Sponsors:
The New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2013 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 Board of Chosen Freeholders/Middlesex County Cultural
and Heritage Commission with assistance 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; The Rutgers University
Centers for Global Advancement and International Affairs (GAIA Centers);
Confucius Institute of Rutgers University; The Rutgers University
Center for Middle Eastern Studies; The Rutgers University School of Arts
and Sciences; The Rutgers University Aresty Research Center; The
Rutgers University American Studies Department; Rutgers University
School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program; The Rutgers University
Center for Middle Eastern Studies; Johnson & Johnson; WCTC/WMGQ; The
Home News Tribune; Jungle Software; New Brunswick City Market; Footage
Firm; Videoblocks; Eastman Kodak; The Rutgers University Office of
Community Affairs; The Rutgers University Digital Classroom Services
Department; Design Ideas; Advanced Printing; Steven C. Schechter, Esq.;
Share and Harris.
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