The NJ International Short Film Festival
The NJ International Short Film Festival Winners!!!
The Winners
Length/Category Awards:
Best Ultra-Short Film: “Autumn”
Best Super-Short Film: “Once Upon a Time in the Bamboo”
Best Short Film: “Bless Me, Father”
Genre/Judges Awards:
Best Actor: Patrick Eichner (as the Client) in “The Transaction”
Best Actress: Leah Dececco (as Lisa) in “Fantasy Master”
Best Thriller Film: “The Bonds of Friendship”
Best Comedy Film: “Damned if you Do, Damned if You Don’t”
Best Drama Film: “Step Aside”
Best Horror Film: “The Disturbance Call”
Best Animated Film: “The Mandrake”
Best Documentary Film: “Spokane Tribal Water Quality Standards”
Best Original Score: (Kevin Spencer Kendrick) from “THEM”
Best Original Song: “Like I Did” (by Ariela Rozentul) from “Butterfly
Acceptance
“The Disturbance Call”
“The Transaction”
“Bless Me Father”
Speaches
“Autumn”
“Once Upon a Time in the Bamboo”
Festival Screening Tickets on XerbTv
Online Event ~January 18th to February 7th, 2021
EVENT 1
Surprise in the Night
Damned if you Do, Damned if You Don’t
Butterfly
Luci della notte/Lights of the Night
N&M Letters from Quarantine
As I Die
The Single Man
Bathing Beauty
The Fool
The Hitman of La Mancha
Do Not Open Before Christmas
The Bonds of Friendship
EVENT 2
Knight
The Suburb’s Nocturne
Couple
How it All Began
A Manhattan Love Story
Fantasy Master
Once Upon a Time in the Bamboo
Still With Us
Step Aside
The Big Choke
Clowning Around
The Exchange
EVENT 3
Cognizant
The Time Paradox
Disturbance Call
The Pride of Phoenix
Mr. Beasley Presents
Keys Tell All
A Quiet Space
The Transaction
If Dreams Came True
THEM
ArtMinute1 – The Perfect Selfie
EVENT 4
Spokane Tribal Water Quality Standards
Every Moment
Bless Me, Father
Comedy Confessions Epi. 1
My Hidden City
Anna & Luter
Viviana
Nuntio Vobis
180 Seconds
Sloppy
Betrayed
EVENT 5
Autumn
Tomorrow Never Came
Day 3
The Pain, the Park and Other Things
Gaze
Fugitive
The Mandrake
NMC Quarantine Comedy Report
end
EVENT 6
Save Our Species
Extraneous Matter
Anagnorisis
Something Different
Dark Passage
Naked Ambition
Soaked Earth
Oh, For a Pack of Gum
Little Things
The NJ International Short Film Festival
The Mission
The NJ International Short Film Festival was started in order to find emerging filmmaker voices for the new digital age, as well as to provide a showcase for established independent filmmakers.
The NJ International Short Film Festival is a three week online event host on the Xerbtv festival platform. The XerbTv festival platform because it give the festival and the creators the best of both world, the ability to protect our intellectual property and a great screening experience for our audience. The NJ International Short Film Festival will also host a Zoom based after-party where attendees can celebrate and network with other filmmakers, talent and film fans.
All genres are welcome to submit to The NJ International Short Film Festival , pricing is determined by the length category as per the Deadline schedule.
Dates & Deadlines
Opening Date ~ October 14, 2020
Early Bird Deadline ~ November 11, 2020
Submission Deadline ~ December 23th, 2020
Notification Date ~ December 31, 2020
Online Event ~ January 18 to February 7, 2021
Awards & Prizes
The NJ International Short Film Festival gives out both Jury and Audience Awards in all film-length categories.
Submission Fees
Short
Early Bird $15
Regular: $30
Super-Short
Early Bird $10
Regular: $20
Ultra-Short
Early Bird $5
Regular: $10
Posters
Early Bird $2
Regular: $5
Film Makers
What would a Great Festival be without a Great Films!! Submit your masterpiece today!!
The Audience
What would a Great Festival be without a Great Audience!! Get your tickets and join the Fun!!
Festival Screening Tickets on XerbTv
Rules & Terms
NJ International Short Film Festival accepts narrative (all genres), documentary, animation and experimental films.
Entry fees are non-refundable.
We do not accept free submission/entry waiver.
All films must be in English or have English subtitles.
There is no limit on number of submissions or production date.
All films must have an online screener.
Filmmakers retain the rights to their films.
Filmmakers are responsible for acquiring copyrights, licenses and releases for media used in their films.
Competition categories are open to the United States and International entries.
Film must be submitted by midnight on December 23, 2020.
Films must submit preview screeners via FilmFreeway.com. Any other method must receive prior approval from the festival.
Film must be of high-quality.
Filmmakers must submit promotional stills for marketing purposes.
Open to all nationalities and ages.
We accept films already submitted to and/or selected to other film festivals.
We don’t discriminate against any films that have been published online via a video hosting website. Open to all films that have not had a theatrical distribution.
If officially selected, it is the responsibility of the submitter to send the festival their film for digital download. Most formats are acceptable.
The Festival has the right to screen any film or projects submitted.
Given the uncertainty regarding COVID 19 pandemic restrictions, please understand that plans for a physical festival must remain flexible. We anticipate having a physical festival, but there will likely be an online festival component as well.
Judges’ decisions are final.
This is a SHORT film festival. We are using the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science definition of a short film as “an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits.”
Submission Categories:
Short Films (5 to 44 minutes)
Super-Short Films (61 seconds to 5 minutes)
Ultra-Short Films (up to 60 seconds, including opening and closing credits.)
Posters