New Jersey is known for yielding many talented artists. The NJ Young Film and Videomaker’s Festival is calling for skilled entries for its 40th anniversary tour season.
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| Photo via NJ.com A young student showcases her video making skills at the annual festival. |
Since its inception, the purpose of the festival has been to recognize, celebrate and encourage emerging young talent in New Jersey, the state in which Thomas Edison first developed the motion picture. The festival is a project of the Thomas A. Edison Media Arts Consortium, which also promotes the renowned Black Maria Film and Video Festival, named after the world’s first motion picture studio built by Edison, where he made all of his own short experimental films.
Filmmakers between the ages of 12 and 28 are invited to enter short works up to 20 minutes in length. Filmmakers should have a home base in New Jersey even if attending undergraduate or graduate school out of state. Students who attend school in New Jersey and live out of state are also eligible to enter. Students from middle and high school and independent media artists not currently associated with any school are welcome to apply, too. Genres including animation, documentary, narrative or experimental will be accepted.
Entries must be submitted on a playable, high-resolution DVD, along with a $15 check made payable to Thomas A. Edison Media Arts Consortium and a copy of the entry form, which can found at blackmariafilmfestival.org/nj_young_fest.php. Entries must be received no later than May 7.
The jury for the festival includes Natalie Conn, Stephanie Swart and Jay Weichun, who each received a Jury’s Choice Award for the 33rd Annual Black Maria Film and Video Festival 2014, as well as Chriss Williams, a board member of the Thomas A. Edison Media Arts Consortium.
The festival premiere and awards ceremony will be held at New Jersey City University on Saturday, May 31. Each winning entry will receive a mounted award certificate.
For more information, visit blackmariafilmfestival.org or dial 201-200-2043, Monday through Thursday, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
— Kelley Anne Essinger
This article was published in The SandPaper.
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