New Jersey Film Festival begins Saturday, January 25, 2020!

The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center, in association with the Rutgers University Program In Cinema Studies, presents the New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2020 from January 25 through February 28. Showcasing new international films, American independent features, experimental and short subjects, classic revivals, and cutting-edge documentaries, the festival includes over 35 screenings and more than 40 films will have their New Jersey or Area Premiere (Middlesex County) screenings as part of the New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2020 and the United States Super 8 Film & Digital Video Festival. Screenings take place on select Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings beginning at 7:00pm in a state of the art facility located in Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Tickets costs are $14=Advance; $12=General; $10=Students + Seniors; $9=Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC Friends (Except the screenings on February 21 and February 28 which are free)

All the works that we are screening, with the exception of four programs, 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 27 finalists which will be publicly screened at our Festival. The finalists were selected from over 611 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, February 16, 2020.

Some of the films to be screened include: Andrea Nappi and Juno Roome's captivating experimental film Textile Workers; Mark Streets's highly engaging documentary Work Songs; James Rees and Jay Thomas's moving short film For Hope; Tre Manchester's Bleed American -- a stunning and timely portrait of the unravelling fabric in today's Middle America; Vasilios Papaioannu's wonderful experimental film Two; Vasco Diogos's Mixed Movie -- short film from Portugal made using a mobile phone; George Nicholas's punk animated film Smoke -n- Suds; Daria Kashcheeva's amazing animated film from the Czech Republic Daughter; Quinn Turon and Nadio Boyea's spooky Greene Dreams; Ricardo Bonisoli and Babak Bina's surreal film from Canada The Seahorse Trainer; Robert Rippberger's touching feature film Strive; Etienne Labbouz's Diwali -- a hybrid work mixing documentary film and poetry; Sam Vinal's searing documentary L'Eau Est La Vie (Water is Life): From Standing Rock to the Swamp; Noemi Durivou's compassionate short Lab Dog; Demetre Papageorgiou and Kalim Armstrong's compelling documentary 9 Degrees; Grace Chang's beautiful A Missing Piece; Rubin Stein's Bailaora -- post apocalyptic short from Spain; Allan Deberton's moving drama from Brazil Pacarrete; Viay Renga's Anne -- a modern musical take on a love story, inspired by Anne Frank's diary; Vladimir Lert's film Tevye's Daughters shot in Ukraine tells the story of the Yiddish author Sholem Aleichem's most famous character; and many, many others.

The New Jersey Film Festival takes place in Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Go to www.njfilmfest.com for more information.