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A project of the Thomas A. Edison Media Arts Consortium, The 50th Annual NJ Young Filmmakers’ Festival Presents 25 Award-winning Films
NJ Young Filmmakers’ Festival is grateful for generous funding and support from…
New Jersey State Council on the Arts; Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University; The Charles Edison Fund – Edison Innovation Foundation; Lowenstein Sandler, LLC; The NBA; Big Sky Edit; Sonic Union; University of Delaware School of Art & Design; Fairleigh Dickinson University School of the Arts – Filmmaking; Digital Film East Brunswick Magnet School; Don Drelich – Limin’ House; and donations from the Thomas Edison Media Arts Consortium Board of Trustees in honor of the 50th Anniversary of NJYFF.
Jury’s Stellar Awards - College/University
I used to play bass – Jury’s Stellar Award Animation – Princeton University, 1:21 by Tyler Benson
Goofball – Jury’s Stellar Award Documentary – Princeton University, 2:52 by Paige Morton
No Birthday Party – Jury’s Stellar Award Experimental – Princeton University, 3:16 by Magnolia Adelle Wilkinson
Muted – Jury’s Stellar Award Narrative – Brown University, 6:15 by Chris Zou
Jury’s Choice Awards - College/University
Ghost Marriage – Jury’s Choice Award Animation – Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) – 3:00 by Vivian Chung
The Salute – Jury’s Choice Award Narrative – Rowan University – 7:32 by Adam Reim
Jury’s Citation Awards - College/University
Key Lime Pie - Jury’s Citation Award Narrative – Princeton University – 10:00 by Allen Delgado
River Construction – Jury’s Citation Award Animation – Princeton University – 2:33 by Miriam Beams
Spiral – Jury’s Citation Award Animation – Ramapo College of NJ – 2:46 by Mia J. Schutz
The Evil Wizard and the Lizard - Jury’s Citation Award Animation – Princeton University – 1:59 by Austria Merritt
Transformation Matrix - Jury’s Citation Award Animation – Princeton University – 1:38 by Lana Glisic
Director’s Choice Awards – College/University
Have My Heart – Director’s Choice Award Animation – Princeton University – 2:36 by Minh Truong
Theo the Phone Charger – Director’s Choice Award Narrative – Princeton University – 2:41 by Jae-Kyung Sim
Jury’s Stellar Awards – High School
Tellurium vs Gold – Jury’s Stellar Award Animation – East Brunswick Magnet School – 2:37 by Josias Ortiz
Cisneros – Jury’s Stellar Award Documentary – East Brunswick Magnet School – 4:21 by Traysten L. Korpi
Circulo – Jury’s Stellar Award Experimental – East Brunswick Magnet School – 2:04 by Marlee Marte
You’re Gonna Pay for That – Jury’s Stellar Award Narrative – Park Ridge High School – 5:00 by Michael DeMar
Jury’s Choice Awards – High School
Grief – Jury’s Choice Award Animation – Middletown High School South – 4:00 by James Ketley and Alex Miller
Someday is Today – Jury’s Choice Award Experimental - Middletown High School South – 2:47 by Zoey Ness, Morgan Scasny, Gigi Maiorana, and Kate Cashion
The Great Escape – Jury’s Choice Award Narrative - Middletown High School South – 3:30 by Andie Kershner
Jury’s Citation Awards – High School
Solitary – Jury’s Citation Award Experimental - Middletown High School South – 2:42 by Michael Puma and Ethan Castro
Vampire – Jury’s Citation Award Narrative – Park Ridge High School – 4:59 by Caroline Sheridan
Director’s Choice Awards – High School
At Odds – Director’s Choice Award Narrative - The Pingry School – 2:33 by Anthony Truncale
Escape - Director’s Choice Award Narrative – Millburn High School - 4:21 by Aari Desai
What You Don’t Know About Greg The Artistic Puppet - Director’s Choice Award Narrative – Passaic High School - 5:15 by Hasan Garcia and Jessica Ruiz