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The Princeton Student Film & Video Festival is accepting submissions. This is the 7th consecutive year the festival will be offered, continuing the goal to encourage and support the work of youth filmmakers in a range of genres and styles, with the opportunity and a venue for the filmmakers to show their work to a broad audience. The festival is open to high school and college students (or home-schooled, unschooled or not in school) ages 14-24 from Princeton and all points beyond, both near and far. All entries must be on a DVD and accompanied by a completed entry form. There is no cost to enter. The festival screening dates are set for July 21 & 22, 2010 at the Princeton Public Library in downtown Princeton, New Jersey.
This year a selection of films from the Princeton Student Film & Video Festival will also screen at the Acme Screening Room Student Film Festival 1.0, a new, first-year festival in nearby Lambertville, New Jersey, on July 23 & 24, 2010. They are seeking to also show original short films from students in Hunterdon County, NJ and Bucks County, PA. They are suggesting an additional theme that is open to all festival entrants: “Where I’m From” to show local culture and community and landscape about the student filmmaker’s life and where they live. Filmmakers are also free to submit in other genres too, please read the Entry Form and Guildelins for more info.
For more information, questions about the festivals and the entry process please feel to contact us:
Susan Conlon, Teen Services Librarian and Princeton Student Film & Video Festival Coordinator
Address: Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street Princeton, NJ 08542
Telephone: (609)924-9529 ext. 247 E-mail: sconlon@princetonlibrary.org
The schedules from the last 3 years and resources are posted below:
Two nights of original short films by students in high school and college - or not in school - up to age 24.
The festival is in the Community Room of the Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton NJ. Admission is free, both nights at 7:00 p.m. The screenings are intended for a teen and adult audience. Cool treats provided courtesy of the bent spoon.
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2009 Schedule
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Wednesday July 22
Trailer for Wednesday night films by Bob Venanzi.
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STELLA’S AUDITION by Asela Perez.
Stella is encouraged to audition for her high school’s A’Capella group, but a competitor tries to spoil her chances.
Genre: Feature/comedy. Running time: 6:16
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GIVE THE DOG A BONE by Brenden Cicoria and Ed Kelley.
A mischievous cat experiments on an unsuspecting dog in a mad scientist’s lab.
Genre: Animation. Running time: 5:41
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GAMEPLAY by Cameron Davison.
When his X-Box breaks a boy is challenged in his return to “regular” non-gaming activities like reading and hanging out with friends.
Genre: Comedy. Running time: 11:55
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ST. MARK’S PLACE by Tim O’Connor and Eric Schuman.
A portrait of legendary St. Mark’s Place in New York City featuring its distinctive neighborhood people and sites.
Genre: Documentary. Running time: 6:40
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SHUTTER by Michael Aronson.
A woman tries to recreate a photograph of a lost lover, but learns that the memory is more important.
Genre: Narrative feature. Running time: 13:00
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THIRTY-TWO by Janet Weinstein.
The filmmaker and a crew of 3 students went to Virginia to document the two divergent social movements that developed in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech massacre.
Genre: Documentary. Running time: 18:30
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STRATA by Amy Kawabata.
A girl discovers an alternate world through a puddle.
Genre: Animation. Running time: 7:43
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DECOMPOSITION by Eddie Carson.
A secluded man relates only to his computer.
Genre: Narrative feature. Running time: 18:30 |
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SPARK by Brendan Dean.
When enough is enough… .
Genre: Comedy. Running time: 3:30
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Thursday July 23
Trailer for Thursday night films by Bob Venanzi. |
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LOVE AND GLOBAL WARMING by Lyndsay Hoffmann.
A guy tries to deliver an ice cream cone to a friend in the hospital on a hot summer day.
Genre: Animation. Running time: 2:00
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BONGOS by Charlie and Warren Heller.
Bongos are stolen, and an epic chase ensues.
Genre: Comedy. Running time: 4:30
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MY FIRST TIME by Mae Catt.
A man is interviewed about his life and recounts his memory of a first-time experience from his past.
Genre: Feature. Running time: 7:40
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LISTEN AND REPEAT by James Yoo.
A young graduate student from South Korea living in New York City struggles communicating her thoughts in English.
Genre: Feature. Running time: 8:00
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PWN3D BY A MATH TEST by Joao Tarouco.
Two students prepare for a math test and finish with very different results.
Genre: Animation. Running time: 2:00
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SILENCE by Justin Ho.
A twelve-year old girl silently witnesses the downfall of her fractured family.
Genre: Feature. Running time: 20:00 |
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TAIPEI RUMBLE by David Coscarelli.
In Taipei three girls aim revenge for their boyfriends’ deaths.
Genre: Martial Arts Feature. Running time: 12:00
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FERMIUM 8 by Joao Tarouco.
A futuristic secret agent infiltrates an enemy space station to retrieve an ancient artifact of untold power.
Genre: Feature. Running time: 10:00
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THE LAST PAGE by Kevin Acevedo.
A writer struggles to find the perfect ending to his latest story, capitulating himself into a bizarre series of events, each one pushing him further away from finishing the last page.
Genre: Comedy. Running time: 20:00
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| 2009 Trailers |
by Bob Venanzi | Wednesday night | Thursday night |
| 2009 event materials: |
Flyer | Logo | Program |
| 2009 forms: |
Call for Entries flyer | Entry Form | Guidelines |
THANKS!
We received more than 100 entries this year for the PSF&VF and the films selected represent a range of this creative and outstanding work -- thanks everyone for sending your films to us for consideration!
... Susan Conlon. Send e-mail with questions to me at sconlon@princetonlibrary.org.
Read articles about the 2009 Princeton Student Film & Video Festival:
"Love and Loss: The Princeton Student Film and Video Festival Has It All."
TIMEOFF, Packet Publications, July 10, 2009
"Student Film and Video Festival Brings Enthusiastic Crowd to Library."
TOWN TOPICS, July 15, 2009
More film programs and resources at www.princetonlibrary.org.film.
More opportunities for student filmmakers at Studentfilmmakers.com.
Festival Dates: July 16 & 17, 2008
7:00 each night.
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
Wednesday July 16, 2008:
Doc: The Animation Class by Jackie Benowitz & Chris Johnson
Message in a Bottle by Rose Forcier & Lora Chau Davis
Shadows Are Falling by Gary Powell
Cash Run by J.T. Fetch & Mike Goldin
Losing Ground
by YO-TV producers: Devaughn Barden, Theresa Dilworth, Eva Duarte, Gilbert Feliciano, Veridiana Montas & Ryson Thomas
Jack Daniels, Private Eye by Robert Venanzi
In Loving Memory by Ben Saltzman
Transformers: The Student Film by David Coscarelli
Thursday July 17, 2008:
Flying: The Gospel of Ringo Starr by Charlie Heller & Warren Heller
Ninja 1064 by Jimmy Breen
Rejection by Scott Sullivan
Wide Awake by Chris Preperato
Welcome to the Jungle by Matthew Elisofon
The People by Tamara Masri
Fresh Fruit by Brenden Cicoria & Edward Kelley
Dirt by Brendan Dean
CALL FOR ENTRIES FLYER
Download a 2008 PSF&VF poster (11x17)
Download a 2008 PSF&VF program guide
Film Booklist/Web Resources
2008 Guidelines/Entry Form
The 5th annual festival featured the work of students in high school and college (or up to age 24).
The Princeton Student Film Festival is coordinated by Princeton Public Library Teen Services Librarian Susan Conlon, and it is supported by a grant from the Horizon Foundation.
For more information contact Susan Conlon at (609)924-9529 ext. 247 or send email to sconlon@princetonlibrary.org.
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