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On Sat. Feb. 25, Montclair Film Festival held its second annual Pre-Oscar fundraiser last night. More than 320 film aficionados walked down the red carpet at the Bobbi Brown Loft, skirting paparazzi on their way to a sumptuous sampling of … Continue reading
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On Jan. 12 the winners of the first annual Montclair Film Festival Kidz Shortz Film Competition were honored at MFF’s headquarters on Bloomfield Ave. MFF’s Chairman of the Board Bob Feinberg and Award winning actor Roscoe Orman (aka Gordon on … Continue reading
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On Sat. Dec. 3, Montclair Film Festival, in partnership with Montclair State University, presented “Behind the Screen – Media Careers 101”. This day-long series of seminars was free to all high-school and college students and included the following topics: Content … Continue reading
On Fri. Dec. 2, Stephen Colbert appeared in conversation with journalist and Montclair resident Jonathan Alter at the historic Wellmont Theatre. The standing-room-only audience of over 1700 people were participating in a fundraiser for the first annual Montclair Film Festival. Read more about the night here.
In Steve Adubato’s introductory remarks, he announced MFF’s newly appointed festival directors Thom Powers and Raphaela Neihausen. The New York Times ran a piece earlier that day about the appointment.
CONGRATULATIONS!
The Montclair International Film Festival (MIFF) is proud to announce the recipients of the First Annual “Kidz Shortz” filmmaking competition, an educational initiative aimed at showcasing and inspiring the talent of Northern New Jersey students in grades 4 through 12, on the theme, “My Town…The Way I See It.”
To ALL students who submitted films:
SAVE THE DATE, Thursday, January 12, 2012, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Awards Ceremony and Certificate pick up
Awards go to winners in the following categories:
VISIONARIES (grades 10-12)
The Grand Visionary Award
Sean Ford for his film
Beaver Lake
Sean lives in Lafayette, New Jersey and is in the 12th grade at Pope John XXIII Regional High School
The BeastWilliam lives in Maplewood, New Jersey and is in the 11th grade at Columbia High School
STORYTELLERS (grades 7-9)
The Grand Storyteller Award
Siblings James and Lily Feinberg for their film
My Town the Way I See It: a How to Guide
James and Lily live in Montclair, New Jersey where James is in the 8th grade and Lily in the 6th grade, both at Glenfield Middle School
Hispanic Cuisine in MontclairMaya and Jeremy live in Montclair, New Jersey where they are both in the 7th grade at Renaissance School
Cinemaniac Award (grades 4-6)
The Grand Cinemaniac Award
Kaya Schuster for her film
My Town… the Way I See It
Kaya lives in Montclair, New Jersey and is in the 5th grade at Hillside Elementary School
Grand Tour MontclairGracie lives in Montclair, New Jersey and is in the 5th grade at Hillside Elementary School
Honorable Mention Awards:
Best StorylineEmily Schnorr and Mara Evans Picnic
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Most Visually CompellingMarie Orlowski Choices
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Most OriginalAnna Brancaccio, Sam Schnorr and Danielle Robospeedman 2000
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Best MessageStephanie Brewster, Shanelle Forde, Althea George, John Bosco-Johnson, Michael Jones, Hope for the Homeless
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Most CreativeEthan Oberman Sedated Seat |
Best AnimationMarion Ambito, Zahira Corrigan, Amateur Night
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Alex Holzman, Mackenzie Allen, Brandon Fernandez, Dominique Bridges
High Fructose
Special Mention
Alegra Givins |
Britton Korbel |
Corey |
Alex Holzman, Mackenzie Allen, Melanie Griffith, Mark Hawrylo |
Clyde Bonsil |
Nick Mead, Casey Potters, Aiden O’Connor and, Hank Felix |
Grace Reddington |
Lilly Jones |
John General |
Anne Earl, Katelyn Barnes |
Marie Orlowski, Kale Ziadie, Sam Sweedy, Triston Lafferriere |
Mackenzie Allen, Jess Nguyen, Emily Pietrangelo, Katie Padmore |
Franchesca Moran, Colin Mazelis, Natasha Langfritz, Melanie Grifith, Ryan Herbert |
Nick Bartlett, Dylan Harney, Hank Felix and Aiden O’Connor |
Emily Greenberg |
Ryan Callahan |
Holly Horne |
Marc Anthony Ferre |
Kevin Woods |
Marie Orlowski |
Anna and Zoe Ferguson |
Sarah Bowbliss, Franchesca Moran, Colin Mazelis, Freddy Porras |
Alex Holzman, Brandon Fernandez, Sidney gabrich, Addison Frinzi, Danielle Mohan |
William Sokoloski |
Daisy Chase |
The jury consisted of:
Montclair Film Festival Media Contact
Jillian Nannery, The TASC Group
(646) 723-4344
jill@thetascgroup.com
Montclair Film Festival Hires Festival Directors Raphaela Neihausen and Thom Powers; Announcement Made at Benefit Event with Stephen Colbert
Inaugural Festival Slated for May 2-6, 2012 to Include Comedy Film Competition
December 2, 2011 – Montclair, NJ – The Montclair Film Festival announced the appointment of Raphaela Neihausen and Thom Powers as festival directors to lead programming for the inaugural five-day event on May 2-6, 2012. The announcement was made at a benefit featuring Stephen Colbert in conversation with writer Jonathan Alter at The Wellmont Theater that raised over $100,000 for the festival in one night.
Neihausen and Powers are well-established in the festival world as directors of the seven-year-old documentary series Stranger Than Fiction and the two-year-old DOC NYC festival, both based at IFC Center in Manhattan. “Montclair gives us an exciting opportunity to move beyond our roots in documentary and program in other genres,” said Powers, who also programs for the Toronto International Film Festival where he’s hosted New Jersey talent such as Bruce Springsteen and Chris Rock.
“The timing of Montclair in spring makes a nice complement to our other work in the fall,”
said Neihausen. “The festival has assembled an impressive Board of Directors that reflects the community’s diversity and influence. We think the film world will fall in love with Montclair the way we have.”
The Montclair Film Festival has been in development for some two years, under the guidance of a Board of Directors that includes Bob Feinberg, general counsel of WNET; Daniel Battsek, President of National Geographic Films; Kahane Corn Cooperman, co-executive producer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Jeff Cooperman, managing producer of The Colbert Report. The organization has run several successful one-off events including free outdoor screenings and signed on Comedy Central as a festival sponsor.
“After months of searching for the right leadership, we’re thrilled to bring aboard Thom and
Raphaela,” said Feinberg, the festival board chairman. “They bring a fresh vision for Montclair and have a great track record for creating successful film events.”
The May festival will include around 25 feature films representing fiction, documentary and
international content. “Given the high concentration of comedy writers who live here, humor will be a strong component of the festival,” said Powers. The festival will showcase a competition for comedy feature films.
Montclair Film Festival
Montclair Film Festival (MFF) is a non-profit, tax exempt, community-based organization that is producing film-centered events on a year round basis and will produce a multi-day, multi-venue Film Festival in and around Montclair in May 2012. Founded in early 2010, MFF’s mission is to nurture and showcase the talents of filmmakers from around the world, while creating a cultural focal point for the Township of Montclair that unites, empowers, educates and celebrates our diverse heritage and robust artistic community.
www.montclairfilmfest.org
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On Oct. 16, MFF hosted a members-only “Trivia Night” benefit, held at Fitzgerald 1928 Pub. Categories included Film, Sports, Art, Current Events and more! See the full gallery on facebook…
