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2010 Princeton Student Film & Video Festival

July 21 & 22, 2010,

7:00 p.m. both nights

Community Room of the

Princeton Public Library

65 Witherspoon Street

FREE ADMISSION

The screenings are intended for a teen and adult audience.

Princeton Student Film & Video Festival 2010

2010 Princeton Student Film & Video Festival Official Selections

WEDNESDAY JULY 21, 2010

140 Seconds - Alex Winchell

Two teenagers fulfill their dreams of entering a local film festival, armed only with an old camera, some good friends, and a robot pirate.

Genre: Comedy. Running time: 2:40

Small Fry - Kevin Chu

A small fish goes on the adventure of a lifetime.

Genre: Animation. Running time: :45

The Sandman - David Scala

A mother tries to ease her terminally ill son in his final days with a classic bedtime story. Genre: Dramatic Narrative. Running time: 9:15

Blind Painter - Alessia Arregui

A blind painter draws and paints images from nature based on his memories. Genre: Abstract. Running time: 3:10

Liberty – A Film – Craig Surko

A documentary about musician Nathaniel Liberty, who works in the Harry Partch Institute at Montclair State University.

Genre: Documentary. Running time: 6:25

I Was a Power Ranger - Henry Basta and Jay Karolenko

The band “Sharpened Crayons” pick up a cape and a guitar to play a nostalgic song about childhood super-heroes.

Genre: Music Video. Running time: 4:33

Note to Self - Claudia Confoy

A boy wrestles with his inner demons.

Genre: Dramatic Narrative

Running time: 6:22

Whistle Pop - Daniel Ardura

A child accepts candy from a creepy stranger.

Genre: Feature

Running time: 2:52

Heirloom - Jolisa Brinson

Two sisters with a strained relationship are reunited at the funeral of their grandmother, and sparks fly over two very different gifts she has left to them. Genre: Dramatic Narrative. Running time: 20:01

Out of the Abyss - Kyle Garvey

Two lads awake to find themselves in the midst of an absence of what was, namely, their lives. Genre: Comedy/Sci-fi. Running time: 3:15

West Virginia Slims - Travis Maiuro

An eccentric, hopeless romantic waits patiently for the love of his life. Genre: Narrative Feature. Running time: 7:40

Case – Charlie and Warren Heller

A disgraced former athlete is forced to deliver briefcases for the mob.

Genre: Crime Thriller/Comedy

Running time: 12:48

THURSDAY JULY 22, 2010

Missed the Boat - Valentina Feldman

Two Tyrannosaurus Rex pack for a cruise.

Genre: Animation. Running time: 1:29

The Boardwalk in Asbury Park - Paul Marvucic

A look on a summer day at the historic boardwalk in Asbury Park, NJ.

Genre: Music Video. Running time: 1:50

Pineapples mhmmm - Henry Basta and Jay Karolenko

A story about the lengths two 20-year olds will go to in order to help their childhood icon get over a phobia. Music can help solve problems… kind of.

Genre: Comedy. Running time: 7:31

A Girl in Glass - Melinda Morgan

Laura, a quiet and misunderstood girl and at odds with her mother’s expectations for her, is changed by a visit from a young gentleman. Inspired by the story “A Portrait of a Girl in Glass” by Tennessee Williams. Genre: Dramatic Narrative. Running time: 9:50

Super Bowl 44 - Ben Smallzman

Two clay men make a million dollar bet on the outcome of the Super Bowl, and the loser resorts to dangerous actions to pay the debt.

Genre: Animation. Running time: 7:13

3:54 a.m. - Gem Aludino

A young man reflects on happier times but realizes that life only moves in one direction. Genre: Abstract. Running time: 2:20

Skid Row: Life in the Shadows - Brad Shutack

A documentary about the lives of some of the residents of the streets of downtown Los Angeles. Genre: Documentary. Running time: 12:19

Super Fresh Love - Brooke Basta

It is possible to fall in love in the supermarket. An animated music video featuring the band “Sharpened Crayons”.

Genre: Animation. Running time: 3:42

Corrugated Hearts - Billimarie Robinson

By resisting a universal upgrade, Jake finds himself in the midst of a battle between individuality and love.

Genre: Abstract. Running time: 6:16

Enamour -Justin Ho

enamour- to inspire with love; captivate; charm.

Genre: Dramatic Narrative. Running time: 20:37

Foursquare Day - Jeremy Teicher

Leo Cooper, a shy fourth-grader, makes new friends on the playground – and he encounters new adversaries too – when he plays Foursquare after school for the first time. Genre: Comedy. Running time: 7:17

Tinnitus - Tim O'Connor

Sometimes you’ve just got to get rid of that horrible buzzing in your ears.

Genre: Experimental. Running time: 3:08

THANKS!

We received 95 entries this year for the PSF&VF and the films selected represent this creative and outstanding work -- thank you to all of the student filmmakers for sending films for consideration!

The Princeton Student Film & Video Festival is in its 7th consecutive year and it is sponsored by the Princeton Public Library. The mission of the festival is 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. 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.

Trailers for the festival, edited by Mary Conlon:

Wednesday night | Thursday night

The screenings are free and open to the public and are intended for a teen and adult audience.

Filmmakers with selected films with be invited to provide a short Q&A after their film, and they will be provided with custom festival t-shirts.

The festival will close each night with a party, with ice cream and sorbet, courtesy of the bent spoon, Princeton, NJ.

Artist Visions Lambertville NJ This year a selection of films from the Princeton Student Film & Video Festival will also screen at Artist Visions Film Festival, a new, first-year festival in nearby Lambertville, New Jersey, July 23 & 24, 2010.

They are highlighting work from students in Hunterdon County, NJ and Bucks County, PA, with some of the short film selections screening at the Princeton Student Film & Video Festival.

Festival Documents:

FESTIVAL FLYER

FESTIVAL PROGRAM

CALL FOR ENTRIES FLYER

ENTRY FORM

GUIDELINES

News article about the 2010 Princeton Student Film & Video Festival:

Princeton Student Film and Video Festival Looking to Delight Viewers in Its Seventh Year

Town Topics, July 21, 2010

For more information, questions about the festivals and the entry process please contact:

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:

2009 Princeton Student Film & Video Festival

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.