2011 JERSEY FILMMAKERS OF TOMORROW BEST OF FEST - "IT ONLY TAKES ONE"

The 2011 Jersey Filmmakers of Tomorrow Bergen County High School Student Film Festival was held on November 12 at MediaMix Studios in Allendale, NJ. The Best of the Fest winner is Alexandra Schulsinger of Northern Highlands Regional High School for her film IT ONLY TAKES ONE. The Best of the Fest prize is a $500 US Savings Bond and 72 hours of post production time in Sirk Productions Digital Studio in New York City. Second prize ($200 US Savings Bond) goes to Steven Lopez of Rutherford High School for his film A LOPEZ CARTOON: UNDERCOVER APPLE MASTERMIND. Third prize ($100 US Savings Bond) goes to Ryan McIlraith of Northern Highlands Regional High School for his film TALKING BACK AT THE BEACH.

We are proud to have the New Jersey Education Association, FDU and MediaMix Studios on board as sponsors of this festival.

Applications for our 2012 Jersey Filmmakers of Tomorrow Bergen County High School Student Film Festival will be placed online on March 1, 2012. Visit www.fortleefilm.org for further information or call (201) 693-2763.

Our 2011 student filmmaker finalists will be eligible for entry at no cost in the 2012 Garden State Film Festival thanks to GSFF Festival Director Diane Raver. In 2011 two of our JFOT winners were also winners at the GSFF:

2011 GSFF Winners

The Garden State Film Festival would like to recognize films shot in the State of New Jersey with the following winners in the “Home Grown Award” categories:

Home Grown Student Short, High School
“Carved”
Kevin Cheetham, Director/Writer

Home Grown Documentary Short-High School
“Havana Nights”
Nicole Umina

Pictured above, from left to right: 2011 Jersey Filmmakers of Tomorrow winning filmmakers, Third Place winner Ryan Mcilraith, Best of the Fest winner Alexandra Schulsinger, Second Place winner Steven Lopez and
MediaMix owner and JFOT sponsor Joe Vargas.