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Atlantic City Cinefest

Egg Harbor Township, NJ, United States, North America

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Atlantic City Cinefest

Egg Harbor Township, NJ, United States, North America

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General Information

founded

1994

edition

13th

Contact details

c/o 3419 Bargaintown Road Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234 United States

08234

jsokolic85@yahoo.com

(571) 298-5944

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About the festival

We are an independent festival which screens films from North America, but pays special attention New Jersey movies. We plan to devote a day to screening films that appeal to audiences over 50, as well. We like to bring at least one person from Hollywood/New York as an honoree. Past guests have included Kevin Smith, Robert Downey, Sr. Terry Winter, Peter Dobson, Blanche Baker, Bonnie Bedelia, William Forsythe, Christopher Mann, Chris Mulkey, Brian O'Halloran, Garry Pastore, Scott Schwartz, Al Sapienza, Tom Malloy, Louis Mandylor and Dominique Swain.

We are not holding a weekend festival for 2020 due to the uncertainty of the coronavirus. We may end up with a one day event, and we are seeking other avenues to keep the spirit going this year.

We will have the screenplay competition this year. We are inviting general script and also scripts written by senior citizens in conjunction with Geezermovies.com

We have also added a trailer competition with winners in short, feature and documentary categories.

Mission

Cash prizes for winners of the screenplay competition based on a percentage of entry fees. Top prizes will also get a reading and evaluation by producer Scott Rosenfelt, of Home Alone and Mystic Pizza fame.

For the TrailerFest, finalists will be awarded laurels, a certificate, and a screening of their completed film if available at the 2021 Atlantic City Cinefest.

Winners will receive trophies, laurels, a certificate, along with screening of their completed film if available at the 2021 Atlantic City Cinefest

About

We are an independent festival which screens films from North America, but pays special attention New Jersey movies. We plan to devote a day to screening films that appeal to audiences over 50, as well. We like to bring at least one person from Hollywood/New York as an honoree. Past guests have included Kevin Smith, Robert Downey, Sr. Terry Winter, Peter Dobson, Blanche Baker, Bonnie Bedelia, William Forsythe, Christopher Mann, Chris Mulkey, Brian O'Halloran, Garry Pastore, Scott Schwartz, Al Sapienza, Tom Malloy, Louis Mandylor and Dominique Swain.

We are not holding a weekend festival for 2020 due to the uncertainty of the coronavirus. We may end up with a one day event, and we are seeking other avenues to keep the spirit going this year.

We will have the screenplay competition this year. We are inviting general script and also scripts written by senior citizens in conjunction with Geezermovies.com

We have also added a trailer competition with winners in short, feature and documentary categories.

Mission

Cash prizes for winners of the screenplay competition based on a percentage of entry fees. Top prizes will also get a reading and evaluation by producer Scott Rosenfelt, of Home Alone and Mystic Pizza fame.

For the TrailerFest, finalists will be awarded laurels, a certificate, and a screening of their completed film if available at the 2021 Atlantic City Cinefest.

Winners will receive trophies, laurels, a certificate, along with screening of their completed film if available at the 2021 Atlantic City Cinefest

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

Rules
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SCRIPT SUBMISSION
• Cash prizes awarded based on total amount of submission fees. Prizes awarded to as many as three places per feature and per short. Scott Rosenfelt will read only the first place winners.
• Entrants to the senior citizen category must send a photo copy of an ID or drivers license or other material to confirm the writer is at least 60.
• Writers in any category may write about any subject
• Various prizes for each category are dispensed only if deemed worthy by judges.
• Screenplays must be unproduced.
• Entrants must fill out entry form.
• All authors’ names should be listed on the entry forms.
• You may submit multiple entries; each screenplay submitted must include its
own separate entry form and fee.
• Scripts must be submitted via .pdf file. Feature scripts must be between 80
and 120 pages; Short scripts from 10 to 40 pages. Pages must be numbered.
• It is the responsibility of the screenwriters to ensure work is protected via
copyright or Writers Guild registration. Visit www.wga.org
• Payment must be submitted online along with submission.
• Entrants retain all rights to their screenplays.

RULES FOR TRAILERFEST 2020
• Your film does NOT have to be completed.

• Time Limit: 2-3 minutes maximum

• All genres are welcome

• Categories: Shorts, Features, and Documentaries

• Select the category

• Include a synopsis

• Semi-finalists announced: September 30

• Finalists announced: October 15

• Winners announced: October 31

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Feature length script
Entry fees
Early Bird (1st May, 2020) $35
Regular (15th September, 2020) $45
Late (15th October, 2020) $35
Description

80 to 120 pages

Short scripts
Entry fees
Early Bird (1st May, 2020) $25
Regular (15th September, 2020) $30
Late (15th October, 2020) $25
Description

10 to 40 pages

Feature Length Script 60 and over
Entry fees
Early Bird (1st May, 2020) $35
Regular (15th September, 2020) $45
Late (15th October, 2020) $35
Description

Script may be on any subject, but must be written by someone at least 60 years old. 80 to 120 pages

Short Script 60 and over
Entry fees
Early Bird (1st May, 2020) $25
Regular (15th September, 2020) $30
Late (15th October, 2020) $25
Description

Writer must be at least 60 and may write on any subject. 10 to 40 pages

TrailerFest
Entry fees
Early Bird (1st May, 2020) $15
Regular (15th September, 2020) $20
Late (15th October, 2020) $15
Description

Submit a trailer for your film. Your film does NOT have to be completed. All genres are welcome. Send in a trailer from two to three minutes long for feature, short or documentary. Winning entrants from the three categories will be posted on a festival YouTube channel, Facebook and other social media accounts.

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