New Jersey Documentary Film Festival

Sparta, NJ, United States, North America

10 - 11 Oct, 2020

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New Jersey Documentary Film Festival

Sparta, NJ, United States, North America

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About the festival

This is the inaugural festival for the New Jersey Documentary Film Festival. We are screening both short and feature length documentary films over a 2 day period in Sparta, NJ.

There will be a Q&A for all attending filmmakers following their screenings.

Awards for:

Best Feature Documentary
Best Documentary Short
Best Student Doc

NJ Documentary Film Festival official selections will receive laurels
Trophies will be awarded to the Best Doc Short, Best Feature Doc and Best Student Doc.
There will also be a $250 Cash prize for Best Doc Feature, $150 for best Doc Short and $50 for Best Student Doc

About

This is the inaugural festival for the New Jersey Documentary Film Festival. We are screening both short and feature length documentary films over a 2 day period in Sparta, NJ.

There will be a Q&A for all attending filmmakers following their screenings.

Awards for:

Best Feature Documentary
Best Documentary Short
Best Student Doc

NJ Documentary Film Festival official selections will receive laurels
Trophies will be awarded to the Best Doc Short, Best Feature Doc and Best Student Doc.
There will also be a $250 Cash prize for Best Doc Feature, $150 for best Doc Short and $50 for Best Student Doc

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

RULES
All genres/forms accepted. Seeking Documentary films only, Both Short and Feature length films will be considered. ALL GENRES of Documentary Films will be considered
All foreign-language works MUST be subtitled in English to be considered.

SUBMISSION ELIGIBILITY
- All submissions must have been completed after January 1, 2017.
- Short films are up to 59 minutes. Feature length films are 60 minutes or longer.
- We place no restrictions on your work in terms of premiere status
- Applicants may submit as many entries as they wish, as long as each entry has a separate entry form and fee.
- Features must not be available online as a DVD or digital download/link for purchase. They also must not have been broadcast on television in the United States or screened theatrically in the United States prior to October 11th 2020.
- All films must be submitted in English or with English subtitles.
- By submitting to us, you give us the right to screen your film in front of a live audience. You are also giving us permission to promote clips and stills from your film on social media, based on the press kits you provide us with.
- Official Selection: Films selected for screening will be notified via email.
- We cannot provide refunds.
- We reserve the right to update our terms and conditions at any time.

FILMS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA ONLINE SCREENER ONLY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PORTALS:
- FilmFreeway and its video player;
- Vimeo with its current password protected private link;
- YouTube as an unlisted link.
Passwords must not be changed until submissions have closed and notification of program films is announced.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Documentary Short
Early Bird (1st March, 2020) $15
Regular (17th February, 2021) $23
Late (1st April, 2021) $30

All genres of Documentary films under 60 minutes allowed

Documentary Feature
Early Bird (1st March, 2020) $20
Regular (17th February, 2021) $30
Late (1st April, 2021) $35

All genres of documentary films accepted over 60 minuets

High School Student Film (Grade 12 age 19 and under)
Early Bird (1st March, 2020) $5
Regular (17th February, 2021) $5
Late (1st April, 2021) $10

Any Documentary short or feature created by HIGH SCHOOL students (Grade 12)

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