First Annual Rutherford Film Festival
Send out the red alert! Calling all filmmakers! Calling all cinephiles!
The Williams Center is proud to announce its inaugural film festival taking place May 23 - May 25, 2024 in Rutherford, NJ. The festival is currently open to submissions at http://filmfreeway.com/RutherfordFilmFestival and all screenings will take place at the Williams Center in Rutherford, New Jersey.
During the festival, the artist-run event center will host lectures, parties and screenings commemorating contemporary filmmaking. Twelve awards will be presented to the top voted films in the following categories: Best High School Film, Best College Film, Best Music Video, Best Documentary, Best Short Film, Best Sound Design, Best Music and Score, Best Cinematography, Best Screenwriting, Best Art Direction, Best Feature Film and the William Carlos Williams Screenplay Award.
Tiered deadlines and entry fees across all competitions are as follows: Earlybird deadline entrants’ standard fee is $25, students’ fee is $15, and Members’ fee is $10. Regular deadline entrants’ standard fee is $35, students’ fee is $20, and Members’ fee is $15. Late deadline entrants’ standard fee is $50, students’ fee is $30, and Members’ fee is $20. Extended deadline entrants’ standard fee is $70, students’ fee is $40, and Members’ fee is $25.
The Rutherford Film Festival is the brainchild of Michael Olivo, art director of the Williams Center and head of the Rutherford Film Festival. He explains the motivation behind this new opportunity for budding filmmakers: “I felt the obligation to utilize the Williams Center’s cinemas in a fresh way that not only screened unique and experimental films, but also began to foster local filmmaking. Our goal here is to create a center for generation, reflection, and celebration, not just entertainment.”
Join us for Rutherford’s first celebration in cinema.
Tickets for all events can be found at williamscenter.co.
