By Al Nigrin

originally published: 06/10/2019







Winners of the 2019 New Jersey International Film Festival Competition Announced!



All the works that were part of the New Jersey International Film Festival Competition were selected by a panel of judges including media professionals, journalists, students, and academics. These judges selected the 20 finalists which were publicly screened at our Festival. The finalists were selected from 498 works submitted by filmmakers from around the world. In addition, the judges chose the Prize Winners in conjunction with the Festival Director.





Winner Best Feature Film



Aleksi – Barbara Vekarić (Dubrovnik, Croatia)





Winner Best Documentary Film



Sing you a Brand New Song: The Words and Music of Coleman Mellett – Jeanie Bryson (East Brunswick, New Jersey)





Winner Best Short Film



The Traffic Separating Device – Johan Palmgren (Stockholm, Sweden)





Winner Best Animation Film



Fuse – Shadi Adib (Stuttgart, Germany)

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Honorable Mention Winners



When I Last Saw Jesse – Brian Rose (Kansas City, Missouri)



Little Histories – Rafael Marziano (Caracas, Venezuela)



Carlotta’s Face – Valentin Riedl (Munich, Germany) and Frédéric Schuld (Hamburg, Germany)



Beast – Natalie Peracchio (Los Angeles, California)



House of Stronzo – Matthew White (Pittsford, New York)



The Reservoir – Jordan Rowe (Encino, California)



Clarence Clemons: Who Do I Think I Am – Nick Mead (Newton, Pennsylvania)