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Hoboken International Film Festival
June 1, 2012 - June 7, 2012
MISSION & OBJECTIVE
Hoboken International Film Festival ("HIFF") is dedicated to showcasing and promoting fine non-studio films, TV pilots, and screenplays from filmmakers throughout the United States and internationally. The best submissions will be rewarded with cash prizes in nearly ten categories. As will be discussed in the next section, HIFF has quickly become one of the top ten best film festivals in the world.
ABOUT
THE FESTIVAL
Now in its sixth year, the 2011 Hoboken International Film Festival ("HIFF") is being held June 3 to June 9, 2011. A Gold Coast/Hudson River event, hosted by Gilbert Gottfried, HIFF will showcase numerous film and TV stars, and the world's most cutting edge films. HIFF continues to grow – in 2011 HIFF had over 1,500 film submissions from all over the world, and accepted just over 90 films (the competition is fierce). Festival attendance has eclipsed 15,000 people in each of the past few years. A star-filled event, HIFF has had several Academy Award and Emmy winners and nominees, and numerous other fan-favorite celebrities at screenings, award ceremonies and special events.
With a celebrity jury comprised of Academy Award and Emmy winners, and powerhouse partners that include The New York Post, Fox and their highly anticipated drama “Terra Nova”, DiamondJewelersOnline.com, The Hilton Hotel, 101.9 RXP, Little Italy’s Sambuca’s and Umberto’s, Boylan Soda, Zyr Vodka, Pop Chip, Singha Beer, SDL, Illy Coffe, and Cedar Lane Cinemas, HIFF is a worldwide renowned film festival. Showcasing the hottest domestic and international movies and their filmmakers, HIFF will kick off on June 3, 2011 with The Filmmakers Reception and Opening Night Screenings.
At this year’s Gala Awards Ceremony, noted as one of the best in the country for its Oscar-like class and fanfare, the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winning, stunning actress, Carroll Baker (How the West Was Won, Baby Doll, Kindergarten Cop). Past recipients have included other legendary actors, Robert Loggia (Academy Award and Emmy nominee; Scarface, Big, Independence Day), Cloris Leachman (Academy Award Winner & 15-time Emmy Winner & Nominee), Billy Dee Williams (The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Lady Sings the Blues) and Charles Durning (2-time Academy Award/4-time Golden Globe/9-time Emmy winner and nominee).
HIFF awards the winning filmmakers with cash prizes in several categories. There are also awards given in several other categories, and there are numerous top distribution companies in attendance of the festival and monitoring the Official Selections…And then there is the very special New York Post Feature Film Trailer Competition held on NYPost.com!
THE JURY
An elite jury of celebrities, industry leaders, and key festival personnel have determined the winners of several prizes awarded by Hoboken International Film Festival. The 2011 jury members are:
Charles Durning (2-time Academy Award/4-time Golden Globe/9-time Emmy Winner & Nominee)
Kenneth Del Vecchio (Critically Acclaimed Filmmaker, Bestselling Author, HIFF Chairman)
Thomas G. Waites (And Justice For All, The Thing, An Affirmative Act)
Angela Little (American Pie Bandcamp, My Boss's Daughter, The Life Zone)
Eric Etebari (“Witchblade”, The Lincoln Lawyer, An Affirmative Act)
Nina Transfeld (The Life Zone, The Great Fight, HIFF Vice Chairwoman)
Christie Napurano (Producer, Publicist, HIFF Vice Chairwoman)
Jeff Quinlan (Executive Producer, HIFF Vice Chairman)
Robert Borneman (Executive Producer; HIFF Assistant Director)
Joyce Borneman (Executive Producer; HIFF Assistant Director)
Michael Borao (Boxing Manager, Entertainment Attorney, Screenwriter)
Dr. Francine Del Vecchio (Ivy League Professor, Screenwriter, Producer)
Sydney Houlihan (Director, Screenplay Competition)
CASH PRIZES & AWARDS
HIFF will select films, and award cash prizes, in numerous
categories. Cash prizes will be awarded in the following categories:
Best Feature Film - $1000.00; Best Director (Feature Film)
- $500.00; Best Screenplay (Feature Film) - $500.00; Best
Actor (Feature Film) - $500.00; Best Actress (Feature Film)
- $500.00; Best Short Film; Best Documentary- $500.00; Best
TV Pilot- $250.00; Best Unproduced Screenplay- $500.00.
ORGANIZERS
Kenneth Del Vecchio, Founder & Chairman
Nina Transfeld, Vice Chairwoman
Christie Napurano, Vice Chairwoman
Jeff Quinlan, Vice Chairman
Andrew Gause, Director of Operations
Nelson Page, Director of Theatrical Services
Daniel Frier, Festival Legal Counsel
Caren Lancona (B Scene Agency), Public Relations Director
Marcum Accountants, Festival Accountant
Robert Borneman, Assistant Director
Joyce Borneman, Assistant Director
Justin LaMarca, Assistant Director
Sydney Houlihan, Director Screenplay Competition
Dr. Francine Del Vecchio, Festival First Lady
KENNETH DEL VECCHIO, CHAIRMAN
“As usual, Mr. Del Vecchio was larger than life.”
-The New York Times
Often headlined as “Renaissance Man,” Kenneth Del Vecchio is a critically acclaimed filmmaker who has written, produced and directed 15 feature films that star 50+ film and TV stars, including multiple Academy Award and Emmy winners and nominees. He has recent distribution deals with majors such as Palisades Tartan Films, Universal’s Vivendi Entertainment, Anchor Bay and E-1 Entertainment, with several other large distribution deals underway. Mr. Del Vecchio is founder and chairman of one of the world’s largest film festivals, Hoboken International Film Festival. He also is the author of some of the nation’s bestselling legal books, including criminal codebooks published by Prentice Hall and New Jersey Law Journal Books/ALM. A bestselling criminal suspense novelist, he has recently inked a deal with Transit Publishing/Cogito Media Group. In addition, he is the owner of The Criminal Law Learning Center, where he has taught thousands of police officers and lawyers…And he is a former Judge, who also has tried over 400 cases as a practicing criminal attorney.
Kenneth Del Vecchio’s filmography includes: An Affirmative Act, The Great Fight, iMurders, Kinky Killers, Fake, The Life Zone, O.B.A.M. Nude, Three Chris’s, Alone in the Dark 2, The Drum Beats Twice, Pride & Loyalty, Tinsel Town, Here and There, The Crimson Mask, and Rules For Men. His novels are Pride & Loyalty, Revelation in the Wilderness and The Great Heist (his most recent novel), which will be released by Transit Publishing in January 2011. And his legal books include: Code of Criminal Justice: A Practical Guide to the Penal Statutes (national criminal codebook), New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice: A Practical Guide to the Penal Statutes, New York Code of Criminal Justice: A Practical Guide to the Penal Statutes, and Test Prep Guide to Accompany New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice, with numerous others in the works.
For more detailed information about Kenneth Del Vecchio, including critical reviews and press quotes, please visit www.justiceforallproductions.com.
GENERAL RULES
HIFF competition categories are open to United States and international entries. Feature films, short films, documentaries and TV pilots must be submitted on DVD or Blu-Ray for preview--NTSC only. Foreign language entries must have English language subtitles. Screenplays in the "Unproduced Screenplay" category must be submitted in English. Entries (excluding screenplays submitted in the "Unproduced Screenplay" category) must have been completed after January 1, 2006. Applicants may submit multiple entries.
Include contact information, with both an email address and phone number if possible, on all DVD, Blu-Ray and screenplay submissions. For DVD and Blu-Ray submissions, please submit in sturdy containers and/or bubble wrap to avoid damage. DVD, Blu-Ray and screenplay submissions will not be returned to the submitters.
HIFF has the absolute, unconditioned right to screen any film or project submitted to HIFF
Cash prizes are conditioned upon winners personal presence and acceptance at the festival's Gala Awards Ceremony. The winner of the jury awards for Best Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature, Best Short Film, Best TV Pilot and the Audience Award Best of the Festival, must be personally accepted by the projects' producer, director or executive producer in order to be eligible for the cash prizes. In order to receive any cash prize, the winner's film must have been submitted with the appropriate submission fee; films submitted without their respective submission fees are not eligible for cash prizes, though they may win HIFF award(s) and are entitled to the trophies if they do win any HIFF award(s).
In the event that HIFF pays for airfare and/or hotel accommodations for any filmmakers and/or any individuals whatsoever, those said filmmakers/individuals shall forfeit the right to receive any cash prize(s) in a monetary value up to an amount equal to HIFF's payment of his/her airfare and/or hotel accommodations.
Officially selected films will not have their screening format (eg - DVD, Blu-Ray, Beta SP, DigiBeta, 35mm print) returned unless the fillmmaker pays for the shipping. In that event, the filmmaker must supply HIFF with pre-paid self-addressed packaging, or another form of payment agreed upon by HIFF.
Please see specific categories for more information.
PAYMENTS FOR SUBMISSIONS
Payments can be made through Withoutabox by credit card (see
"Submit Films & Screenplays" page), or by check
or money order. Checks and money orders should be made payable
to "Hoboken International Film Festival"
or "HIFF" and sent to 243 Linda Vista Avenue,
North Haledon, NJ 07506. Submission fees are non-refundable.
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