NextFrame News

March 1, 2008

2008-2009 Call for Entries
Now Open!

Think your project is NextFrame material? Submit it!

* Low entry fees for U.S. students
* Students from non-U.S. schools enter for free!
* We accept projects in Narrative, Documentary, Animation and Experimental
* If accepted, your project will screen at dozens of venues around the world
* Winners receive prizes and product grants (worth over $15,000!) from many of the blue chips in the industry, including Avid, Kodak, Final Draft, and more!

Early Bird Deadline: April 30, 2008
Regular Deadline: May 31, 2008

Visit our submissions page for details on how to enter.

 

August 27, 2007

2007-2008 Finalists Announced!

Congratulations to this year's filmmakers!

Narrative

Tolya
Winner: Director's Choice
Rodeon Brodsky
Sam Spiegel Film & TV School, ISRAEL

Pomiedzy (In Between)
Winner: 2nd Place Narrative
Jose E. Iglesias Vigil
PWSFTv i T (The Polish National Film School), POLAND

Deacon's Mondays
Lowell Frank & Destin Daniel Cretton
San Diego State University, USA

Pysäkki (Plateau)
Winner: Screenwriting
Antti Pirinen
Lahti University of Applied Sciences, FINLAND

Diorama
Ben Kalina
Temple University, USA

Kilka Prostych Slow (A Few Simple Words)
Winner: 1st Place Narrative
Anna Kazejak-Dawid
PWSFTv i T (The Polish National Film School), POLAND

Documentary

Milky Way
Winner: Cinematography, 2nd Place Documentary
Ivana Mladenovic
The National University of Theatrical & Cinematographical Arts, ROMANIA

Fading Estate
David Alvorado & Will Cotten
University of North Texas, USA

Radek
Magnus Von Horn
PWSFTv i T (The Polish National Film School), POLAND

Birthmarks
Winner: Sound Design
Naima Lowe
Temple University, USA

Left in Baghdad
Peter Jordan & John Kane
Stanford University, USA

Good Morning, Dangme
Winner: 1st Place Documentary
Takaya Kawasaki
New York University, USA

Experimental

27,000 Days
Winner: 1st Place Experimental
Naveen Singh
University of Southern California, USA

Testing the Undertow
Jennifer Proctor
University of Iowa, USA

Doxology
Michael Langan
Winner: 2nd Place Experimental
Rhode Island School of Design, USA

Shanghai Shanghai
Zhenchen Liu
Le Fresnoy, FRANCE

Miss Rose Fletcher: A Natural History
Laska Jimsen
Temple University, USA

Animation

Windows, Masks, Doors
Winner: 1st Place Animation
Sarah Orenstein
Rhode Island School of Design, USA

Running Seasons
Y. Grace Park
Rhode Island School of Design, USA

Cosmonaut Meets Astronaut Meets Taikonaut
Ellen Stein
FH Potsdam, GERMANY

The World, Naked as a Jaybird
Winner: 2nd Place Animation
Tiina Treasure
University of Central Florida, USA

Sycamore Eve
Evan Viera
Hampshire College, USA

June 25, 2007

2007-2008 Jurying Begins

Submissions for the 2007-2008 NextFrame festival tour are now closed. Thanks to all of you who shared your work with us. We were truly impressed by the diversity and sophistication of this year's films and look forward to an exciting tour this year.

As we gear up for the final round of judging, we are excited to count many notable professionals and academics among this year's jurors. Finalists will be announced very shortly, and this year's award winners will be announced in August at the 2007 UFVA Conference at the University of North Texas in Denton, TX (www.ufvaconference.unt.edu).

Thanks, again, to all who entered. We look forward to seeing your work in the future!

Entries: 249
Schools represented: 125
Countries represented: 26
Acceptance rates:

Narrative: 4%
Documentary: 9%
Experimental: 18%
Animation: 20%