dedicated to increasing access to media creation tools
the future of film is now
HIGH SCHOOL UNIVERSITY
INDEPENDENT
SCHOLARSHIPS
internships
filmmaking PRIZES
STUDIO School (LA), Thorne Media,
FUTURE MEDIA CONCEPTS
CELTX, Resolve, Logic Pro
ADOBE CC PRO, master class
8th Annual FESTIVAL
AWARDS GALA: Kimmel CENTER
(Fri, June 10, 2019)
HIGH SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY
INDEPENDENT
SUBMIT ANY FILM
OR SCRIPT MADE
IN LAST four YEARS
PROFESSIONAL
FILMMAKERS
JUDGE ALL ENTRIES
STORY
CREATIVITY
TECHNICALITY
AWARDS GALA AT
THE KIMMEL CENTER
(JUNE 2019)
SCHOLARSHIPS, internships AND FILMMAKING PRIZES
NEW for #rcff19
MINUTE OF EMOTION
FILM CHALLENGE
SUBMIT NOW
SOME BASICS…
-THEME-
MAKE US FEEL A SPECIFIC EMOTION IN EXACTLY 60 SECONDS
(Don’t Tell Us, Make us FEEL or EXPERIENCE the emotion)
-GEAR-
SHOOT WITH A MOBILE DEVICE IF YOU DON’T HAVE CAMERA
(film at the highest quality your camera can shoot in)
ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS/GEAR CAN BE USED IN MAKING YOUR FILM
(make the most professional film you can)
-GENRE-
ALL FILM TYPES ARE ACCEPTABLE
(Doc, Fiction, Animation…Be Creative)
ANY LANGUAGE CAN BE SPOKEN
(Include subtitles if needed)
-SUBMISSIONS-
SOLO SUBMISSIONS ARE ACCEPTED
BUT FILM IS COLLABORATIVE, SO TEAM SUBMISSIONS ARE FINE
NO LIMIT TO NUMBER OF FILMS SUBMITTED BY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP
-FILM FILES-
SUBMIT A LINK TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY FILM FILE YOU HAVE PRODUCED
(H.264 1920X1080 at minimum)
-MUSIC & OTHER ELEMENTS-
COMPOSE YOUR OWN OR INCORPORATE FAIR USE MUSIC/GRAPHICS IN YOUR FILM
(you’ll be asked to include the author’s name and copyright to use in your film)
-OFFICIAL SELECTIONS-
OUR JUDGES WILL DETERMINE SELECTED FILMS IN APRIL
WE WILL ANNOUNCE THESE FILMS IN EARLY MAY
ALL SELECTED FILMS WILL SCREEN ON YOUTUBE IN MAY
-PRIZES/AWARDS-
TOP 10 FILMS (NUMBER OF VIEWS) WILL SCREEN LIVE
#RCFF19 Awards at KIMMEL CENTER, Philadelphia (June 10, 2019)
ALL FILMS ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL FILMMAKING PRIZES
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR FILM WITH MOST VIEWS ON YOUTUBE
Three-Week Window for Views (May 20-June 10th)
-DEADLINES-
FREE ENTRIES CLOSE APRIL 15TH
SUBMIT NOW!!!
#rCFF19
HUNDREDS of
FILMMAKERS FROM
over 50 programs
in 15 nations
Video Editing by Eamon Kelly
Graphic Design by Mark Gucciardi-Kriegh
SUBSCRIBE TO ROUGH CUT MEDIA
AND THE #RCFF18
WINNERS ARE...
OVERALL FILM
AWARDS
BEST
NARRATIVE
UNIVERSITY WINNER
MAN IN A BOX
Brothers
Vivienne
The Abyss of Man
What Happens to a Caterpillar
HIGH SCHOOL WINNER
THE WORST DAY
Dollar
Georts
Fold
Forwards, Backwards
INTERNATIONAL WINNER
FORFALNE- (DILAPIDATED)- NORWAY
Soaring Soldiers- Denmark
Addy- United Kingdom
Ask No Questions- Norway
Boy- Denmark
BEST DOCUMENTARY
UNIVERSITY WINNER
AT THE TABLE
Becoming Catholic
Ebony War Porn
Shattering Refuge
Beyond the Soup Kitchen: Philadelphia
HIGH SCHOOL WINNER
POPPYN: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY &
DISPLACEMENT IN PHILADELPHIA
3:14:18
Uncle Bobbie's Coffee and Books
Is This Ok? A Film About Consent
Gathering Dust: The Past, Present and Future of Germantown High
INTERNATIONAL WINNER
ANOTHER KIND OF GIRL- JORDAN
Branka- Croatia
Lares Penatesque- Croatia
BEST EXPERIMENTAL
UNIVERSITY WINNER
MACABRE AT LIGHTHOUSE LAKE
Sold Sign
Castle in Air
The Adderall Guy
Metamorphosis
HIGH SCHOOL WINNER
ANXIETY
Welcomer
You Don't Get a Say
Minute of Consciousness
Drug Store Romeo
INTERNATIONAL WINNER
iRony- AUSTRALIA
Who Are We?- Ireland
Who's in Charge Here- Russia
Jabal Mehsen and El Tebbeneh- Lebanon
100 Second Red Light- Kurdistan
#RCFF18 SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD
SONARI NNAMDI-CHIDI
SHATTERING REFUGE
BEST PERFORMANCE
UNIVERSITY WINNERS (2)
GRACE TISO- WHAT HAPPENS TO A CATERPILLAR
ADRIAN ABEL AMADOR- MAN IN A BOX
Devynn Pedell- Vivienne
Ian Ross- Swipe Right
Kathy Chan- Sold Sign
Ryan Haagen- Brothers
HIGH SCHOOL WINNERS (2)
MYCHAELA ROSARIO- PINKY PROMISE
ESME PETERSHEIM- PINKY PROMISE
Alex Aliyeh- The Worst Day
Christian Ruiz- Night Terror
JB Mason- Fold & Anxiety
BEST
OVERALL CAST
UNIVERSITY WINNER
WHAT HAPPENS TO A CATERPILLAR
Brothers
The Abyss of Man
Vivienne
The Adderall Guy
HIGH SCHOOL WINNER
FORWARDS, BACKWARDS
Dollar
The Worst Day
Once Upon a Dream
Happy Colored Marbles
TECHNICALS
AWARDS
BEST
DIRECTION
UNIVERSITY WINNERS (2)
FRANNY BERNSTEIN
WHAT HAPPENS TO A CATERPILLAR
RYAN HAAGEN
BROTHERS
HIGH SCHOOL (2 WINNERS)
SAM GUALTIERI
WELCOMER & GEORTS
JALEN RAMSEUR- WILLIAMS
FORWARDS, BACKWARDS & WELCOMER
BEST
EDITING
UNIVERSITY WINNER
RYAN HAAGEN- BROTHERS
The Adderall Guy
What Happens to a Caterpillar
Man in a Box
Sold Sign
HIGH SCHOOL WINNER
JALEN RAMSEUR-WILLIAMS
FORWARDS, BACKWARDS
The Worst Day
Night Terror
Anxiety
You Don't Get a Say
BEST
CINEMATOGRAPHY
UNIVERSITY WINNER
JACK HASTON (2 FILMS)
CASTLES IN THE AIR
METAMORPHOSIS
Vivienne
Brothers
Man in a Box
HIGH SCHOOL WINNER
ELI EISENSTEIN- DOLLAR
Welcomer
Forwards, Backwards
The Worst Day
Drug Store Romeo
BEST SOUND DESIGN & SCORE
UNIVERSITY WINNER
RYAN HAAGEN- BROTHERS
Macabre at Lighthouse Lake
What Happens to a Caterpillar
Brothers
At The Table
Sold Sign
HIGH SCHOOL WINNER
SKYLAR GUTMAN- THE WORST DAY
Anxiety
Welcomer
Happy Colored Marbles
Once Upon a Dream
BEST SCORE WINNER
JOSH BISSO- RAVAGE
Man in a Box
The Abyss of Man
Pinky Promise
Beyond The Soup Kitchen- Philadelphia
BEST
FILM CONCEPT
UNIVERSITY WINNER
FRANNY BERNSTEIN
WHAT HAPPENS TO A CATERPILLAR
Vivienne
The Adderall Guy
Brothers
Man in a Box
HIGH SCHOOL WINNER
FRANCESCA JOY MURPHY
YOU DON'T GET A SAY
My Time
Georts
Fold
Forwards, Backwards
PFS ROXY
AUDIENCE AWARDS
FILM REEL 1 (SAT, 6/16)
GEORTS
FILM REEL 2 (SAT, 6/16)
CASTLES IN THE AIR
FILM REEL 3 (SUN, 6/17)
THE ABYSS OF MAN
FILM REEL 4 (SUN, 6/17)
MAN IN A BOX
and the #RCFF18
official selections are...
HIGH SCHOOL FILMS
You Don't Get A Say by Francesca Murphy
Dollar by Noah Eisenstein
Anxiety by JB Mason
Welcomer by Sam Gualtieri
Forwards Backwards by Jalen Ramseur-Williams
Is This Ok? A Film About Consent by POWER Interns
Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books
by Isaac Mandel, Maddy Dumont, Matthew McQuillan, and Lucas Johnston-Peck
3:14:18 by Kate Kopf
A Holocaust Escapee by Lauren Weber
Minute of Consciousness by Jonathon Alexander
My Time by Olivia Sandom
Born From a Boombox by Donovan Agosto
The Worst Day by Max Hakim
Georts by Andrew Semisch
Once Upon a Dream by Grace Conley
Beyond the Walls: The Stacey Torrance Story by Kaamil Jones
Happy Colored Marbles by Pablo Salvatierra
Fold by JB Mason
It's OK Not to be OK by VOICES
Gathering Dust: The Past, Present and Future of Germantown High
by Brenden Dahl, Steven Pu, Kiran McCulloch, and Caleb Metelits
Night Terror by Jalen Ramseur-Williams
Drug Store Romeo by Kate Kopf, Nat Hilton, Lyle Seitz, Sam Montgomery and Siani Davis
Masc on, Masc Off: A Film About Hyper-Masculinity by POWER Interns
Temple University and Displacement in North Philadelphia by POPPYN Producers
UNIVERSITY FILMS
Shattering Refuge by Sonari-Nnamdi Chidi
Brothers by Ryan Haagen
The Adderall Guy by Miles Bettinelli
Macabre at Lighthouse Lake by Avery Herzog
What Happens to a Caterpillar by Franny Bernstein
Metamorphosis by Sophia You
Sold Sign by Samantha Tan
At The Table by Kristen Harrison
Vivienne by Devin Kasparian
11 by Spencer Muhlstock
Swipe Right by Nick Morgan
Pinky Promise by Laurel Murr
Man in a Box by Amanda Cohen
Becoming Catholic by Katherine Wzorek
Beyond the Soup Kitchen: Philadelphia by Sofia Barrett
Ravage by Jordan Goldstein
Ebony War Porn by Davell Barnes
The Abyss of Man by Jacob Lazarow
Castles in the Air by Jack Haston
INDEPENDENT FILMS
Intangible by Hrvoje Bazina
Encounter by Christopher Oliver
Note to Self by Marshall Woodruff
INTERNATIONAL FILMS
(in partnership with Four Rivers Film Festival & Youth Cinema Network (EU)
Are You Following Me?- Croatia
Soaring Soldiers- Station Next- Denmark
Forfalne (Dilapidated)- Norway
Addy- United Kingdom
Jabal Mehsen and El Tebbeneh- Lebanon
Another Kind of Girl- Jordan
Forget me not (Potočnica)- Serbia
Portrets- Georgia
The True Impact- Intl Youth Media Summit (Mixed)
Branka- Croatia
Boy- Station Next- Denmark
Ernie!- by Hadley Hillel (USA via #4RFF)
Still ingen spørsmål (Ask No Questions)- Norway
Smile- Italy
iRony- Australia
100 Second Red Light- Kurdistan
Skins (Kože)- Croatia
Who Are We?- Ireland
Who's In Charge Here?- Russia
Desire- Norway
The Grey Area- MFF School- Bosnia i Hercegovina
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