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"OFFICIAL SELECTIONS & FINALISTS 2021- SEASON 4!"

OUR 2021 FINALIST!!!

TO BE SCREENED LIVE

AUGUST 17, 2023 5 TO 7 P.M. (EST)

JUST BE YOU PERFORMING ARTS YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL

GRAND EASTONIAN HOTEL & SUITES

AWARD WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON AUGUST 18, 2023 ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!

"OFFICIAL SELECTIONS & FINALISTS 2021- SEASON 4!"

Film Screening Schedule - Aug, 17, 2023 from 5 to 7 p.m. - Grand Eastonian Hotel - Gold Room

  

JUST BE YOU PERFORMING ARTS YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL

FILM SCREENING SCHEDULE

(order of films subject to change)


Best International Youth films and Best Live Action Youth Made

· Lasting Impact

· Miss Fittz

· My Diary at the End of the World Football Edition

· Satin & Velvet

· Solitude

Best Actress Youth Division

· Condemned by Inaction

Best New Jersey Filmmaker Youth Division and Best Live Action Youth Made

· Corona Stars

· Do’s and Don’ts

Best Short Film Adult Division

· French Club

Best Short Animation Youth Made

· A Lego’s Luck

· Cry of the Corals

· Dams – the Pros & Cons

· Difficulties

· Return

· Robot Stories

· Ruth & Nick – A Confectionery Tale

· System Error

· The Moments

· Yellow Days

Special Presentation – Short Animation Premiere 

· God’s Amazing Comfort – by: Harmony Barlow

Best Short Documentary Youth Division and Best Live Action

· Auschwitz – Our Final Trip

· Perspective the Effects of Covid-19

· The Basic History of Video Games

· The Making of One Minute Meetings

· Warning

Special Presentation – Short Film Premiere

· Kendra the Rabbit – Movie Premiere – by: DJ Clarke

Best Short Film Faith Based Youth Division

· Lasting Impact

Best Short Film Drama or Comedy Youth Division

· A Conversation with E

· Empathy Rocks

· Superstar

· Taste Buds

· The Hill We Climb

· Voices

Best Stand-up/Sketch Comedy Performance Youth Division

· The Science of Stress During Remote Learning

AWARD WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON AUGUST 18, 2023 ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!

"OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 2020 - SEASON 3!"

OUR 2020 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS!!!

SHORT-FILM ADULT DIVISION

  

WE RIDE

Joshua M Thomas

USA


SHORT-FILM YOUTH DIVISION

  

PERFECTLY IMPERFECT

Millie Williams, Mallory Henderson

USA

 

THE VOICE FOR THE FUTURE

Anni Spacek

USA

 

THE WORLD THAT WAS

Dylan Stegemoller, Caden Smith

USA

 

ONE AT A TIME

Jacob Reinhart

USA

 

INVISIBLE INK

Logan Marber

USA

 

ROUTINE

Abdulaziz Sarhan

USA

 

DELIVERING SUNSHINE

London Mitchell

USA

 

DEADLINE NIGHTSHADE

Students TUMO  CCA

GERMANY

 

FEELINGS

Malo Riou

USA

 

THE TERM PAPER

Joey Sceiza

USA


SHORT DOCUMENTARY ADULT DIVISION

  

STEWY BABY A DOGUMENTARY

Kristin Cooper-Herby

USA


SHORT DOCUMENTARY YOUTH DIVISION

  

VOID

Brooke Anderson, William Coles, Katia Crawford, Marc Cruise, Jayla Elliott, Joelle Faison, Kailah Hall, Michelle Hill, Eric Hunter, William Mitchell, Sama Muhammad, Ade Ogunshina, Eva Ojekwe, Brian Thompson, Ayanna White

USA

 

STRONGER THAN STEEL

Jacob Pincus

USA


SHORT ANIMATION YOUTH MADE

  

FIRST DAY A CHICK

Anastasia Shinkarenko

UKRAINE

 

THE GRANDPA, PAST AND PRESENT

Ting-Yuk Yuen

TAIWAN

 

AYEO

Jacob Updyke

USA

 

FRIENDS LOVE

Miss Diya M.

INDIA

 

COMFORTABLE POSITION

DRF Children Animation Studio

UZBEKISTAN


SHORT LIVE ACTION MADE

 

THE TRUTH OF  BEAUTY

Ellis Clark

USA

 

TIL DEATH DO US PART

Valeria Perez

USA

 

THE JOURNEY OF THE STORY FLOAT

Yung-Lin Chen

TAIWAN

 

THE BUTLER AND THE BALL

Andrew Chan-Possemato

USA

 

THE GRAND HOTEL DUNASZEKCSő


Veronika Gyurin, Eszter Weissmann, Gergő Rumann

HUNGARY


SHORT INTERNATIONAL FILM YOUTH DIVISION

  

MANUEL 

Javier Robles Álvarez

SPAIN

 

I GOT INFECTED

Zaya Durand

LUXEMBOURG

 

THE NOTE BOOK

Esabella Strickland

CANADA

 

GRAND HOTEL DUNASZEKCSO

Veronika Gyurin, Eszter Weissmann, Gergő Rumann

HUNGARY

 

SEROK

Zhivar Farajzadeh

IRAN


SHORT INTERNATIONAL ADULT DIVISION

  

THE TREE MAN

Surendar Saau

INDIA

 

POLIETILENO

Mukisa Prosie Kenisha

UGANDA


SHORT NEW JERSEY FILM YOUTH DIVISION

  

THE FRENCH GENIE

Sidney Nowack

USA

 

EUPHORIA

Daniele Yohannan

USA

 

THE RUNAWAY

Michelle Tang

USA

 

IDEAL REALITY

Yazemin Yilmaz

USA


SHORT NEW JERSEY FILM ADULT DIVISION

  

SLIP AWAY

Thais Sherell

USA


MUSIC VIDEO YOUTH DIVISION

  

COUGHING UP FLOWERS

Lucas Takano featuring Trinity Rose

USA

CONGRATULATIONS!

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!

WE ARE VERY HAPPY FOR YOU!

WEAR YOUR NEW LAUREL WITH PRIDE!

"OUR AWARD WINNERS 2019 - SEASON 2!"

AND THE AWARD GOES TO...

Best Short Film Adult Division

Jil Ross - CHI-nanigans


Best Photography Youth Made

Will Niles - Cuba


Best Short Animation Youth Made

Hearth - by Max Shoham


Best Live Action Youth Made

My Red Ball - by Esabella Strickland


Best Music Video Youth Made

Do the Dryden Dos - By FrugileFlicks Students


Best Documentary Youth Made

Beyond Dreams - by Yazemin Yilmaz

Best Short Film Youth Division

Harper's First Kiss - by Haley Pine

Best International Film Adult Division

The Priceless Art - by Mohamid Asif Hamed


Best International Film Youth Division

My Black Is... - by Rachel St. Pierre


Best New Jersey Filmmaker Youth Division

The Switch - by James Dowd


Best New Jersey Dance Video Youth Made

Pieces of Mosaic - by Yazemin Yilmaz

CONGRATULATIONS!

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE 2019 FESTIVAL EVENT!

MEET THE 2019 JUST BE YOU FILM FESTIVAL FINALISTS!!!

JULIE GARCIA

"SUICIDE PREVENTION"

SHORT DOCUMENTARY


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

CAMEON WADE

"THE POLAR BEAR LEGACY"

SHORT DOCUMENTARY


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

BRITNEY NGAW

"CASTING CALL"

SHORT DOCUMENTARY


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

JEFF ALCADE

"IRON MAN VS THANOS"

SHORT ANIMATION


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

JEFF ALCADE

LAURA BARLEY TAYLOR

"JEFF THE HALLS"

SHORT ANIMATION


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES



LAURA BARLEY TAYLOR

LAURA BARLEY TAYLOR

"PRIORITIES"

SHORT FILM


ORIGIN

AUSTRALIA

MEET THE 2019 JUST BE YOU FILM FESTIVAL FINALISTS!!!

RAINI MORAN

WILL ALTERMAN

WILL ALTERMAN

"LOCK UP"

SHORT FILM


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

WILL ALTERMAN

WILL ALTERMAN

WILL ALTERMAN

"CUBA"

PHOTOGRAPHY


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

SIDNEY NOWACK

WILL ALTERMAN

SIDNEY NOWACK

"A FRENCHTASTIC FUTURE"

SHORT FILM


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

JIL ROSS

JAXON MOORE

SIDNEY NOWACK

"CHI-NANIGANS"

SHORT FILM SERIES

(3 episodes with ASL)

ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

JAXON MOORE

JAXON MOORE

JAXON MOORE

"THE GREAT VALENTINE'S DAY RIVALRY"

SHORT FILM


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

HALEY PINE

JAXON MOORE

JAXON MOORE

"HARPER'S FIRST KISS"

SHORT FILM


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

MEET THE 2019 JUST BE YOU FILM FESTIVAL FINALISTS!!!

LUCA POTSKHISHVILI

LUCA POTSKHISHVILI

LUCA POTSKHISHVILI

"THE COSMOSPENGUIN IN THE OPERA"

SHORT ANIMATION


ORIGIN

AUSTRIA

OLIVER MARSDEN

LUCA POTSKHISHVILI

LUCA POTSKHISHVILI

"BATASE"

SHORT DOCUMENTARY


ORIGIN

AUSTRALIA

MIA SCHIRMER

LUCA POTSKHISHVILI

ABBY BRIGHT & GRACE JOO

"RUMOUR HAS IT"

SHORT FILM


ORIGIN

AUSTRALIA

ABBY BRIGHT & GRACE JOO

ABBY BRIGHT & GRACE JOO

ABBY BRIGHT & GRACE JOO

"THE INCIDENT AT THE PIER"

SHORT FILM


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

ELLIS CLARK

ABBY BRIGHT & GRACE JOO

ELLIS CLARK

"MAKE A DIFFERENCE"

SHORT ANIMATION


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

MAX SHOHAM

ABBY BRIGHT & GRACE JOO

ELLIS CLARK

"HEARTH"

SHORT ANIMATION


ORIGIN

CANADA

MEET THE 2019 JUST BE YOU FILM FESTIVAL FINALISTS!!!

JULIE GARCIA

DRYDEN FRUGLEFLICKS FILMMAKER STUDENTS

DRYDEN FRUGLEFLICKS FILMMAKER STUDENTS

"SUICIDE: A DOCUMENTARY OF ITS IMPACT"

SHORT DOCUMENTARY


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

DRYDEN FRUGLEFLICKS FILMMAKER STUDENTS

DRYDEN FRUGLEFLICKS FILMMAKER STUDENTS

DRYDEN FRUGLEFLICKS FILMMAKER STUDENTS

"UNDO"

SHORT MUSIC VIDEO


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

DRYDEN FRUGLEFLICKS FILMMAKER STUDENTS

DRYDEN FRUGLEFLICKS FILMMAKER STUDENTS

DRYDEN FRUGLEFLICKS FILMMAKER STUDENTS

"DO THE DRYDEN DOS"

SHORT MUSIC VIDEO


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

YAZEMIN YILMAZ

Zuckerwattenkrawatten School Students

DRYDEN FRUGLEFLICKS FILMMAKER STUDENTS

"PIECES OF MOSAIC"

SHORT DANCE VIDEO


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

Zuckerwattenkrawatten School Students

Zuckerwattenkrawatten School Students

Zuckerwattenkrawatten School Students

"IT WILL"

SHORT ANIMATION


ORIGIN

GERMANY

Zuckerwattenkrawatten School Students

Zuckerwattenkrawatten School Students

Zuckerwattenkrawatten School Students

"THE ESCAPE ROUTES - 

THE REFUGEES WAY"

SHORT ANIMATION


ORIGIN

GERMANY

MEET THE 2019 JUST BE YOU FILM FESTIVAL FINALISTS!!!

ASHLEY KALIAS & JOANNA DOWNING

ASHLEY KALIAS & JOANNA DOWNING

ASHLEY KALIAS & JOANNA DOWNING

"THE LETTER"

SHORT FILM


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

JOHN BURNS

ASHLEY KALIAS & JOANNA DOWNING

ASHLEY KALIAS & JOANNA DOWNING

"HEROES ALL AROUND ME:

MA AND PA"

SHORT FILM


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

MIGUEL VALDEZ & EUNICE BEATO

ASHLEY KALIAS & JOANNA DOWNING

MIGUEL VALDEZ & EUNICE BEATO

"MY BLACK IS..."

SHORT FILM


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

MOHAMED ASIF HAMEED

MOHAMED ASIF HAMEED

MIGUEL VALDEZ & EUNICE BEATO

"THE PRICELESS ART"

SHORT FILM


ORIGIN

INDIA

GARRET BALLINGER

MOHAMED ASIF HAMEED

GARRET BALLINGER

"THE SWITCH"

SHORT FILM


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

YAZMIN YELMAZ

MOHAMED ASIF HAMEED

GARRET BALLINGER

"BEYOND DREAMS"

SHORT DOCUMENTARY


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

MEET THE 2019 JUST BE YOU FILM FESTIVAL FINALISTS!!!

GIANA ORLANDO

ISABELLA STRICKLAND

ISABELLA STRICKLAND

"LISTEN"

SHORT FILM


ORIGIN

UNITED STATES

ISABELLA STRICKLAND

ISABELLA STRICKLAND

ISABELLA STRICKLAND

"MY RED BALL"

SHORT LIVE ACTION


ORIGIN

CANADA

ANGUS GRANT

ISABELLA STRICKLAND

ANGUS GRANT

"DONUT THIEVES FROM VARGON V"

SHORT LIVE ACTION


ORIGIN

AUSTRALIA

WE MADE HISTORY IN JEW JERSEY!

"OUR INAUGURAL SEASON 2018 - SEASON 1!"

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2018 AWARD RECIPIENTS!

*Best Music Video Youth Made - "Maybe the Monster" by Isabella Masrouga

*Best Short-Documentary Youth Division - "The Wong's Wordless World" by Airis Yeung

*Best Short-Film Faith Based - "Twinkies and Root Beer" by Andre Campbell

*Best Short-Live Action Youth Made - "Open Doors" by Evdokiya Mazhurina

*Best Short-Film Adult Division - "1:41" by Marek Stoklosa

*Best Short-Documentary Adult Division - "Of a 6-Year-Old Girl" by Jessica Robles

*Best Short-Animation Youth Made - "The Cliff House" by Lih haur Tan

*Best Short-Film Youth Division - "Good for You" by Ashley Kramer
*Best International Filmmaker Youth Division - "Bigman Businessman" by Clarisse Chua

*Best New Jersey Filmmaker Youth Division - "Double C" by Alex Lehotsky

*Best Photography - "Above" by Julianna Sabile


*Just Be You Performing Arts Triple-Threat" - Airis Yeung


*Just Be You Performing Arts Triple-Threat" - Runner-ups Scholarship Recipients - Ava Remick and Daria Ivan

Submission

GREAT NEWS! The submission process for season FOUR of our festival is OPEN! We are so excited! We've decided to combine season 3 and season 4 together! Plans are underway to produce the film festival in 2021 based upon the ability to due so in a Covid-19 world. So check out our profile on FilmFreeway.com for the complete Just Be You Performing Arts Youth Film Festival Submission Guidelines and Rules. HAPPY CREATING! We can't wait to receive your projects! https://filmfreeway.com/JustBeYouPerformingArtsFestival

MEET OUR 2018 FINALISTS!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2018 FINALISTS!

(film titles listed in alphabetical order)


Best Short Film Youth Division Finalist!


* "Adam" - by Alyce Rogers

* "Beautiful" - by Keaton Habeck

* "Good for You" - by Ashley Kramer


Best Short Film Adult Division Finalist!


* "Baran" - by Mohammad Kheimehgahi

* "Growing Alice" - by Danilo Zambrano

* "Joy" - by Mahanraj Sivalingam

* "Our Park Bench" - by Katya Kaminsky

* "Paris You Got Me" - by Julie Boehm


Best Documentary Youth Division Finalist!


* "Bitter Sweet" - by Jacqueline Prata

* "Tell me, School" - by Anna Leyko

* "The Future of Filmmaking" - by James Thorton


Best Documentary Adult Division Finalist!


* "A Day In the Life of Mehdi Rhazali" - by Xabier Saavedra

* "A Mile in His Shoes" - by Cecilia Duncan

* "Pinhole" - by Elliot Hatch

* "Rails to the Beat" - by Tom Caruk

* "The Talking Drum" - by Azano Michael


Best Animation Youth Made Finalist!


* "Blossom" - by Annie Chien

* "Fisso" - by Raito Yagami

* "Floyd" - by Noah Cutwright

* "Goodbye Galaxy Girl" - by Yden Park

* "Meet" - by HongLiang Yuan


Best Live Action Youth Made Finalist!


* "Fracture" - by Maliha K

* "The Giant and the Moon" - by Max Shoham


Best Music Video Youth Made Finalist!


* "Fangirls" - by Trinity Rose


Best Short Film Faith Based Finalist!


* "Clandestine Magic" - by Megan Maher

* "The Wave" - by Chris Hill


Best Photography Finalist!

  

* “Black & White” - by Daniel Chan

* “Fire” - by Konrad Miklaszweski

* “Life Moments” - by Lauren Elizabeth Schwartzbard

* “Mountains” - by Matthew Carew

* “No Parking” - by Noah Rodriguez

* “Teardrop” - by Julianna Sabile


THERE'S NO OTHER FESTIVAL LIKE THE JUST BE YOU PERFORMING ARTS YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL!


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