"OFFICIAL SELECTIONS & FINALISTS 2021- SEASON 4!"
OUR 2021 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS!!!
COMING SOON...
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"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
JULIE GARCIA
JULIE GARCIA
"SUICIDE PREVENTION"
SHORT DOCUMENTARY
ORIGIN
UNITED STATES
CAMEON WADE
JULIE GARCIA
JULIE GARCIA
"THE POLAR BEAR LEGACY"
SHORT DOCUMENTARY
ORIGIN
UNITED STATES
BRITNEY NGAW
JULIE GARCIA
BRITNEY NGAW
"CASTING CALL"
SHORT DOCUMENTARY
ORIGIN
UNITED STATES
JEFF ALCADE
LAURA BARLEY TAYLOR
BRITNEY NGAW
"IRON MAN VS THANOS"
SHORT ANIMATION
ORIGIN
UNITED STATES
JEFF ALCADE
LAURA BARLEY TAYLOR
LAURA BARLEY TAYLOR
"JEFF THE HALLS"
SHORT ANIMATION
ORIGIN
UNITED STATES
LAURA BARLEY TAYLOR
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
"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!
