METUCHEN, NEW JERSEY, May 22, 2018 - Friday Films announces; New Jersey Indian & International Film Festival ( NJIIFF), the first Indian and International, competitive film festival in New Jersey to be held from Jun 8th to Jun 10th, at Regal Hadley Theatre Stadium 16, South Plainfield, New Jersey.
The objective is to reach out and connect filmmakers across the world and of Indian origin, South Asian and American descent. The festival aims to contribute and further the cause of art and literature by innovative storytelling through selected films, handpicked by an intensive judging panel of veteran filmmakers and media personnel. NJIIFF director Hemant M. Pandya said, “We aspire to bring together many communities and celebrate the element of diversity in filmmaking. The festival aims to connect filmmakers with the distributors and potential investors, and also to create market for Regional Indian Films.â€
The film program is tailor-made for filmmakers and film-enthusiasts and consists of experimental, animation, live-action and docudramas. The competition film line-up boasts of a wide spectrum of films, curated from across the world and includes 06 documentaries, 11 feature lengths and 25 short films.
Award Categories:
1.Best Feature Film (40 min & above)
2.Best Director Feature Film
3.Best Male Actor In Feature Film
4.Best Female Actor In Feature Film
5.Best Short Film (Between 5 min to 30 min)
6.Best Director Short Film
7.Best Male Actor In Short Film
8.Best Female Actor In Short Film
9.Best Documentary Film
NJIIFF will also showcase the recent popular Bollywood films Shubh Mangal Savdhan starring Ayushman Khurana and Bhumi Pednekar, Mukkabaaz of Anurag Kashyap & Bucket List of veteran actress Madhuri Dixit ( Her first Marathi film) in the non-competition category, in presence of the Director of Shubha Mangal Savdhan R.S.Prasanna, Director of Bucket List Tejas Deoskar, Producer Bucket List Ashok Subhedar, Producer of film Prague Rohit Khaitan
Special Event:
* On Friday, Jun 8th 2018, from 4.00pm to 6.00pm, Red Carpet
* On Saturday, Jun 9th and 10th from 11am to 1.00 pm,
NJIIFF is Presented By AUDIBLE, an Amazon Company and the list of sponsors included in
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www.njiiff.org
Below is the line-up of highlighted films.
FEATURE NARRATIVES:
HALF WIDOW:
Director: Danish Renzu
Feature: 1hr 31min
Country: India
Date Of Completion: 2017
Amid the backdrop of the Kashmiri conflict, a young woman must come to
grips with the disappearance of her doting husband and embarks on
harrowing journey of self-discovery.
TIKLI AND LAXMI BOMB:
Director: Aditya Kripalani
Feature: 2hr 14min
Country: India
Date Of Completion: 2017
Tikli and Laxmi Bomb is a mini revolution in which two sex workers in
Mumbai, create a system for women, run by women, in which the final
customer is a man but women run it the way they want. How far are they
able to go in this endeavor? How tall is their new organization able to grow
before it becomes too big a threat for patriarchy to let it exist?
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MY POT OF GOLD:
Director: Priyanka Tanvar
Feature: 57min
Country:
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NARRATIVE SHORTS:
FIRST CHAIR:
Director: Colleen Davie Janes
Short: 14min
Country: USA
Date Of Completion: 2017
A teenage cellist, struggling against artistic roadblocks, ends up saving her
high school music program in a big musical finale.
SONO UN SUPEREROE ( I AM A SUPER HERO):
Director: Nino Giuffrida
Short: 19min
Country: Italy
Date Of Completion: 2018
The classic Italian family, happy until the dismissal from the workplace of
Sergio, husband of Miriam and father of Federico, a 9-year-old down child,
and Chiara, a 6-year-old girl. The man will not say anything to the family, he
believes he has been wronged.
WEIRD:
Director: Fausto Montanari
Short: 2min
Country: Italy
Date Of Completion: 2017
"Weird" is a short animated film about the diversity. It is a shout of a girl
usual to be judged like weird and different.
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NJIIFF Screening Times:
Friday, Jun 8
Regal Hadley Theatre Stadium16, Lobby: 4.00pm to 6.00pm Red Carpet
Regal Hadley Theatre Stadium16, Screen 2: 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Regal Hadley Theatre Stadium16, Screen 3: 7pm to 9pm
Saturday, Jun 9
Regal Hadley Theatre Stadium16, Screen 2: 11am to 1pm Master Class / 1.30pm to 9pm
Regal Hadley Theatre Stadium16, Screen 3: 11am to 9pm
Sunday, Jun 10
Regal Hadley Theatre Stadium16, Screen 2: 11am to 1pm Master Class / 1.30pm to 6.30pm
Regal Hadley Theatre Stadium16, Screen 3: 11am to 6.30pm
About New Jersey Indian and International Film Festival (NJIIFF):
The organizers of the New Jersey Indian and International Film Festival comprise of veteran filmmakers, critics and media personalities. With strong affinity to independent films, the festival will provide a platform for creative voices in storytelling in different forms. While drawing attention to New Jersey as the cultural hub and a melting pot for diverse expressions, the artloving audience is in for a unique cinematic treat. The festival is in its first year and already expecting over a thousand plus industry professionals and cine-lovers.
For more info about the festival, please visit www.njiiff.org
For Festival Press Accreditation, visit:
https://www.njiiff.org/media-accreditation.html
Download Film Images at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wm5nzfj2r62nxi6/
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NJIIFF Social Media Links:
FaceBook:
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Press Contacts:
NJIIFF PR Manager USA: Nidhi Kathuria, Email: [email protected]
NJIIFF PR Manager India: Bharti Dubey, Email: [email protected]
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