Update (March 10): New date for awards ceremony is March 28!
Update: The Awards ceremony originally scheduled for March 7th, 2013 has been postponed due to forecasts of inclement weather. Stay tuned for a new date!
Kidz Shortz is an educational initiative by the Montclair Film Festival, in partnership with Barista Kids and Montclair Art Museum, aimed at showcasing and inspiring the talent of Northern New Jersey students in grades 4 through 12. The competition ran fromm October through February and the theme of this year’s competition was “Freedom…The Way I See It.”
Montclair Film Festival received so many amazing film submissions from talented young students (even internationally!) and after the difficult part of choosing the best in each category, has announced the winners. The young filmmakers will be awarded at a ceremony on Thursday, March 7 (see update above) and the winning films will be screened at MFF ’13!
And the Kidz Shortz 2013 winners are:
CINEMANIACS
GRADES 4-6
GRAND PRIZE
2ND PLACE
STORYTELLERS
GRADES 7-9
2ND PLACE
GRAND PRIZE: Freedom The Way I See It
2ND PLACE
VISIONARIES
GRADES 10-12
2ND PLACE: (Tie for Second Place)
No Regrets
Solo Project
Alfie Barker
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
GRAND PRIZE
2ND PLACE
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Original Score
Special Effects