Digital Film • School of the Arts • East Brunswick Magnet School

🎥 50th NJ YOUNG FILMMAKERS’ FESTIVAL 2024: Congratulations to CIRCULO by Marlee Marte (Jury’s Stellar Award High School - Experimental), TELLURIUM vs GOLD by Josias Ortiz (Jury’s Stellar Award High School - Animation), and CISNEROS by Traysten Korpi (Jury’s Stellar Award High School - Documentary) . Special shoutout to Digital Film student Jayden De Jesus & Alum Jordlyn DeLeon showing their support. And congratulations to all the other High School & College Official Selections / Award Winners. Festival took place at the Barrymore Film Center in Fort Lee, NJ. The Barrymore Film Center is a not-for-profit educational and cultural institution dedicated to presenting classic repertory films, documentaries, independent movies and world-wide cinema promoting 21st Century filmmaking through the prism of Fort Lee’s role as the Birthplace of the American Motion Picture Industry. Thank you🙏🏼to for this year’s festival.                                

NORTHWESTERN | NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL INSTITUTE (Summer 2024):  The Digital Film program would like to congratulate Josias Ortiz for being accepted into the prestigious Film & Video Cherub Class 2024 and receiving a $2,000 grant.  The NHSI Film & Video Institute offers students the same quality of experience they will encounter at top collegiate film programs, including Northwestern’s Radio-Television-Film Department. “Collaboration” and “Story” are the pillars that guide our curriculum, with an emphasis on film-“making”. Students get to experience the world-class facilities at Northwestern University, get a taste of Chicago, and steep themselves in their art for five weeks. Students leave this program better filmmakers, communicators, and collaborators.  The Production concentration is intended to teach a wide range of practical strategies and tools available for creating film meaning, and to encourage creative approaches to production. Students are instructed in both technical and aesthetic aspects of film-making through hands-on exercises and short projects. All students learn in Northwestern editing Labs
                               

MONTCLAIR FILM • EMERGING FILMMAKERS COMPETITION 2024: The Digital Film program would like to congratulate ME vs ME by Lucas Rodriguez being awarded the Special Jury Prize - Social Impact .  The Award Ceremony, which included screening of all films, took place June 1st, 2024 at the Clairidge Theater in Montclair with reception at Cinema505.  Montclair Film’s EMERGING FILMMAKER COMPETITION celebrates the work of filmmakers who are in the 6th through 12th grades. These films, adjudicated by a jury of film professionals, represent a wide range of styles and voices that showcase the diverse talents of young people who are using cinema to tell their stories. Categories include drama, comedy, documentary, animated, horror, experimental, and social impact.
                               

SCAD RISING STAR (Summer 2024):  The Digital Film program would like to congratulate Lamont Harris for being accepted into the SCAD RISING STAR PROGRAM (Atlanta Campus ) offered by Savannah College of Art and Design .  SCAD Rising Star students participate in two courses taught by SCAD faculty.  This challenging five-week program awards college credit to rising high school seniors who are ready for a university experience. Incoming high school seniors ready for a college experience benefit from the challenging and exciting atmosphere of SCAD Rising Star.Students enroll in two college-level classes and have the opportunity to build or enhance their portfolios.  By successfully completing these courses, participants earn 10 college credit hours toward a SCAD degree or may transfer credits to other accepting institutions.                                

MIDDLESEX COUNTY’S 24th ANNUAL “DON’T DRIVE DANGEROUSLY” PSA CONTEST: Congratulations to Lamont Harris, Marlee Marte, & Soleil Arroyo East Brunswick Magnet School / Middlesex County Magnet Schools / East Brunswick Magnet School Arts PTO for winning🥈2nd Place ($750) in the Video Category. And congrats to all the other Video & Audio award winners. Annually, each high school in the County is encouraged to submit a 60-second student-produced video PSA, or a 30-second audio PSA, which highlight the dangers of driving while impaired or distracted, and its consequences. This program provides teens with the ability to empower their peers to develop healthy driving habits, make better choices, and reduce negative peer pressure while driving. The winners of Middlesex County’s 24th Annual “Don’t Drive Dangerously” PSA Contest were announced on Thursday, May 23rd at the Middlesex College Performing Arts Center. Special thanks to Middlesex County NJ Government / for this prestigious event.

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Congrats to the Digital Film • School of the Arts • East Brunswick Magnet School!
The Digital Film program screened 35 short films to a sold out crowd during their 10th annual Reel Film Festival.

View the full screening (and messages from some special guests!): https://youtu.be/OGQlUcDO2bs

🎥👏🏼 The Digital Film program would like to congratulate Lamont Harris and Marlee Marte for being inducted into the National Technical Honor Society: NTHS. Proud 🥹to be your Mentor Instructor! East Brunswick Magnet School / East Brunswick Magnet School Arts PTO / Middlesex County Magnet Schools