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The NoHu International Short Film Festival is dedicated to screening the best short films and independent feature films from around the world.

Saturday, November 15, 2014

As a special prize, selected films from the 7th Annual NoHu International Film Festival will be featured at the premiere for the NoHu NYC International Film Festival @ The Tribeca Screening Room on Saturday, November 22, 2014.

Featuring film screenings of:
Eye to I by Mauricio Mo Zapata
Adhesive Love by Giancarlo Orellana
Mixed Signals by Humberto Guzman
August Christmas by Raul Barcelona
Monster by Alex Rask
Pissin' by Saulo Diaz

About… 
NoHu NYC International Film Festival

The Grace Theatre Workshop, Inc. will be presenting the NoHu NYC International Film Festival @ The Tribeca Screening Room located at 375 Greenwich Street, NY, NY 10013 on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at 7:00 PM. The producers aim to make this an annual event with every year adding more screenings to the calendar.  The goal of the festival is supporting and promoting independent filmmakers with artistic vision and not necessarily high budgeted production values.

The NoHu NYC International Film Festival is a benefit for The Grace Theatre Workshop, Inc., a not-for-profit organization dedicated to bringing theatre arts education to inner-city youth. NoHu NYC will present selected films from the 7th Annual NoHu International Short Film Festival held in October 2014 in North Hudson County, NJ. The event will feature seven short films of various genres as well as live music by San Lukai Ensemble.  Donations: $100.  For tickets, please visit SmartTix.com at: http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=nohED1 or call:  212-868-4444


NoHu NYC International Film Festival
presented by The Grace Theatre Workshop, Inc.


@ The Tribeca Screening Room
375 Greenwich Street
NY, NY 10013

Saturday November 22, 2014
7:00 PM

Featuring film screenings of:
Eye to I by Mauricio Mo Zapata
Adhesive Love by Giancarlo Orellana
Mixed Signals by Humberto Guzman
August Christmas by Raul Barcelona
Monster by Alex Rask
Pissin' by Saulo Diaz
& the World Premiere of SAL directed by John Jay Hebert

Live music by San Lukai Ensemble

Donations: $100

For tickets, please visit:
or call:  212-868-4444

In New Jersey, tickets can be purchased at Pastore Music, located at 507 - 32nd Street, Union City, NJ.

For more information, please visit:  www.NoHuNYC.blogspot.com

The Grace Theatre Workshop, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501©3 organization. 
All donations are tax deductible.

If unable to attend the event but would like to make a tax deductible contribution to The Grace Theatre Workshop, Inc., please visit:  www.GraceTheatre.com


Thank you to our sponsors:
Pastore Music
Ronaldo USA
San Lukai
MeLu Communications Group
WillPhoto

Thursday, October 23, 2014

2014 Winners


From left to right Raul Barcelona, Giancarlo Orellana, & Humberto Guzman.

1st Place
"Eye to I"
by Mauricio Mo Zapata

2nd Place
"Adhesive Love"
by Giancarlo Orellana

3rd Place
"Mixed Signals"
by Humberto Guzman

Honorable Mention
"August Christmas"
by Raul Barcelona

Best Director
David Giardina "To Grandmother's House"

Best Actor
Peter Selis "Adhesive Love"

Best Actress
Madison Comerzan "Adhesive Love"

Thank you to this year's sponsors:  


La Havana 59 Restaurant; Manuel Suarez & Edwin OrdoƱes, owners


Kennedy Wellness Center; Beatriz Driggs, owner


Pastore Music, Jerry Pastore, Owner


MeLu Communications Group

Friday, October 10, 2014

2014 Schedule

7th Annual NoHu International Short Film Festival
Schedule

Tuesday, October 14, 2014
7:00 PM Red Carpet
8:00 PM Opening Night Festivities
Live Music by The James Austin Trio
World Premiere Screening of "Christmas Therapy" by Ricardo Bacallao
Wine & Cheese Reception

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 
7:00 PM
Screening of Semi-Finalists (Group 1)
"August Christmas" by Raul Barcelona
"The William Schimper & Company" by Susan Scherman
"Embroidery Industry of Union City, NJ" by Mauro De Trizio
"To Grandmother's House" by David Giardina
"The Pile of Junk" by Laura Desimine
"Bums" by Danilo Arroyo


Thursday, October 16, 2014 
7:00 PM
Screening of Semi-Finalists (Group 2)
"Adhesive Love" by Giancarlo Orellana
"Mixed Signals" by Humberto Guzman
"Never to Wake Again" by Ruben Rodriguez
"Moisture" by Ruben Rodriguez
"The Adventures of Coconut-The Courageous, and Pumpkin" by Andrew J. Scherman
"Eye to I" by Mauricio Mo Zapata
"Throwing in the Towel" by Larry Rosen
"Graveyard Dream" by Michael Ford
"Monster" by Alex Rask

Friday, October 17, 2014
Special Screenings 

7:00 PM
"Radical Kitties" by Abby Levine & Craig Radhuber
"Devil in Jersey" by Joe Paul

8:00 PM
"Pissin'" by Saulo Diaz
"Vampire in Union City" by MeLu Films

10:00 PM
"Within The Woods" by Brandon Medina

Saturday, October 18, 2014
7:00 PM Red Carpet
8:00 PM Closing Night Festivities
Live Music by The Alan Quinn Orchestra
Screening of Finalists
Awards Presentation
Wine & Cheese Reception


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William V. Musto Cultural Center
420 - 15th Street
Union City, NJ 07087

Free Admission

Free parking available on Tuesday, October 14 and Saturday, October 18 at the Colin Powell School Parking Garage located on the corner of Palisade Avenue and 15th Street.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Open Submissions for 2014


7th Annual NoHu International Short Film Festival in Union City
Seeking Entries for 2014

(Union City, NJ)  The City of Union City will host the Seventh Annual NoHu International Short Film Festival  to be held from October 14 - 18, 2014.

This year's five day festival will include four evenings of screening the finalists of the short film competing category; and a red carpet Awards Ceremony on the fifth day.

Submissions are being accepted in all categories. (NO pornography please.)  Films should be no longer than fifteen minutes in length. Those interested may submit their film in DVD format, along with a cover letter, synopsis, film credits, awards if any, and contact information to:

Commissioner Lucio P. Fernandez
Department of Public Affairs
3715 Palisade Avenue
Union City, NJ 07087

Attn: Film Entry 

Please include in the cover letter that the entry is being submitted by the property owner or licensee, and giving the City of Union City the right to publicly screen the film as part of the NoHu International Film Festival.

Please note, DVD's will not be returned.  

Entry deadline is Monday, October 6, 2014 (no exception).  No fee.  No Application form required.  Foreign language films accepted. This is a juried festival.  Please include if this is a "World Premiere", "USA Premiere", "New Jersey Premiere", or "Union City Premiere".  All entries will be considered.  Finalists will be notified via e-mail.  Please write on DVD cover contact name, email, and genre.

The Red Carpet Awards presentation for the Festival will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 7:00 PM at the William Musto Cultural Center, 420 - 15th Street in Union City, NJ.  Admission is free.