The 10th Anniversary of the Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival (RGIFF) is back to deliver some of 2020’s most exciting indie cinema in a new virtual format. From Wednesday, January 27th through Sunday, January 31st, enjoy over 80 films and 20 hours of content ranging from dramas, comedies, student films, music videos, international flicks, and everything in between from the comfort of your couch. Films will be available for viewing in custom blocks according to genre at specific times throughout the festival. In addition to the films, there will be special free presentations including master classes on film distribution, film marketing, interviews with actors and directors, a free networking zoom meeting, more!
The winners of the 2020 Awards for Best Feature, Short, Documentary, etc., will be announced at the conclusion of the festival. For questions, contact Film Festival Director Dotti Fucito at [email protected].
Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival Full List of Participating Films:
- The Boy At Platform 3 (Short) — Michael Daniel Vetter
- FAULT (Short) — Ian Havens
- The Interrogation (Short) — Bob Klein
- A Case of Blue (Narrative Feature) — Dana H. Glazer
- Goodnight Death (Short) — Elsa Levytksy
- Sing To Me (Short) — Luz Cabrales
- SKUBER (Short) — Cat London
- Instinct (Animation) — Yinuo Wei
- Runaway (Short) — Michelle Tang
- Seeing You Again (Short) — Brandon Siavichay
- The Woods (Short) — Spencer Muhlstock
- “The Circle” Episodes 1-5 (Short) — Carlton Thompson
- Soul Bones (Short) — Andrew Huggins
- The Blue Marble (Short) — Ralph Toporoff
- Sycamore (Short) — Mehmet Tığl
- The Waiting Room (Short) — Mike West
- Thank You Kindly (Short) — Noah Weisberg
- As Simple as Hello (Short) — Brad Carr
- Everybody Said (Short) — Brian Ostering
- Ms. Rossi (Short) — Pat Battistini
- Dignity (Short) — Pat Battistini
- garage (Short) — Phil E. Eichinger
- Dining Room (Short) — Heidi Scott
- The Six (Short) — Trent Dawson
- Thaw (Short) — Sigge Widmark
- UNCAGED (Documentary) — Dylan Skinner
- Chosen (Documentary) — Karlee King
- The Quiet Pain (Short) — Timothy Amatulli
- Empty Windows (Short) — Andrew Rosenstein, Joseph Rosenstein
- Missing Pieces (Short) — Jina Moran
- KADDISH (Short) — Razid Season
- AYEO (Animation) — Jacob Updyke
- The Della Morte Sisters (Short) — Judith Anna Di Donato
- Appetite (Short) — Maddy Freeman
- Because I Love Him (Short) — Maddy Freeman
- Chains (Short) — Beantown Statie Production Company
- When it’s Dark Enough, You Can See Stars (Short) — Reilly Widmayer
- Shyft (Short) — Brooke Hoover
- Tongue Tied (Short) — Noelle White
- New Year’s Day (Short) — Noelle White
- Blue Iris (Short) — Sam Thakur
- In Sync (Short) — Eddie Shieh
- Like Father (Short) — Jonathan Chekroune
- Something to Celebrate (Short) — Sarina Sokoloff
- The Perfect Cup (Short) — Joey Scelza
- Down (Short) — John Chiodi
- Shifting Gears (Animation) — Leeann Cintron
- Helping (Animation) — Emely Cintron
- What Did You Do Today? (Short) — Britney Bautista
- Defenseless (Short) — Dr. Macela Robinson, PhD
- Egg on Your Face (Short) — Josh Parkhill
- Voice (Documentary) — Maggie Ding
- Unsafe (Short) — Tori Kotsen, Ilya Zorin
- COUP! (Short) — Emergency Contact
- Scarlet Circle (Short) — Ryan Cervasio
- Survivor Stories (Documentary) — Ivan Verlaan
- MY TAGALONG (Animation) — Jerry Wang
- The Start of a New Day (Documentary) — Emma Russo
- Age of Bryce (Short) — Brian Elliot
- Oddly Popular (Short) — Carissa Gallo
- How Long (Short) — Lauren Saunders
- Big Yellow Taxi (Short) — Lauren Saunders
- The astronaut’s journal (Animation) — Marina Belikova
- Merrick Carlyle Has a Problem (Short) — Lioness Studios
- ALINA – 2020 (Short) — Nora Mariana
- Brass Ring (Short) — Zachary Ross
- It’s Called Revenge (Short) — Michelle Burger
- Paath (The Lesson) (Short) — Karan Singh Rathore
- I’m Alright (Short) — Andy If
- THE FIRST SNOWFALL (Short) — Yanghuixiao Gao
- Bru’dhars (Short) — Sriram Papolu
- Heat Wave (Short) — Melanie Coffey
- AMERICAN MARRIAGE (Short) — Giorgio Fontana
- A dilemma (Short) — Sam Iam
- Buy Doll’s House (Short) — Maxim Kulkov
- Tavola (Short) — Nikolas Grasso
- ELUDE (Short) — Alejandro Santora
- Blackhole. (Short) — Holly Pilcavage
- EDEN (Short) — Brent Costantino
- The Dispensable (Short) — Robert J Morgalo
- Narc (Short) — Jackson Coates
- Hackers: The Misfit Superheroes (Documentary) — Ethan Wilk
- Q: ghostly remote effect (Short) — Marcus Hanisch
- Love Songs Showscape from GORKY’S DREAM GARDEN (Feature) — Michelle Ekizian
- Amend (Short) — John Patrick Hayden
The RGIFF has also included exclusive bonus “specials” to watch free of charge. As Film Festival Director Dotti Fucito states, “We decided to make up for this year’s lack of a red carpet with more Q & A’s, presentations about aspects of the film industry, interviews and some interactive content including a networking meeting. We have a fantastic slate of films this year, and we’re excited about how we’ve adapted to the virtual format.”
The Ridgewood International Film Festival will be held online from Wednesday, January 27th through Sunday, January 31st. For information and to purchase tickets, visit ridgewoodguild.com.
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