Each year NJFF presents the Annual Kathryn H. Gutow Student Film Competition. Originating in 2005 and named in memory of the co-founder of the festival, the competition features student films with Jewish theme or content from campuses around the world. Student film competition finalists will be chosen to be screened during the annual Nashville Jewish Film Festival.
Award presented by Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Finalists will be screened at the 2021 NJFF and the winning film will be screened at the Nashville Film Festival in the fall of 2022.
Student filmmakers will be eligible for a $1000 cash prize made possible by the Kathryn H. Gutow Fund for Jewish Arts and Culture.