The Queen City Film Festival (NJ), a A Queen City Film & Television Workshop event, is a community centered film festival based in the historic city of Plainfield, New Jersey; a central jersey hub for culture, cuisine, music, art and film. Located 25 miles southwest of Tribeca in lower Manhattan, Plainfield is set with two train stations along the NJ Transit Raritan Valley Line and is a quick easy commute to and from from New York City. QCFTVW is a NJ nonprofit corporation dedicated to providing Tv and film production training to area youth, free of charge
With tree-lined streets and Victorian homes set against a unique urban landscape, the city is a perfect location for the festival, which attracts cinephiles from all around for two days of movies, workshops, networking, vendor opportunities, parties and an awards ceremony. Community partners include restaurants, shops, air b&b stewards and other local businesses .
The festival, now in its 4th year, started out as a pop-up short film showcase featuring both Plainfield filmmakers as well as films produced within its borders. The goal of the festival is to provide a platform for developing and seasoned filmmakers with a platform for their work. To Connect audiences with emerging talent while curating impactful films. To create a space for film professionals to access continuing education and development in and effort to encourage career preparedness for the television and motion picture industry.
The festival also pledges to continue its youth mentoring and internship programming through various nonprofit components. The Plainfield Film and Television Production Training Program has afforded dozens of local youth access to the tools of film production, direct contact with accomplished professionals and career counseling and placement in industry.
Projects with socially impactful themes in their storytelling will be given the primary consideration from the judge’s panel . The class of 2018’s included films from Writer Okema T. Moore, Jacqueline Howell-King, Jamal Hodge, Director Patrick Coker as well as renowned novelist and Plainfield’s own, JM Benjamin.
Despite the challenges presented by COVID 19 - 2020 was an amazing year. We amassed over 10,000 views on our Facebook page hosting live screenings of official selections as well as a sold out DRIVE IN EXPERIENCE over 140 guests. Having made the decision to go virtual in April of 2020, the Queen City Film Festival weathered the pandemic and remains dedicated to providing this space for filmmakers ONLINE as well as with a DRIVE IN experience. Three days of film, workshop and development as well as an awards stream.
Join us October 22 -24,2021 as we bring the best independent short and feature length films, series,animation, horror, music video, documentary and screenplays. New Jersey's fastest growing film festival for underrepresented artists.
Laurels and trophies plus some cash prizes for top categories
Grand Jury Prize
Production Deal fueled by Nonstop Show Group and Tryboro Productions
Cash Prizes
1st
2nd
3rd
AWARD CATEGORIES
Best Director
Best Cinematographer
Best Short
Best Documentary
Best Music Video
Best Horror
Best Digital Series
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best ScreenPlay
Audience Choice Award