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 EPK:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5if0ZiTmcU&feature=youtu.be

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:

http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=nohED1

or call:  212-868-4444

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

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

or www.GraceTheatre.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

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 Ordoñes, owners

Kennedy Wellness Center; Beatriz Driggs, owner

Pastore Music, Jerry Pastore, Owner

MeLu Communications Group

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

***

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.

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.

And The Winners Are!!!

The 6^th Annual NoHu International Short Film Festival

And the Winners Are!!!

The 6^th annual NoHu International Short Film Festival came to a close with a bang!!!  The five-day festival capped off with a Red Carpet and VIP Party followed by a Ceremony where the top four awards were handed out.   It was a festive evening with the William V. Musto Cultural Center full to capacity.  Everyone was decked out as DJ music played outside and a live jazz band played inside while the filmmakers and other artists enjoyed the refreshments.

The winners of The 6^th Annual NoHu International Short Film Festival are:

1^st Place

“The Poker Lesson”

Directed by Louis Pappas

Produced by Reed Kalisher & Justin Marx

Exec. Produced by Arian Blanco, Natasha Senko, & Jim Thalman

2^nd Place

“Lion”

Directed by Dean Luis Chuqui

Assistant Director, Ricardo Lorenzo

Produced by Dean Luis Chuqui & Ricardo Lorenzo

3^rd Place

“Southern Hospitality”

Dennis Melton Hodges, Director

Honorable Mention

“Our Mechanical Future”

Jenina Podulka, Writer/Director/Animator

6th Annual NoHu International Short Film Festival

More Exciting than ever!!!

(Union City, NJ)  The 6th Annual NoHu International Short Film Festival kicks off this Tuesday, October 15, 2013 with events held every night leading up to the awards gala on Saturday, October 19th.  This year, the festival will screen two feature films and two evenings of shorts.  The week-long festival has gained much popularity receiving over two hundred film entries from all over the world.  The festival opens on Tuesday, October 15th with a Red Carpet event, VIP Party, and screening of the feature film "Lysistrata" directed by James Thomas.  All the screenings and festivities will be held at the William V. Musto Cultural Center located at 420 - 15th Street in Union City. 

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

7:00 PM Red Carpet

8:00 PM Party & Screening of "Lysistrata" directed by James Thomas

Special guests Miss Ukraine Tanya Rodina and renowned actor Renoly Santiago of the feature film "Dangerous Minds" 

Live Music

Refreshments

Dress to Impress

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at 8:00 PM

Screening of "War Against the Weak" directed by Justin Strawhand 

***

Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 8:00 PM

Screening of Official Short Film Selections

Transparent

a film by Ricardo Lorenzo 

So Long Maria, Farewell

Written & Directed by Nnamdi Nwigwe 

Through The Woods

David Giardina

Trap

Written, Directed, & Edited by Brian Mendez

Union City Premiere

Untitled

Abby Levine & Craig Radhuber

World Premiere

City of Smiles

Tom Sullivan

Hair

Laura Desimine

New Jersey Premiere

Southern Hospitality

Dennis Melton Hodges

Turn Me On

Sunnyside Down Productions

World Premiere

Insomnolent

a film by Ricardo Lorenzo

Empanadas

a Mo Zapata Film

New Jersey Premiere

***

Friday, October 18, 2013 at 8:00 PM

Screening of Official Short Film Selections

When The Smiling Stops 

Written & Directed by Eline Leslie Meier

World Premiere

The Poker Lesson

Jim Thalman, Executive Producer

Mikayda

by Michael Jackson

New Jersey Premiere

Plans

Aaron Peck

World Premiere

Our Mechanical Future

Jenina Podulka

Union City Premiere

Let Me Go

Alex Raskin, Prime HD

(X+)

Giancarlo Orellana

C.G.O. & G.ORE Entertainment, LLC

Union City Premiere

Blue Tears

Joe Paul

New Jersey Premiere

Conviccion

Jay Gonzalez

El Gitano Discreto Productions

Wrld Premiere

Fourteen

Joe Paul

World Premiere

***

Saturday, October 19, 2013

7:00 PM Red Carpet

8:00 PM Awards Ceremony & VIP Party

Live Music

Refreshments

Dress to Impress

***

www.UnionCityMuseum.org

And the winners are...

5th Annual NoHu ISFF Winners

On Friday, October 19, 2012 at the William V. Musto Cultural Center in Union City, the 5th Annual NoHu International Short Film Festival came to a smashing close with a packed house for the screening of the final "Official Entries" of the four-day festival.  The elegant  "Red Carpet" event featured music by DJ Romeo and live music by "Duo Sabor Latino", as well as delicious food and refreshments.   The twelve finalists were screened, and the audience voted for the three top prizes.

The winners are:

Julius B. Kelly

First Place

Un amor Ilicito 

Julius B. Kelly, Director

Sunnyside Down Productions

Ruben Rodriguez & Cesar Orellana

Second Place

Meat Market

Ruben Rodriguez, Director

Cesar Orellana, Producer

MOJO Creative Group

Saulo Diaz & John Jay Hebert

Third Place

Blink

a Saulo Diaz film

John Jay Hebert, Director