To Participate

Include a completed 2021 Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award application (Click for the 2021 application) AND meet the following application requirements:

• The applicant must be the director of the film.

• The applicant must be a registered, full-time high school or undergraduate student at the time of the film’s production.

• The applicant must maintain full-time residence in the United States.

• A supervising faculty member must endorse applicant’s entry form.

• The competing film(s) must have been made during the period of September 1, 2020 and the submission due date of June 15, 2021.

• Dramas, comedies, documentaries and experimental films are all eligible. However, purely animated films are not. Judges reserve the right to decide on a film’s eligibility based on these guidelines.

• Eligible films are those in which every major crew position was held by a student. Productions in which a non-student, professional, or a faculty member served as a cinematographer, camera operator, sound recordist, editor, lighting director or screenwriter are not eligible.

• Entries should be no longer than 30 minutes in length. Longer films may be submitted, but only the first 30 minutes will be viewed by the judging panel.

• Entry deadline: All submissions must be received at the RBFS office by 5:00 pm, June 15, 2021. The winner and the honorable mention will be notified on or about August 20, 2021

• Entries must be on Blu-ray and labeled with name, address, phone number and film title (submit 3 copies).

• Please provide Vimeo and/or YouTube link to film.

2019 Recipients

The Rehoboth Beach Film Society is pleased to introduce Kristopher Chinander, the 2019 Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award recipient.

A beautiful place exists in the creative minds of the Livingston Model Railroad Club. Kristopher’s short documentary Model Citizen lulls the viewer into the serene world of model railroads with immersive cinematography, a fantasy-like soundscape, and its charming club members.

From Minnesota to Montana, Kristopher Chinander sought out a life in paleontology and found his path in film while studying at Montana State University, Bozeman. He uses his experiences in various fields to help identify interesting stories and wishes to share as much as he can with the world through moviemaking.

2019 Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award Honorable Mention – Connor Hagan

Abby’s Rose is a romantic short that explores the power of patience as a man yearns for the love of his new neighbor. Taking place in 1917, this film blends the delicacy of purity with the desire of temptation. Over a single year, Abby must decide the importance of the present versus the future that lies ahead.

At a young age, Connor Hagan began creating short films in his hometown of Newark, Delaware. Wanting to pursue filmmaking as a profession, Connor moved to Savannah, Georgia to attend The Savannah College of Art and Design. Since 2016, Connor has gained hands-on experience working professionally on over eight feature productions including, HBO’s Succession and Disney’s Lady and the Tramp. Currently Connor is living in New York City working as an associate  producer for the award winning advertising agency Droga5.

Review Panel

The Rehoboth Beach Film Society thanks the following individuals for participating in the selection process: Holden Conner, (college student and former RBFS intern), Helen Gates (retired teacher and longtime RBFS member), and Marshall Shord (Cinema Art Theater Associate).

The Film Society invites film enthusiasts, supporters of the Film Society, as well as friends and relatives of the Fierberg family to make donations to the Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award. Donor generosity will help the Film Society continue the Fierbergs’ commitment to youth and the art of filmmaking. If you are interested in making a donation to the Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award, please send a check (made payable to RBFS), 107 Truitt Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 or go to Fierberg Film Award page to donate online. All donations are 100% tax deductible and greatly appreciated.

Previous Years’ Recipients

Year	Position	Student	Film
2018	First Place	Daniel Shaykevich	Thoughts at Night
2018	Honorable Mention	Chris K. Daniels	When Mentioned
2017	First Place	Raymond Knudsen	Full Circle
2017	Honorable Mention	Justin Burt	Sink or Swim
2016	First Place	Ryan Brown	Tom, the Knife Salesman
2016	Honorable Mention	Alfred Greenbaum	Interviewers
2015	First Place	Max Radbill	Movie Palace
2015	Honorable Mention	Frederick Criswell	White Blood Cell
2014	First Place	Lizz Astor	Tank
2014	Honorable Mention	Jessica Crowell	LIfe Tracks
2013	First Place	Andrej Landin	Into the Silent Sea
2013	Honorable Mention	Owen Schwartzbard	The Bluff
2012	First Place	Sarah Rosen	Food of Love
2012	Honorable Mention	Dan Baxter	Junk Man
2011	First place	Grant Reed	Incest! The Musical
2011	Honorable Mention	Zach Wechter	Election Day
2010	First place	Cornelius Murphy	Breadwinner
2010	Honorable Mention	Matt Hilferty	Rob Roar
2009	First place	Dena Greenbaum	Blues
2009	Honorable Mention	Ben Carey	White Cane
2008	First place	William Kaufman	Blowing Smoke
2008	Honorable Mention	Nikki Zhand	Love’s A Drag
2007	First place	Andrew Pearson	Heart Attack
2007	Honorable Mention	No Honorable Mention was selected in 2007
2006	First place	Wil Hyler	So I Left
2006	Honorable Mention	Kat Hess	Racing Genes
2005	First place	Gabrielle Nadig	From Sea to Shining Screen

 

To Donate

The Film Society invites film enthusiasts, supporters of the Film Society, as well as friends and relatives of the Fierberg family to make donations to the Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award. Donor generosity will help the Film Society continue the Fierbergs’ commitment to youth and the art of filmmaking. If you are interested in making a donation to the Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award, please send a check (made payable to RBF) ►107 Truitt Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971. Or, you can make your donation online by clicking here. All donations are 100% tax deductible and greatly appreciated.