The Riverdale Film Festival is Riverdale Country School’s annual celebration of the work that its students have made over the last year (or, in the case of the Advanced Film Class, the last two semesters). This year’s Festival was incredibly competitive, with over 30 films being submitted from Film I, Film II, and an Independent Study involving two seniors.

 

            Films are made in class, and are automatically entered into the potential nominee pool. This pool is then narrowed down by a prestigious jury panel and the films with the five highest scores per category become the nominees for their respective categories. The film with the highest score among the nominees is the winner. Filmmakers are notified of their nomination on Nomination Day (May 20, 2015) and the winners receive their award on the Festival night.

 

            This year marks the first year the Festival has a theme. This years’ producers chose the theme to be the Oscars, as they hope the rich cinematic history behind the renowned awards show can serve as an inspiration for the student filmmakers and the Festival itself. Each year the Festival will have a different theme.

 

            We encourage members of the RCS community to explore the new website and to come to the Festival, which will take place on May 27, 2015 at 7:00pm in the Jeslo Harris Theater. We hope you enjoy a night at the movies!