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Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award

Background

The Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award was established in 2004 in memory of Morris Fierberg, a long time member and volunteer of the Rehoboth Beach Film Society. The purpose of this award program is to encourage student film production by acknowledging the outstanding work of a student film director. The award will provide a $1,000 cash prize to the Winner. The Honorable Mention student will receive a $250 product/service gift. This Award will be available to full-time high school or undergraduate students from the United States. Award recipients will be announced in October each year. (Click here to donate to the Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award.)

 

2009 Winner

Dena Greenbaum is the 2009 recipient of the Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award for her film titled BluesBlues was selected as the winning film out of nine submissions representing six states.  Blues is a short film about two boys, one African American and one Jewish, growing up in Crown Heights and bonding over their love of music (2009, Runtime: 13 minutes). 

Dena is a senior at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, majoring in Film & Television and minoring in Producing, Business, and the Business of Entertainment Media and Technology.   She was thrilled to have it selected as the winner of the Morris Fierberg Student Film Award. In the future, she hopes to start a production company and further pursue her passion for directing films.

The Honorable Mention recipient is Ben Carey for his film titled White Cane. White Cane is a short film that makes audiences appreciate the fragility of the human body by exploring the process of a man slowly losing his vision (2009, Runtime: 8 minutes). Ben attends New York University, and is majoring in Film & Television.

 

Previous Years' Winners

Year

Position

Student

Film

2005

First place

Gabrielle Nadig

From Sea to Shining Screen

2006

First place

Wil Hyler

So I Left

2006

Honorable Mention

Kat Hess

Racing Genes

2007

First place

Andrew Pearson

Heart Attack

2007

Honorable Mention

No Honorable Mention was selected in 2007

2008

First place

William Kaufman

Blowing Smoke

2008

Honorable Mention

Nikki Zhand

Love’s A Drag

2009

First place

Dena Greenbaum

Blues

2009

Honorable Mention

Ben Carey

White Cane

 

To Participate

Please note that the application period for 2010 is now closed. No further applications are being accepted. The information below is provided for informational purposes only.

 

1. Include a completed Fierberg Award application

And

2. Meet the following Fierberg application requirements:

 

 

To Donate

The Film Society invites film enthusiasts, supporters of the Film Society, and friends of Morris Fierberg to make donations to the Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award. It is through donor generosity and the future generosity of others, that the Film Society will be able to continue Morris’ 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 contact Sue Early at (302) 645-9095, or by e-mail: sue@rehobothfilm.com, or send a check to RBFS, 107 Truitt Ave., Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971. All donations are tax deductible. Your support is appreciated.