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Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award

Both Morris and Roz were actively involved in the development of the Rehoboth Beach Film Society and its award-winning Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival. In the Festival’s early years, their retail skills were instrumental in starting a Merchandise Booth. They also assisted with reviewing films, recruiting additional volunteers, and encouraging others to attend the Festival. Being quite resourceful, Roz and Morris persuaded two of their sons, Andy and Stephen, to participate by facilitating seminars, allowing their films to be exhibited, and conducting Q&A sessions after film screenings. The involvement of the Fierberg family is greatly appreciated.

The Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award was established in 2004 in memory of Morris Fierberg. The fund’s name was expanded to include Roslyn just prior to her passing in 2010. 
The purpose of this award program is to encourage student film production by acknowledging the outstanding work of a student film director. Full-time high school or undergraduate students from the United States are eligible to participate.

Each year a review panel consisting of a Fierberg family member or representative, a teacher or professional in the film production area or art field ,a current high school or college student, and the Film Society’s Education/Outreach Coordinator screen each submission and rate the films on originality, execution, technical proficiency in, and overall quality. Award recipients are announced in October each year. The first place award is a $1,000 cash prize and the Honorable Mention award is a $250 gift card.
(Click here to donate to the Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award.)

 

 

2012 Recipient

The Rehoboth Beach Film Society is pleased to introduce Sarah Rosen, the 2012 Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award recipient.

First Place is awarded to Sarah Rosen, a 2012 graduate of Yale University, for her charming fantasy short feature Food of Love. The film follows Iris, a shy baker (played by Rosen herself) who lives an exciting fantasy life inspired by the poetry of Shakespeare. The real world intervenes when Iris develops a crush on a regular customer who doesn’t know he’s the star of her Shakespearean dreams. [2012, Runtime: 17 min, USA, Not rated]

 

 

 

 

2012 Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award Honorable Mention – Dan Baxter

Honorable Mention goes to Dan Baxter, a senior at De Sales University, for his tongue-in-cheek documentary short Junk Man. The film profiles inveterate “collector” Ron Bucher as he scavenges, stores and sells roadside refuse and salvaged scraps. While Ron lives the philosophy that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, others—like Ron’s wife—might disagree. [2012, Runtime: 16 min, USA, Not rated]

 

 

 

Rosen receives a $1,000 cash prize, and Baxter receives a $250 gift card. The awards were presented to the winners on November 11, 2012 as part of the Closing Celebration of the Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival.  The two winning films were also included in a Festival screening entitled “New Filmmakers New Films,” spotlighting five noteworthy short films by emerging directors.

 

Previous Years' Recipients

Year	Position	Student	Film
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 Participate

 

Include a completed Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award application (click here for 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 preceding period of September 1 and June 15.

• 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: June 14, 2013

• The winner and the honorable mention will be notified on or about August 3, 2013.

• Entries must be on DVD, Blu-ray, or VHS and labeled with name, address, phone number and film title.
  

 

To Donate

The Film Society invites film enthusiasts, supporters of the Film Society, as well as friends and family members of the Fierbergs 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 and Roz's 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.

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