MADE IN QUEENS
QUEENS, NY PRESENTS A LIMITED NUMBER OF FESTIVALS, RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS THAT TARGET THE ART OF FILM, DESPITE HAVING AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF FILMMAKERS AND TALENT THAT CALL THIS BOROUGH HOME.
WE ARE FOSTERING A LOCAL COMMUNITY OF CREATIVES FROM THE DEEPEST REACHES OF QUEENS TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORK ON THE BIG SCREEN AND SOCIALIZE WITH PEERS NEAR THEM.
THE MAIN REQUIREMENT FOR SUBMISSION IS ALL FILMS MUST BE SHOT, EDITED, WRITTEN OR PRODUCED WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF QUEENS.
BEST FILM
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST PERFORMANCE
BEST SOUND & MUSIC
BEST WARDROBE
CATEGORIES & GUIDELINES
MUST BE SHOT, EDITED, WRITTEN, OR PRODUCED IN QUEENS
ANY LENGTH UNDER 40 MINUTES
$10 ENTRY DONATION TO COMPETE FOR ALL CATEGORIES
ALL WINNERS RECEIVE OFFICIAL IMDB.COM CREDIT
ALL GENRES AND RATINGS WELCOME
SUBMISSIONS END 5/1/2025
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THE FOUNDERS
A RICHMOND HILL NATIVE AND AWARDED FILM DIRECTOR, ADAM HANS CO-FOUNDS THE MADE IN QUEENS FILM FESTIVAL. SINCE 2016, ADAM HAS WRITTEN, DIRECTED AND PRODUCED DREAM-LIKE POETIC SHORTS, INVENTIVE ADVERTISEMENTS, AND A PLETHORA OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC VIDEOS. HE UNITES WITH HIS LONG TIME HIGH SCHOOL FRIEND, UPCOMING RAPPER, CELEBRITY PHOTOGRAPHER AND FELLOW VIDEO DIRECTOR; JEFFEREY DEON CHAMBERS, TO CONNECT THE LOCAL FILM SCENE HERE IN QUEENS.
"I FOUND THAT MOST FILM OPPORTINUTIES, LIKE NETWORKING, FESTIVALS AND EVEN CREW GIGS, TEND TO BE IN MANHATTAN OR BROOKLYN. AND WHETHER YOU DRIVE OR TAKE A TRAIN, YOU’VE GOT AN HOUR OF TRAVEL WHEN COMING FROM QUEENS. ITS A BIT OF A CHALLENGE TO MAKE CONVENIENT RELATIONSHIPS NEAR WHERE YOU LIVE, AND IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE MORE FILM FRIENDS WE CAN TALK TO RIGHT NEXT TO US.”
— ADAM HANS
JEFFEREY DEON CHAMBERS IS OUR CO-FOUNDER AND A PROLIFIC ENTREPRENEUR. HE IS A PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, AND ARTIST MANAGER. HOWEVER, HE IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS MUSIC, UNDER THE NAME, ‘DEONRAPS.’ BORN AND RAISED IN WOODHAVEN, HE REPRESENTS THE VERY WEALTH OF TALENT FROM EVERY CORNER OF THIS BOROUGH.
DEON & ADAM FIRST BEGAN COLLABORATING ON HIS FIRST OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO IN 2018, AND SINCE THEN THEY HAVE PRODUCED OVER 25+ PROJECTS.
“FOR MOST OF MY LIFE QUEENS HAS NEVER BEEN THE “GO-TO” FOR EVENTS OR FOR THE ARTS. WE GET LEFT OUT OF A LOT CONVERSATIONS. IN TODAY’S LANDSCAPE, WE CAN NO LONGER ALLOW QUEENS TO BE SLEPT ON WHEN WE HAVE SO MUCH INCREDIBLE TALENT AT OUR DISPOSABLE. IT JUST NEEDS A PLATFORM, AND WE ARE CREATING ONE.”
— DEON