https://www.qgazette.com/articles/local-express-384/Jennifer Valdes is an award winning independent filmmaker from New York. She is a talented director, producer & video editor. She is the 2019 winner of the "Best Editing" Award at New Jersey Horror Con & Film Festival, for Marissa Valdes' short film "The Blood is the Life". Jennifer Directed, Produced & Edited the short film (2019). The short film is a blood donation awareness PSA horror film. Marissa Valdes' film takes place in a town where blood has replaced all water. "The Blood is the Life" had it's World Premiere at Horrorhound Film festival H2F2. It also had a New Jersey Premiere at New Jersey Horror Con & Film Festival, in March 2019, where it was nominated for 3 awards. (Best Editing, Best Screenplay & Best NJ/NY film). The film won the Award for Best Editing. The short film is currently on the festival circuit.

Jennifer Valdes is most well known for her award winning short film, LAID TO REST (2017), a psychological horror short film, which won "Best Horror Short Film" at the Winter Film Awards Film Festival in NYC in 2017. The short film has worldwide television distribution.

She is also well known in the indie film circuit for her award winning black & white, modern film noir, short film, Isabelle (2014) and her horror/comedy feature film, Jack 'O' Slasher (2012), which was distributed worldwide.

Jennifer has been working in the Television and Film industry since 2005. She graduated from St. John's University in 2005 with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications. She has worked for years as a Professional Freelance Video Editor & Video Editing Teacher's Assistant at New York Film Academy. She is also an Audio Production & Audio Post Production specialist who recently graduated from the Recording Engineers Institute in 2018. She continues making films and has worked on many movies.

Jennifer was recently featured in the Queens Gazette Newspaper! Interview and article can be seen here:
https://www.qgazette.com/articles/local-express-384/

Jennifer is also a Participant in the 2021 Respectability Lab for Disabled Entertainment Professionals!
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"The Blood is the Life" is an OFFICIAL SELECTION of HORRORHOUND FILM FESTIVAL
H2F2 & had it's World Premiere Screening March 16th 2019!
More about our film...

"The Blood is the Life" is a short horror film PSA, written by Marissa Valdes.
It was created to raise blood donation awareness. It is an artistic vision depicting how blood connects all of us.  We have created a world where water is replaced by blood.  We are trying to spread a positive message with our project and influence more people into giving blood donations. The film is currently on the film festival circuit. Production photos can be seen below.
Behind the scenes photos from "The Blood is the Life" short film PSA movie shoot. Church photos by Damian Torres
"The Blood is the Life" -A Marissa Valdes film, Written by Marissa Valdes, Directed & Produced by Jennifer Valdes
Cinematography by Shawn Anthony,  Executive Producer Tony DeBenedetto (Javelina 98 Productions)
Executive Producer Jeffrey Scott & Meg Scott,  Executive Producer Jesse "Omega" Miller
Executive Producer Nacim Valdes

"The Blood is the Life" Won Best Editing at New Jersey Horror Con & Film Festival & is Nominated for 3 Awards!

LAID TO REST

Jennifer Valdes' recent film, LAID TO REST (2017), is a psychological and deeply emotional story with beautiful 4K cinematography by Shawn Anthony. The film stars the talented, Jessica Felice.  LAID TO REST  had it's World  Premiere screening at the Cinema Village movie theater in NYC in 2017.  LAID TO REST  is the WINNER of the BEST HORROR SHORT FILM at the Winter Film Awards International Film Festival in NYC, 2017!  Jennifer has had her films nominated for many awards. LAID TO REST  was nominated for "Best Cinematography in a Short Film" at the Macabre Faire Film Festival 2017, as well as "Best NY/NJ Film" at the New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival, 2017. 

As a Writer and Director, my most recent short film "Laid to Rest", has a very important significance to me. With each film, I learn, I teach, I get explore myself and allow others inside to explore me as well. I get to express myself through film and create these characters and see them brought to life by amazing actors and actresses. I couldn't feel more blessed to be able to witness these transformations. I work hard to create my visions into film to be able to share my particular perspective with the world and I hope that my work can help to inspire others as well.
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LAID TO REST is an OFFICIAL Selection and Award Nominee
of the New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival Spring 2017!
LAID TO REST
Nominated for "BEST NY/NJ Film"
-New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival 2017

“LAID TO REST” Premiere Macabre Faire 2017!

LAID TO REST NOMINATED FOR
"BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A SHORT FILM"
-Macabre Faire Film Festival 2017

LAID TO REST SCREENING AND Q&A at BOROUGH CON 2017!

"Isabelle" Screenings, Official Selections & Awards

Jennifer Valdes film Isabelle, was nominated for Best Costumes and Best Actress, but the "Audience Choice Award" at The Macabre Faire Film Festival 2014. She also won an award from Nerdremix.com for being the Best Director of a short film in 2014, for Isabelle.  Isabelle had its NYC Premiere Screening on April 15, 2015 at the Anthology Film Archives as part of the New FIlmmakers NY Screening Series. Isabelle also screened at HorrorHound Weekend & Film Festival In Ohio, (March 2015) and Jennifer was the only female indie film director invited to speak on their Q&A Panel.

HorrorHound Weekend March 2015

Jennifer Valdes featured in this picture in HorrorHound Magazine along with other very talented filmmakers!


​NewFilmmakersNY Screening Series 2015

Macabre Faire Film Festival & NY Horror Show

    Contact Jennifer Valdes