Thomas R. Rondinella

Seton Hall University

Chair of the Department of Communication and The Arts
Curriculum Vitae [PDF]

Honors & Awards

Morris County - “Best of Fest - Honorable Mention” - Boston Underground Film Festival, March 2009
A Relaxing Day - Best Produced Film - 4th Annual Memfest Film Festival, October 2007
Recipient - Archdiocesan Sesquicentennial Cathedral Golden Jubilee Medal. awarded for outstanding commitment to the Archdiocese, 2004
Recipient - “Prime Award for Excellence and Support in Movies and Television” - New Jersey Moviemakers, December 2003
Charming Billy - Best Dramatic Feature - Route 66 Film Festival - 2002; Voted Best Feature, Boston Film Festival - 2000; First Runner-up Best Feature, Northampton Film Festival - 2000; Winner-Best Actor, 13th AFI-L.A. Intl. Film Festival - 1999
Mention of Honor - Blades, Sport for All Section, Sports Movies TV 2001 - 19th International Festival, Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs, 2001
Barriers - Shirley Clarke Artistic Achievement Award, 1998 Huntington International Independent Film Festival
Recipient of a Faculty Excellence award from the Board of Regents, 1997

Professor Rondinella teaches full time and is a film and video producer with his own
company, Catfish Studios. He has produced five feature films (Unholy, Charming Billy,
Morris County,Scrappers and A Good Day For It), directed three features (Blades, A Girls’
Guide… and Scrappers) written three produced screenplays and edited fifteen feature
films. In addition, Professor Rondinella produces and directs corporate videos. A current
client list includes WNET/WNYC-NY, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Electronic Device
Control, Catholic Charities, The Salesian Brothers, The World Addiction Foundation, the
New Jersey Elks Association, Grange Furniture, and many more. He produces and directs the
web cooking show, Cooking with Nonna and the public access show, NJ Today with John
McKeon. Most recently, Thomas produced the silent short, Dark Corner, which is in the
film festival ciruit. He is pre-producing the feature film, The Cellar, for Spring 2013
production. 

Currently he serves as Chair of the Department of Communication and The Arts. He is an
academic advisor for the Broadcast and Visual Interactive Media major and advises Pirate
Television, the co-curricular student television station. 

Education: 

M.F.A., Film Production, New York University, 1984 B.A., History, Seton Hall University,
1981