WINNERS OF THE 2009 NEW JERSEY FILM FESTIVAL COMPETITION ANNOUNCED!
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- All the works that were part of the NJ Film Festival Competition (denoted by an * on our schedule and website) were selected by a panel of judges including media professionals, journalists, students, and academics. These judges selected the 38 finalists which were publicly screened at our Festival. The finalists were selected from over 250 works submitted by filmmakers from around the world. In addition, the judges chose the Prize Winners (including over $6,000 in prizes) in conjunction with the Festival Director.
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AN INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTINA ELIOPOULOS ON "GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK"
An interview with filmmaker Christina Eliopoulos who shot the documentary, "Greetings From Asbury Park" and is currently working on "Demon on Wheels".
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Turning A Curse Into A Blessing
Sometimes karma can play strange games with us. Nik Everett, a Delaware-based singer-songwriter was attending his cousin's funeral when he met Christina Eliopoulos, a filmmaker working on a documentary about Asbury Park. As it turns out, Nik's cousin who loved Asbury Park was one of the early supporters of the film The two struck up a conversation and the next thing you know, he's back in Asbury Park and playing a significant role in creating the soundtrack for Christina's film, "Greetings From Asbury Park". Click For Article
The Search For John Gissing
Don't feel bad if you've never heard of The Search for John Gissing. The new DVD by Mike Binder (Reign Over Me, The Upside of Anger) made the film festival rounds six years ago, but never wound up with a distribution deal even though the film featured a stellar cast including Alan Rickman, Janeane Garafalo, Juliet Stevenson, Frank Harper, and Mike Binder. This despite the fact that the film is extremely funny and is probably funnier than about 75% of the films released in the last decade. Click For Article
Jersey Girl Is The Real Deal
You may know Marisa Petroro from her work on "Deal or No Deal", the popular television game show, but it might not be long before her film acting career trumps that show on her resume. In fact, her upcoming film Everybody Wants To Be Italian just might be the role to take this former beauty queen from Elizabeth, New Jersey to the top. Ironically, the film will be released around the same time that Marisa will be honored as "Italian-American Woman of the Year" by The Center for Italian and Italian-American Culture. The honor comes at a black tie gala event at The Villa in Mountain Lakes, NJ on September 22nd. Click For Article
New Jersey's Renaissance Man
As someone who recently went to a college reunion, I must say I pity the people who have to run into Kenneth Del Vecchio when they return to campus. This guy has done more in his thirties than most people could ever dream of doing in their entire lives. He's been a best-selling author, a successful attorney known as the expert on criminal law, won dozens of bench-press competitions, attended parties with people like Steven Spielberg and Jon Voight, created the Hoboken International Film Festival, and has acted, directed, written, and produced five feature films. How's that for small talk over drinks at a reunion? Click For Article
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