Inside The 22nd Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Tickets are now on sale for the 22nd annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival, which will be held from Sunday, November 7, through Sunday, November 21. Presented in a hybrid format this year--all films will be available in the Virtual Cinema and five film screenings will be presented in person at Rutgers Cinema and the Princeton Garden Theatre. The festival features a diverse array of award-winning international films from the United States, Israel, Germany, and Switzerland as well as engaging online discussions with filmmakers, scholars, and special guests.

PODCAST: Gyllenhaal, Warwick & Colbert Headline 10th Annual Montclair Film Festival

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dionne Warwick, and Stephen Colbert are among the many artists and filmmakers participating in this year's Montclair Film Festival, which opened October 21 and runs through October 30. Festival founder and Board Chair Bob Feinberg, Board of Trustees President Evie McGee Colbert, and New Jersey-based filmmaker Scott Morris share what they are most looking forward to as the festival kicks off its 10th anniversary season.

Winners of Fall 2021 New Jersey Film Festival Announced!

We had a very good hybrid festival this year. I want to thank the thousands of people who watched our Festival live or online. Below is a list of the Winners of the Fall 2021 New Jersey Film Festival.

Best of 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival program #2 of award-winning films on Sunday, October 10

The Fall 2021 New Jersey Film Festival will feature two programs of award winners from this past Summer’s New Jersey International Film Festival. Films will be available for 24 hours on Sunday, October 10 via Video On Demand. Here is the line-up for Program 2:

Best of 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival program of award-winning films on Sunday, October 10

The Fall 2021 New Jersey Film Festival will feature two programs of award winners from this past Summer’s New Jersey International Film Festival. Films will be available for 24 hours on Sunday, October 10 via Video On Demand. Here is the line-up for Program 1:

Fall 2021 New Jersey Film Festival features program of films by and about woman on Friday, October 8

The Fall 2021 New Jersey Film Festival will be showcasing four films that focus on women on Friday, October 8. Films will be available for 24 hours via Video on Demand. Here is the line-up:

Fall 2021 New Jersey Film Festival Video Q+A with Lion on the Mat Director Asali Echols

Here is the New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2021 Video Q+A with Lion on the Mat Director Asali Echols and Festival Director Al Nigrin:

Swim to Steven plays the Fall 2021 New Jersey Film Festival on October 8!

Swim to Steven is a quirky short film that serves as a sort of reverse coming-of-age story.  Writer-director Amy French introduces us to Kate, a mother taking her son to his first swim lesson with instructor Steven, who happens to be a former flame from her adolescence.  The film will be available for streaming worldwide on Friday, October 8 through the Fall 2021 New Jersey Film Festival.

A Moment on Main Street

Filmmaker Brianna Stimpson loves to travel.  Her Instagram page has photographs taken from places around the world.  Traveling is part of her identity, but when the pandemic hit she found her world suddenly got much smaller.  As she focused on her immediate surroundings, she began documenting how the pandemic was affecting businesses within a section of Main Street in Belmar, New Jersey.

New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2021 A Moment on Main St. and Last Call Filmmaker Video Q+A

Here is the New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2021 Q+A with A Moment on Main St. Director Brianna Stimpson, Last Call Director Johnny Sweet, Festival Juror Izzy Bonvini and Festival Director Al Nigrin: