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Indie Street Film Festival to Raffle Off Spot For Costa Rica Screenwriter Retreat

Published by New Jersey Stage

originally published: 08/08/2023

(RED BANK, NJ) -- The Indie Street Film Festival is hosting a fundraiser for the non-profit Indie Street Institute on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at Triump Brewery (1 Bridge Avenue) in Red Bank.  They will be raffling off a spot to a Costa Rica screenwriting retreat lead by Oscar winner (and NJ native) David Rabinowitz. The retreat is scheduled for March 20-25, 2024 at Toji Nature Retreat and is a $2,500 value. Filmmakers and aspiring writers are invited to attend. The event takes place at 7:00pm. 

They are allowing a limited number of free entries where you get a raffle ticket to win the grand prize, so sign up today for your chance to win this one-of-a-kind experience to develop your writing craft and expand your filmmaking horizons. 

For more information on the raffle or to purchase raffle tickets, click here.

The 2023 Indie Street Film Festival takes place September 13-17. The festival was born from a cooperative distribution platform, so focuses on education and nurturing of our filmmakers through the ever-evolving world of technology, distribution, and audience engagement, regardless of budget size and in spite of restrictive funding. Throughout the 5 day interactive festival, both filmmakers and attendees enjoy panel discussions, live art, music, education and networking events sponsored by local breweries and restaurants that provide artisanal food and drink for festival goers.




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