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Film Festivals & Film Organizations in New Jersey

If you are part of a film festival or film organization based in New Jersey that is not listed here, please email us with the festival name, town, and website url. Updated 12/15/2025

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Bergen County

Northeast Film Festival
Teaneck, NJ

Teaneck International Film Festival
Teaneck, NJ

Teaneck International Film Festival

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Camden County

Jewish Film Festival of the Katz JCC
Cherry Hill, NJ

Cumberland County

CUT International Short Film Festival
Millville, NJ

Essex County

Montclair Film Festival
Montclair, NJ

Newark Black Film Festival
Newark, NJ

New Jersey Jewish Film Festival
West Orange, NJ



 


Hudson County

Thomas Edison Film Festival
Jersey City, NJ

Brightside Tavern Film Festival
Jersey City, NJ

Golden Door International Film Festival
Jersey City, NJ

Jersey City International Television & Film Festival
Jersey City, NJ

Mercer County

Princeton Environmental Film Festival
Princeton, NJ

Princeton Student Film & Video Festival
Princeton, NJ

Trenton Film Festival
Trenton, NJ

Middlesex County

New Jersey Film Festival
Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University
71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ

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New Jersey International Film Festival
Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University
71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ

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Rutgers Jewish Film Festival
New Brunswick, NJ



 


Monmouth County

Asbury Music & Film Festival
Asbury Park, NJ

Bread & Roses Film Festival
Asbury Park, NJ

Count Basie Center Breakthrough Filmmaker Film Fest
Red Bank, NJ

FilmOneFest
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Garden State Film Festival
Various venues in Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, and Cranford NJ

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Hang On To Your Shorts Film Festival
Asbury Park, NJ

Indie Street Film Festival
Red Bank, NJ

Jersey Shore Film Festival

Monmouth Film Festival
Holmdel, NJ

Ocean County

Lighthouse International Film Festival
Long Beach Island, NJ

Salem County

Salem County Film Festival
Woodstown, NJ



 


Union County

Westfield International Film Festival
Westfield, NJ


Film Organizations

Barrymore Film Center
Fort Lee, NJ

Monmouth Film Institute
Holmdel, NJ

Netflix in Fort Monmouth
Eatontown, NJ

New Jersey Motion Picture & Television Commission

Screen Alliance of New Jersey

South Jersey Film Office Cooperative



 



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