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Great Point Studios and NJPAC partner with Lionsgate to Open TV/Film Complex in Newark

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Great Point Studios, a studio investment/management business specializing in film and television infrastructure, and The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), Newark's anchor cultural and civic institution, today announced a partnership between Great Point Studios and NJPAC with global content leader Lionsgate to build a major new production facility in Newark. The facility will be owned and operated by Great Point Studios. As the facility's long-term anchor tenant, Lionsgate will receive naming rights to the studio. NJPAC will manage public affairs and community relations for the studio and create educational programs and internships for Newark high school and college students.
2022 Lighthouse International Film Festival's Dramatic Features Competition

(LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ) -- The Lighthouse International Film Festival (LIFF) has announced its 2022 dramatic features competition program, which includes inspiring, creative, and shocking films from the USA and around the world. The festival will take place for the 14th time on Long Beach Island, between June 2-5, a long weekend that offers a host of exciting in-person events: new film screenings, panels, networking events, and parties. In addition to its dramatic features competition, LIFF will hold a documentary features competition, a shorts competition, an episodic competition, a high school film competition, surf film screenings, and headliner programs.
7th Annual Nassau Film Festival Takes Place In-person May 21-22 and online May 23 to June 8th

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- The 7th Annual Nassau Film Festival (NFF) takes place May 21-22, 2022 in person at the Princeton Garden Theatre and online from May 23 to June 8th at nassaufilmfestival.festivee.com. The festival screens short films and music videos (30 seconds to 20 minutes) in the following categories: fiction, documentary, animation, student fiction, horror, music videos, trailers, and episodic. Best of Festival Awards are given in each of the categories and attendees have a chance to network with actors, actresses, directors, writers, producers and directors of photography at a special festival event. Audience members have the opportunity to participate in question and answer panel discussions with filmmakers whose films are selected to screen at the festival.
2022 Lighthouse International Film Festival: Documentary Competition Films

(LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ) -- The Lighthouse International Film Festival has announced its 2022 documentary competition program which includes inspiring, creative, and cutting-edge films from the USA and around the world. The Festival will take place on Long Beach Island, New Jersey (LBI) between June 2-5, a long weekend that offers exciting in-person events, film screenings, panel discussions, networking events, and parties. The Festival’s line-up will include dramatic features competition, shorts competition, episodics competition, high-school students' films competition, surf films screening, and spotlight and headliner features.
2022 New Jersey International Film Festival Preview

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Over 20 films will have their New Jersey or Area Premiere (Middlesex County) screenings as part of the 2022 New Jersey International Film Festival, which takes place on select Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between June 3-12. The 27th annual festival will be a hybrid - presented online as well as with select in person screenings at Rutgers University. All the films will be available virtually via Video on Demand for 24 hours on their show date. Each ticket or Festival Pass purchased is good for both the virtual and the in person screenings.
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2022 Lighthouse International Film Festival's Dramatic Features Competition

(LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ) -- The Lighthouse International Film Festival (LIFF) has announced its 2022 dramatic features competition program, which includes inspiring, creative, and shocking films from the USA and around the world. The festival will take place for the 14th time on Long Beach Island, between June 2-5, a long weekend that offers a host of exciting in-person events: new film screenings, panels, networking events, and parties. In addition to its dramatic features competition, LIFF will hold a documentary features competition, a shorts competition, an episodic competition, a high school film competition, surf film screenings, and headliner programs.
2022 Lighthouse International Film Festival: Documentary Competition Films

(LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ) -- The Lighthouse International Film Festival has announced its 2022 documentary competition program which includes inspiring, creative, and cutting-edge films from the USA and around the world. The Festival will take place on Long Beach Island, New Jersey (LBI) between June 2-5, a long weekend that offers exciting in-person events, film screenings, panel discussions, networking events, and parties. The Festival’s line-up will include dramatic features competition, shorts competition, episodics competition, high-school students' films competition, surf films screening, and spotlight and headliner features.
2022 New Jersey International Film Festival Preview

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Over 20 films will have their New Jersey or Area Premiere (Middlesex County) screenings as part of the 2022 New Jersey International Film Festival, which takes place on select Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between June 3-12. The 27th annual festival will be a hybrid - presented online as well as with select in person screenings at Rutgers University. All the films will be available virtually via Video on Demand for 24 hours on their show date. Each ticket or Festival Pass purchased is good for both the virtual and the in person screenings.