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Production Assistant Bootcamp To Take Place at Rutgers University February 5-6
(PISCATAWAY, NJ) -- The NJ Motion Picture and Television Commission invites New Jersey residents interested in pursuing a career in film and television production to apply for the upcoming Production Assistant Bootcamp scheduled for February 5 and 6 at Rutgers University in Piscataway.
Nora Jacobson Talks About "Ruth Stone's Vast Library of the Female Mind"
Great documentaries bring to light stories of people or events worth knowing about. Often they point a spotlight on a subject not very familiar to you. Ruth Stone's Vast Library of the Female Mind is one such documentary. The film by Nora Jacobson tells the story of Ruth Stone, a woman who was a promising young poet, living an idyllic life with her beloved husband, Walter, a poet and professor. When he died unexpectedly by suicide, Ruth was flung out into the world, destitute with three daughters to support.
The Showroom Cinema Offers Screening of "Salt In My Soul" on February 6th
(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- The ShowRoom Cinema, Asbury Park’s independent movie theater, will host a one night only screening of the documentary Salt In My Soul, Sunday, February 6th at 7:30pm. Based on Mallory Smith’s posthumously published memoir of the same name, the film offers a rare look inside the mind of a young woman trying to live fully while dying.
Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Bolstering The New Jersey Film & Digital Media Tax Credit Program
(TRENTON, NJ) -- On January 12, 2022, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation (S-4094/A-6070) which bolsters the New Jersey Film & Digital Media Tax Credit Program through expanded digital media production tax credits and other improvements. The program, which was first signed into law by Governor Murphy in July 2018, and first expanded in January 2020, has made New Jersey a national film and television production center and continues to attract high-profile projects to New Jersey such as West Side Story, The Equalizer, and The Many Saints of Newark.
Lighthouse International Film Society Offers Virtual Screening of "FRANCE" by Bruno Dumont
(LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ) -- The Lighthouse International Film Society presents a virtual screening of FRANCE-(French with English subtitles). Lea Seydoux primarily holds the center of Bruno Dumont's unexpected new film, which starts out as a satire of contemporary news media before steadily spiraling out into something rich and darker. The film is available for screening online from January 14-31.
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Home in the Air screens at the Spring 2022 New Jersey Film Festival on January 28
Home in the Air is a film by Spanish filmmaker Elena Vilallonga that will be playing at the New Jersey Film Festival on Friday, January 28th, 2022. Usually when something is referred to as being “in the air” it is something that is nostalgic or contagious in some way. In the case of this film, it actually refers to a home that is suspended in midair; Hogar Al Aire. It is a film that follows the lives of two turtledoves who work together to start a family. The images presented are juxtaposed with the sound of a narrator describing a typical life cycle. What’s interesting about this film is that the narrator could simply be narrating the day-to-day happenings of these birds, or their words could be interpreted as revealing a deeper truth about the universality of the experience of life on Earth.
Nora Jacobson Talks About "Ruth Stone's Vast Library of the Female Mind"
Great documentaries bring to light stories of people or events worth knowing about. Often they point a spotlight on a subject not very familiar to you. Ruth Stone's Vast Library of the Female Mind is one such documentary. The film by Nora Jacobson tells the story of Ruth Stone, a woman who was a promising young poet, living an idyllic life with her beloved husband, Walter, a poet and professor. When he died unexpectedly by suicide, Ruth was flung out into the world, destitute with three daughters to support.
An Interview With Albert G. Nigrin from the New Jersey Film Festival
The New Jersey Film Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, starting with a Spring Festival that runs on select Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between January 28 and February 20, 2022. As a result of COVID, the festival will be a virtual once again this Spring. All the films will be available virtually via Video on Demand for 24 hours on their show date. Tickets are $15 per program, or $100 for Festival All Access Pass.
THE END? Movie Theaters Are Hanging on for Dear Life
When I was a teenager in Morris County in the 1960s, my buddies and I went to the movies at least once week. We had plenty of movie theaters to attend, too.
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Thomas Edison Film Festival Wins Free Advertising Throughout 2022 Courtesy of #GivingTuesday Contest
(BELMAR, NJ) -- GivingTuesday is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. For the past several years on #GivingTuesday (as it's known online), New Jersey Stage has held a contest on our social media channels. We ask non-profit organizations to do something simple - this year it was simply to like or share the news that the website had passed 500,000 unique visitors for the year. Those who participated were put in a group with the winner chosen randomly. This year’s prize was free advertising throughout 2022 and the winner is the Thomas Edison Film Festival (formerly known as the Thomas Edison Black Maria Film festival).
