Garden State Film Festival to Welcome Celebrities, Filmmakers & Fans to Atlantic City
By: Caryn Robbins Mar. 22, 2017
The Garden State Film Festival will welcome celebrities, filmmakers and fans to Atlantic City, from Thursday, March 30th through Sunday, April 2nd at Resorts Casino Hotel for the Festival's 15th Anniversary Celebration. The four-day weekend event will feature networking opportunities, hands-on workshops, intriguing and informative panel discussions, and entertaining and fun parties - all in addition to the 225 film screenings scheduled throughout the Festival.
* Scott Cronick - 2017 Honorary Chair: Cronick is Director of Entertainment Publications for the Press of Atlantic City, and he also hosts a daily radio show on WOND 1400-AM. * Sally Jessy Raphael - Lifetime Achievement Award: Raphael is a TV Talk Show Legend and two-time EMMY winner, in addition to being the first female reality talk show host on TV. The Sally Jessy Raphael Show was the longest-running, female-hosted talk show in television history. In film, she also had memorable cameos in films including The Addams Family and She-Devil. * Brian Dennehy - Beacon Award: A prolific and award-winning actor, Dennehy is a well respected on both screen and stage. His extensive career also includes co-producing, directing and writing several screen productions.
GSFF Executive Director Margaret Fontana says, "For the past 15 years, the Garden State Film Festival has been achieving its mission of promoting THE ART OF filmmaking on all levels, and we've been having a lot of fun doing it!" Fontana enthusiastically invites anyone who enjoys movies and filmmaking to this year's Festival. She adds, "This year, we're planning a lot more fun, and we'll once again showcase an amazing films from independent filmmakers from around the world. Plus, the Festival is a great learning opportunity, too, where industry leaders share their knowledge and skills at our workshops and events." The Festival's events are listed along with the complete film screening schedule on the Garden State Film Festival website at http://www.gsff.org/listings-at-a-glance/.
Individual film screening tickets are $14 in advance and $15 at the door. Weekend Passes for the Festival are $45 in advance and $50 at the door and include all events and film screenings - except the Awards Dinner on Sunday evening. Tickets are available at www.gsff.org and at Festival box offices.For more information about the Garden State Film Festival, please visit the GSFF website at www.gsff.org.
About the Garden State Film Festival:The Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) was envisioned by 25-year film industry veteran Diane Raver and the late Hollywood actor Robert Pastorelli in 2002 and launched the following year. Since 2003, thousands of films have made their public premiers, hundreds of thousands of people from around the world have attended; and the total infusion of cash to local businesses since inception exceeds $5 million. Until 2013, the Festival was held in Asbury Park. In 2014, the Festival moved to Atlantic City with financial and operation support from the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA). GSFF now serves as a major component of the strategic plan to promote arts and culture in Atlantic City to re-establish the resort as the premier Mid-Atlantic entertainment destination. The GSFF is a 501-c-3 non-profit organization.
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