New Jersey hosts a number of film festivals throughout the year, allowing filmmakers, actors, and film enthusiasts to come together and showcase their love for cinema. These film festivals range from events focused on independent cinema to those concentrating on specific genres, catering to a diverse group of audience.
They are are themed and cover a wide range of creative arts on Super 8mm/8mm film, Digital video, and 8mm video formats on a variety of themes including: educational, cultural, documentary, non-mainstream, spiritual, animation, music video, local, national, and international.
Fall 2024 New Jersey Film Festival
Select Fridays and Sundays between between September 6 - October 18, 2024
Voorhees Hall #105
Rutgers University
71 Hamilton Street
New Brunswick, NJ
This event features a Super 8 Film and Digital Video Festival dedicated to exhibiting independent, classic, international, and experimental films. The Festival will be a hybrid one as we will be presenting it online as well as doing select in-person screenings at Rutgers University.
NJ Hispanic Film Fest
Friday, October 4th until Sunday, October 6th, 2024
Basie Center Cinemas
36 White St
Red Bank, NJ
Features 15+ films with talk backs, and panels.
The Downbeach Film Festival/Atlantic City Cinefest
October 18th - 20th, 2024
Screening Locations:
Ventnor Square Theatre, 5211 Ventnor Avenue, Ventnor Fannie Lou Hamer Event Room,
Stockton University, 3711 Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City
Tickets can be purchased at the door!
This event features screenings of new films, features, shorts and documentaries, cinema-related panels and retrospectives honoring filmmakers and actors.The event also provides a forum for novice and aspiring filmmakers, actors, and others interested in a career in the film business, the opportunity to meet and network with industry professionals in an atmosphere that is conducive to learning and mentoring.
Lambertville Halloween Film Festival
October 18th - 20th, 2024
25 South Union Street
Lambertville, NJ
Welcome to the first annual Lambertville Halloween Film Festival! In addition to showcasing filmmakers and other talented artists, the goal of this year's festival is to give you an unforgettable Halloween experience. They are accepting horror short films this season to make room for a weekend full of parties, horror guest speakers, special events, and cult classic film screenings. The short films will still be judged by a panel of star judges, of course!
Annual Montclair Film Festival
October 18th - 27th, 2024
486 Bloomfield Ave
Montclair, NJ
The annual Montclair Film Festival will entertain film lovers and professionals from across the region and country with ten days of compelling independent films, comedies, documentaries, panels, family events and work by emerging artists. The festival will provide a platform for talented filmmakers from around the world and give special recognition to New Jersey artists.
Queen City Film Festival
October 18th - 20th, 2024
Cinemark Watchung and XD
1670 US-22
Watchung, NJ
This 3 day film festival dedicated to uplifting underrepresented filmmakers and communities through high quality screening events, continuing education, professional development and audience cultivation opportunities for filmmakers regardless of experience level.? The festival also offers youth mentoring and internships for college level youth and area high school students.
Annual Teaneck International Film Festival
November 7th to 14th, 2024; 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
at Five venues in Teaneck, NJ
The film festival has developed a niche in the film festival circuit present a collection of compelling and imaginative feature-length films, documentaries, and shorts from a variety of cultures that would lead audiences to question, debate, and become caring and involved citizens who recognize the need to institute positive change.