Upcoming NJ Film Festivals

Looking to attend a film festival in the Garden State? Well, this comprehensive list of upcoming events will keep you informed.

Here is a list of upcoming film festivals in New Jersey. Dates shown when available:

Arthouse Film Festival
Monmouth and Mountainside
October-December; March-May
http://www.arthousefilmfestival.com

Golden Door International Film Festival
Jersey City
October 11-14
goldendoorfilmfestival.org

Downbeach Film Festival/Atlantic City Cinefest
Atlantic City
October 12-14
Founded 2008
downbeachfilmfestival.org

New Jersey Young Film & Videomakers Festival
Jersey City
October 14-20 (tentative)
Founded 1975
blackmariafilmfestival.org/NJ_Young_Festival.html
 
New Jersey Film Festival
New Brunswick
October 19-21
Founded 1982
njfilmfest.com

New Jersey State Film Festival at Cape May
Cape May City
October 19-21
Founded 2001
njstatefilmfestival.com

Rutgers New Jersey Jewish Film Festival
New Brunswick
October 30-November 11
Founded 2000
Bildnercenter.rutgers.edu/film
 
Trenton International Film Festival
Trenton
November 9-11
trentonfilmfestival.org

Teaneck International Film Festival
Teaneck
November 9-11
Founded 2006
teaneckfilmfestival.org
 
Black Maria Film + Video Festival
Jersey City and other venues
February (ongoing)
Founded 1981
blackmariafilmfestival.org
 
Garden State Film Festival
Asbury Park
April 4-7, 2013
Founded 2002
gsff.org

Hoboken International Film Festival
Teaneck
June 1- 7, 2012
Founded 2006
hobokeninternationalfilmfestival.com
 
Newark Black Film Festival
Newark
June-August
Founded 1974
newarkmuseum.org/museum_pages.aspx?id=240
 
Jersey Shore Film Festival
Deal
Founded 2006
jerseyshorefilmfestival.com

Montclair International Film Festival
Montclair
April 29-May 5
Founded 2012
montclairnjfilmfestival.org

The Not Quite Legal Festival
Trenton
trentonfilmfestival.org
 
Lighthouse International Film Festival
Long Beach Island
Founded 2009
lighthousefilmfestival.org
 
United States Super 8 Film & Digital Video Festival
New Brunswick
njfilmfest.com
 
New Jersey Independent South Asian Cinefest
Monmouth Junction
Founded 2007
njisacf.org

New Jersey Jewish Film Festival
West Orange
Founded 2000
www.njjff.org
 
Princeton Environmental Film Festival
Princeton
Founded 2006
princeton.lib.nj.us/peff
 
Troma Dance Film Festival
Asbury Park
Founded 2000
tromadance.com
 
Awaken! International Spiritual Film Festival
Morristown
Founded 2009
awakenspiritualfilmfestival.org
 
Atlantic City Short Film Festival
Atlantic City
Founded 2010
atlanticcityshortfilmfestival.com
 
Bergenfield Film Festival
Bergenfield
bergenfieldfilmfestival.org
 
Atlantic City International Film & Music Festival
Atlantic City
Founded 2010
acifmf.com
 
FilmOneFest
Atlantic Highlands
Founded 2009
filmonefest.org
 
Manalapan Independent Film Festival
Manalapan
facebook.com/group.php?gid=108822069149098

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  1. Robert Carbwa

    Calling all filmmakers!
    CALL FOR ENTRIES
    The First Annual North Jersey Human Rights Film Festival
    A juried film festival held at The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, NJ
    Festival Dates:
    Friday April 27, 2018
    Saturday April 28, 2018
    Entry Deadline:
    Midnight April 1, 2018

    From the time of the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood’s founding in 1896, social justice has been a cornerstone of our congregational life. In keeping with this tradition, the films shown at the North Jersey Human Rights Film Festival will be grounded in the principle that all people have inherent power, dignity and rights.
    Entries may focus on any theme that fosters social justice and works toward a world free from oppression, including (but not limited to):
    Economic Justice
    Education Justice
    Environmental Justice
    Immigration Justice
    LGBTQI Rights
    Racial Justice
    Reproductive Justice
    and
    Voting Rights
    http://www.uuridgewood.org/film-festival/