Over 26,000 attended the 17th Annual Garden State Film Festival’s held in Asbury Park this past weekend, festival organizers said. The five-day event was attended by a host of celebrities, honorees, film executives, and movie fans from March 27 to 31. In honor of the recently restored New Jersey Film & Digital Media Tax Credit […]

Historical Society Reorganizes A presentation on the Jersey Shore’s most famous vacation and recreational destinations will be given during the annual reorganization meeting of the Asbury Park Historical Society. Lost Amusement Parks of the North Jersey Shore, written by Rick Geffken and George Severini, brings together rarely seen images from the Library of Congress, local […]

No stranger to organizing community events, Asbury Park and its creatives will host a number of local festivals, celebrations, conferences and conventions in the upcoming months; and even year. Below is a list of some of the more popular returning local gatherings, as well as a few inaugural announcements.   The Universal African Festival returns 10 […]

Hundreds turned out Friday night for the launch of the 16th Annual Garden State Film Festival, being held throughout Asbury Park Saturday and Sunday. Held at Convention Hall and the Paramount Theatre, the red carpet spotlights included attendance by Armand Assante and Christopher Lloyd, whose current films are screened during the event. “I arrived this […]

A few Hollywood veterans, filmmakers and celebrities from across the globe have signed on to make an appearance when the Garden State Film Festival returns to Asbury Park in March. Among the first to arrive in town this past month was classic film royalty Monika Henreid [shown left in feature photo], a filmmaker, writer, director […]

Tonight And Every Night – a film about the power of love over dementia, will make its debut April 2 at the Garden State Film Festival in Atlantic City.  Written and directed by Asbury Park native Christina Eliopoulos, the short film is a return home [of sorts] for the local filmmaker and its star, veteran […]

Sand Blast Weekend’s debut in Atlantic City drew a smaller crowd than its previous years in Asbury Park, and the event may not return to the gambling resort next year, according to a published report. Founder Brad Hurtado said the gay- and lesbian-oriented beach party drew between 1,000 to 1,500 last weekend, the Press of […]

Atlantic City has officially acquired the Garden State Film Festival [GSFF] for at least the next three years. The city’s Casino Reinvestment Development Authority [CDRA] voted Tuesday at their monthly meeting to provide financial assistance in the amount of $300,000 to the film festival over the next three years, according to Diane Raver, the festival’s […]

A major decision that may determine the Garden State Film Festival’s [GSFF] relocation to Atlantic City is scheduled to take place today. Atlantic City’s Casino Reinvestment Development Authority [CDRA] will vote today after 2 p.m. as to whether they will provide financial assistance to the film festival, according to Diane Raver, the festival’s executive director. […]

Representatives of The Garden State Film Festival [GSFF] are still in search of a city to host the 2014 event, and Atlantic City is not the only option. Communications between GSFF board members and city officials to keep the event in Asbury Park  have proven unsuccessful. In addition, dates for next year’s festival could not […]