(RIDGEWOOD, NJ) — Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival (RGIFF) is back in person this week! Half an hour from Manhattan in downtown Ridgewood is the Art Deco Bowtie Cinema, which has hosted the festival for 11 years. This year, discover 40 new films, attend panels with industry experts, listen to inspiring Q&As, pose for the red carpet and on Thursday, meet Constantine Maroulis (American Idol, Rock ohf Ages) and actor David Krumholtz (the Santa Claus franchise, Numb3rs, the devil). The screenings take place on April 27 and 28.
The RGIFF is an official GOLD Star film festival on Film Freeway and over its 11 years has become recognized for its unique curation of films and attention to filmmakers. RGIFF features student filmmakers, including several from North Jersey and NYU Tisch. You can see short films, documentaries, web/new media, animation, feature films, international content and more.
If you’ve never been to a film festival or are already a fan, this is the perfect festival to attend. Ticket prices are $12 per night, $8 for students and seniors for each night. There is no charge for the red carpet outside the theater.
The festival takes place at the Bow Tie Cinema Theater at 190 East Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood, NJ on Wednesday, April 27 and Thursday, April 28. The After Party – open to all – will take place Thursday evening at Bareburger, 15 East Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood. Party is extra.
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LIST OF ALL MOVIES
The ghost story – Mia Antaramian 4:29 Ridgewood NJ
Switch – Mason Cho 4:57 Ridgewood NJ
Tomato soup – Ella Novie 5:00 LA California
Mooby popup 2001 – Doc Sophia Haber Brock 10:48 NJ
Hunter – Michelle J. Tang (prev) 9:59 Metuchen, NJ
Sonata – Sam Chuck 3:54 NJ
Short – Sam Chuck 4:30 NJ
In mind – Yuhyeon Byun 4:53 Ridgewood, NJ
Alone – Alice Almiron 4:40 Passaic NJ
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Let’s do some dope Sh! t-Ensemble Kent Ichikawa 17:59 Cherry Hill, NJ
Chase her – Maddy Freeman (prev) 11:01 Short Hills NJ
I hope you will feel better – Stephanie Ruiz 12:53 Astoria, NY
Doors – Alisa Rasera-Holden 6:50 Alameda California 1990s
The morning breeze – Dom Lampasona 26:00 Cresskill NJ
Deceive – Steven Perkins 17:33 Portland OR
Past years – Joshua M Thomas 9:54 California
Retreat 2: Salt on the road – Joshua M Thomas 16:20 California
April rains – Caytha Jentis 11:39 Ridgewood, NJ/NY
I don’t know Jack- Raymond Nowicki 12:30 Ridgewood NJ
The Age of Resilience – Chris Trembath (Previous) 17:02 Hillsdale NJ
Geist- Alex Bram 28:42 California
Trunk Show – Will Chase 2:00 PM NY
Always for the first time – Victoria Meade & John Caliendo 20:07 Pt Pleasant NJ
342 – Laurie Ziel 13:07 Ocean Gate NJ
Atomic Concealment – Greg Mitchell 52:09 Suffern NY
centered on dreams – Maia Buljeta & Kaija Harrison 9:13
Canary Islands in a Cold War – Mathias Magnason 50:00 NY
It started with the heart – Kenneth Heidt, Christopher Lafontant 22:55 NJ
Visiting Dunmore Cemetery – Luz Cabrales 1:01:00 PA
Muscher- Anuradha Rama & Laurie Little 1:15:00 Chicago Illinois
Behind the blue sky – Jesse Bonnell 36:56 NY
Vitriol – Mark Clauburg 25:00 NJ
love forbids you – Will Rottweiler & Wendy Leigh 8:14 NJ
The coronation – Emily Penick 12:00 Florida
The Libby Show: Lunch with the Ladies – Suzanne Ordas Curry 30:00 Mahwah NJ
A feast that never comes – Maria Juranic 5:59 NY
The Vagina Musical – Abigail Quinlan & Harriet Taylor 1:59 PM Ridgewood, NJ/UK
the child – Rodja Martin Troscher 7:09 Germany
There is exactly enough time – Virgil Widrich – Austria
Members of the Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival Committee are Co-Chairs Dotti Fucito and Eric S. McPherson, Tony Damiano, Jim Suozzo, RJ Konner, Lynne Clements, Lou Clements, Rahul Bhatia, Rosie McCooe and Trish Manzo.
The festival sponsors are TEEEM, Coldwell Banker Realty and Super Cellars, Park West Tavern, Pearl Restaurant and Bareburger.
The Ridgewood Guild is an organization dedicated to the revitalization of Ridgewood NJ. It is made up of companies and individuals. Programs are organized throughout the year.
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