2011 The Fort Lee Film Commission is proud to announce its 2011 Alice Guy Blache Award recipient, Diane Raver, Executive Director of the Garden State Film Festival. The Alice Award was established in 2008 by the Fort Lee FilmCommission to promote the legacy of the first woman director in cinemahistory who built Solax Studio in Fort Lee, NJ in 1912. Madame Blacheproduced, wrote and directed hundreds of films at this location throughWorld War I before women had the right to vote. Prior to her a...

The 8th Annual Garden State Film Festival March 25th-28th. www.gsff.org The films are selected, the schedule is up on the website, and the anticipation is rising as the 8th annual Garden State Film Festival prepares to return to Asbury Park and the surrounding area. This year films will be shown in seven venues in Asbury Park and Deal. Advance tickets are on sale now! So mark your calendars as GSFF only happens once a year. It's a non-stop weekend, packed with a special fr...

The sixth annual Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) showcasing film, video and animated works by independent filmmakers, will roll out the “red carpet” and light up the sky from April 4 – April 6 in Asbury Park. Attending this year’s event are notables including: Danny Aiello, Chris Costello, Chip Cronkite, Joe Gruschecky, Budd Schulberg, Paul Sorvino, Sean Stone, Brian Thompson, Michael Uslan, and Montel Williams among others. This year’s honorees include novelist and Oscar-winning s...

The sixth annual Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) showcasing film, video and animated works by independent filmmakers, will roll out the “red carpet” and light up the sky from April 4 – April 6 in Asbury Park. Attending this year’s event are notables including: Danny Aiello, Chris Costello, Chip Cronkite, Joe Gruschecky, Budd Schulberg, Paul Sorvino, Sean Stone, Brian Thompson, Michael Uslan, and Montel Williams among others.This year’s honorees include novelist and Oscar-winning scre...