NJ State Film Festival at Cape May Schedule

November 16-19, 2006

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17

Home Video Training Seminar
1 pm to 4 pm at Congress Hall
Tim Sims shares tips for creating professional looking home videos. Give your home video that Hollywood look. Free. Call to reserve a spot.

Opening Night Dessert and Champagne Reception
7:30 PM, Congress Hall.
Featuring A Night with Bruce Minnix: Stories and Clips of Stars. Enjoy incredible desserts and open bar including champagne, Wines by Gallo and a Beer Station brought to you by Stella Artois. Special Dinner packages are also available at various restaurants throughout Cape May. Call 609-884-6700 for names of participating restaurants.
Tickets $30

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18

Festival of Independents
10am to 4pm, Cape May Stage
Independent Shorts
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Fort Lee Film Shorts
11am, Congress Hall
Young Filmmakers of Tomorrow presented by the Fort Lee Film Commission.

Chicks with Flicks
1 pm, Congress Hall
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• Crossing, 18 min.
• Judith, 13 min. 39 sec.
• Beauty Rides a Lion, Recollections of a Hollywood Starlet, 14 min. 27 sec.
• Sticks & Stones, 9 min.,
• 3:52, 11 min. 30 sec.
• Conversations with Flower, 18 min.
• Dessert's On Me, 4 min. 53 sec.
• Firefighter, 20 min.

Documentaries
1 to 3pm, Congress Hall

My Life as an Underdog Film & Workshop
2pm, Cape May Elementary School
Presenting the costumes and performance artistry of Suzanne Muldowney. View Suzanne's beautiful costumes and a Q & A session after the film with Suzanne and the film's director, Boris Gavrilovic.
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Short Feature: Bittercress
3 pm, Congress Hall
Tom Sims 62 min.
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Black Maria Film Festival Shorts
4pm, Convention Hall
Black Maria International Film Festival's director and founder, John Columbus, will introduce the short films.
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Sam Maitin: A Celebration
5 pm, Congress Hall

SATURDAY EVENING

Festival Feature: My Life as an Underdog
7pm, Cape May Elementary School
Tickets $10
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Festival Feature: Peaceful Warrior
6:30 and 8:45pm, Cape May Convention Hall
Tickets $10. Film adaptation of Dan Millman's best selling book. Starring Nick Nolte.
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Firefighter - Vanessa Ruane 20 min.,
Everything's On Fire: Inside the Union County Fire Academy - Wm. McMeekan, Jr. 60 min.
7pm and 8:45pm, Cape May Fire Hall

Festival Feature Highlight: Saint of 911
7 and 8:45pm, Church of the Advent, Franklin and Washington Sts.
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A special reception will be held across the street at the Antique Fire Station prior to the 7pm show. Partial proceeds will go to Cape May, West Cape May and Cape May Point Fire Departments. Tickets $15. Firefighters free with ID

Festival Feature: Czech Dreams
8:45pm, Cape May Elementary School
Tickets $10. Presented in collaboration with the Carnegie Mellon University International Film Festival.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19

Cinema Cafe Brunch: Film inspired by Art
10:30am, Congress Hall
Join us for our lavish brunch in the ballroom at Congress Hall. Brunch includes short films and a special Art exhibit of the sculptures from Gerald Lynch of Villas, NJ. The brunch will feature the films of Cape May’s own Craig Rinkerrman. 2006 Film Festival Award winners will be presented at the brunch. Tickets $30
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FESTIVAL LOCATIONS:

• Congress Hall - 251 Beach Avenue
• Church of the Advent - Franklin and Washington Sts, across from the Fire Station.
• Cape May Convention Hall - 720 Beach Avenue
• Cape May Stage – Bank and Lafayette Streets
• Cape May Fire Hall – Franklin and Washington Sts, across from Church of the Advent
• Cape May Elementary School - Lafayette St.
  

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