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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 4, 2002
CONTACT:
Ron Rollet, Festival Artistic Director
(609) 425-3777
SUSAN
SARANDON RECEPTION NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Susan
Sarandon will share top billing with young New Jersey
film makers at
the Cape May NJ State Film Festival kick off ceremonies
November 14th.
The festival's opening event is now scheduled for 2PM,
Thursday November 14th, at
the Congress Hall ballroom in Cape May. It's free and
open to the public.
During
the kick off, the film festival will pay tribute to
both Sarandon and
to the many young filmmakers and artists of New Jersey.
The festival's young
filmmakers will present a special short film called
"Thank you, Susan"
honoring Susan Sarandon for her encouragement of young
people in the arts.
Festival
founder and director, Ron Rollet, says "What better
way to start this
year's festival than to open it up to the public, so
everyone can see both
an accomplished artist like Susan Sarandon and the new
independent filmmakers
whose careers are just beginning."
Ms.
Sarandon will receive the first ever New Jersey Governor's
Award for
Outstanding Contribution to Jersey Arts during the ceremonies.
Participants
from many New Jersey arts organizations and youth arts
programs
are being invited to take part in the tribute to young
artists and film
makers.
FROM
MUMMERS TO MOTOWN
The
festival takes on a decidedly musical theme Friday night,
as the
Fralinger String Band, one of Philadelphia's famous
Mummer's bands, performs
at the gala reception before the evening's New Jersey
premiere of STRUT! a
film about the Mummers. Some of the film was shot on
location in North
Wildwood, the Mummers summer home.
Both
the film's director /producer Max Raab and co-producer
Seymour Mednick
will be on hand after the screening to discuss the film.
Saturday
night, the music switches to Motown, as the festival
screens another
New Jersey premiere, "Standing in the Shadows of
Motown." It's a film about
the back up musicians who helped propel many Motown
stars to success. Allan
"Dr. Licks" Slutsky, the author of the book
and the film's producer, composer
and arranger, will introduce his film and take questions
afterwards.
FESTIVAL
OF INDEPENDENTS
In
addition to the many feature length films shown Saturday,
November 16, at
the the Hoyt's Beach 4 Cinema in Cape May, there also
will be dozens of short
films, documentaries and animations screened during
the "Festival of
Independents" from 10AM to 5PM. For many of these
filmmakers, this will be
the first chance to show their work in public.
"There
are hundreds of not so well known New Jersey filmmakers
and the true
purpose of this festival is to put the spotlight on
them," says Rollet..
”The
festival has tripled in size in just one year. The support
from New Jersey filmmakers, from local businesses and
individuals, from
national independent film distributors, and from the
New Jersey State Council
on the Arts and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation sends
a strong message that
film is alive and well in New Jersey."
Weekend passes to the festival range in price from $75
to $125. They can be
purchased by calling (609) 884-6595. Festival schedule
and updates are posted
on the festival’s web site: www.njstatefilmfestival.com
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