Breaking The Surface – John Evans, Ani Javian (New Brunswick, New Jersey)Breaking the Surface is a dance film about climate change, specifically, about the rise of sea level and the issues that are caused by that rise, currently and projected into the future. The film focuses on communities in New Jersey and the region that are being, and will be, most affected by the changes. 2023; 26 min.

Breaking The Surface

Breaking the Surface is a dance film about climate change, specifically, about the rise of sea level and the issues that are caused by that rise, currently and projected into the future.

Fandango, portrait of an opera workshop – Manno Lanssens/Joy Bechtler (Antwerp, Belgium/Princeton, New Jersey)The risks are great and the odds are against them. In this workshop in Kinshasa-Congo, talented singers share their passion to sing…opera. With Joy Bechtler, voice coach at Operanauts, Inc., they get a rare opportunity to hone their talents. Together, they work on opera scenes to perform at a local restaurant. If the evening is a success, it could help them organize against the social chaos of their native Kinshasa and develop satisfying careers. The film concludes as the singers learn they have been invited to perform their program again, this time with additional music, as part of the popular local music series Arty Live, hosted at a luxury hotel. For the singers, it’s a golden opportunity. The question is, with just 3 days’ notice, can this small group of workshop participants prepare an entire evening of opera music for the public? In English and French, subtitled. 2023; 30 min.

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Fandango

The risks are great and the odds are against them. In this workshop in Kinshasa-Congo, talented singers share their passion to sing…opera.

To Understand An Anemone - Emily Goodchild (Newport/Cheltenham, United Kingdom)Following the journey of four protagonists - a human, a prop, a camera and water, this film explores the relationship between human and anemone. 2023; 14 min.

To Understand An Anemone

Following the journey of four protagonists - a human, a prop, a camera and water, this film explores the relationship between human and anemone.

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The Spring 2024 New Jersey Film Festival All Access Festival Pass gives you admission to all the Festival Screenings for one low price.

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The 42nd Bi-Annual Festival will be taking place on select Fridays and Sundays between September 8-October 8. The Festival will be a hybrid one as we will be presenting it online as well as doing select in-person screenings at Rutgers University. All the films will be available virtually via Video on Demand for 24 hours on their show date. Each ticket or Festival Pass purchased is good for both the virtual and the in-person screenings. The in-person screenings will be held in Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ beginning at 5PM or 7PM on their show date.  Tickets: $15=Per Program; Festival All Access Pass=$100. Here is the link for the "Tickets/Info/Schedule" button: https://watch.eventive.org/newjerseyfilmfestivalfall2023    All films are subject to change.     Patrons who will view remotely can only buy one ticket at a time as we need individual email addresses to transmit online versions of the film screenings.  We can sell bulk tickets to patrons using Venmo but this would only be good for the in-person screenings. Contact us if you would like more info on bulk ticket purchasing at this email address:  njmac@aol.com   

Welcome to the 2023 New Jersey International Film Festival! The 28th Annual Festival will be taking place on select Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays between June 2-11. The Festival will be presenting the Festival online as well as doing select in-person screenings. 

Here's what's coming up soon. Can't make it? No sweat. Many live streams will be available for on-demand viewing as well.