Preview event gives guests a sneak peek at the Festival's full line-up of films and special events. Get ready to work the room for your next gig! A cocktail reception prior to the screening includes cash bar and complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Guests view a selection of trailers of the upcoming films and promos of the […]

Friday Night Cocktail Gala includes a cash bar and complimentary hors d'oeuvres kicks off the Garden State Film Festival weekend with the red-carpet premiere. Filmmaker Talk Back follows the screening with an after-party to top it all off!

Winning Feature Screenplay reading by celebrity and up-and­ coming actors. Past participants include Ed Asner, Armand Assante, Diane Ladd, Xander Berkeley, Pasquale, Chance Kelly, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Langston Fishburne, and Richard Kind, to name a few. FEATURE SCREENPLAY WINNER TBA

The Festival concludes with a Black-Tie (optional) Awards Banquet at The English Manor. Includes cocktails followed by a sit-down dinner, where we acknowledge this year’s best with presentations of awards to winning filmmakers and high-profile honorees in attendance. WE WILL SELL OUT SO DO NOT WAIT TO GET TICKETS!! TICKETS COMING SOON