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March 29,2016
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Ridgewood Nj, Come join us for the 2016 Ridgewood Guild Film Festival’s International Night at the Ridgewood Library on Tuesday, April 19 at 7:00pm! We’ll start with 3 shorts at 7pm, followed by the feature film, Timbuktu, at 7:30pm. We hope to see you there!
See the flyer below for all the details!
2015 Ridgewood Guild Film Festival After Party at Park West Tavern with Lynne Clemments, Tony Damiano, Danny Aielo, Dotti Fucito and RJ Konner.— with Anthony Damiano and Dorothy Purwin Fucito.
Join us for the The Ridgewood Guild’s 6th Annual Film Festival: April 19, 20, and 21!
Stay tuned & save the date for events coming up to our Film Festival including:
Sunday March 13 at the Ulrich Showroom, with catering by Chestnut Deli. Includes champagne. Call 201-493-9911 to reserve your spot. $50 per person.
If you’re interested in submitting a film please submit it on Film Freeway here!
Last Days in Vietnam
OCTOBER 2, 2015 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2015, 9:14 AM
BY MATTHEW SCHNEIDER
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
A popular annual event for film buffs is set to return to the Ridgewood Public Library starting tonight.
The Reel Voices Film Festival, now in its 13th consecutive year, is scheduled to open at 7:30 p.m.
Roberta Panjwani, the librarian in charge of the event, explained the process she takes when choosing the films. She views around 50 before selecting about five films.
“Each year I attend many documentary screenings at the Tribeca Film Festival” in New York City, Panjwani said, explaining that by doing this, she “can get a good sense of which films are really strong and those that will resonate with our community.”
Panjwani said that she also views films from other parts of the metropolitan area, in addition to obtaining preview copies from films shown around the country and internationally.
“The common thread is that each [film] takes on a humanitarian issue,” she said via email, “whether it be the aspect of the Vietnam War from all perspectives (‘Last Days in Vietnam’), the power of film in saving people from isolation (‘The Wolfpack’), the role of sports in opening up a future to inner-city students (‘In the Game’), or the unique connections made between unlikely strangers on a train (‘In Transit’).”
The event came about after Laura Barney, a member of the Friends of the Ridgewood Library, attended the American Museum of Natural History’s Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival, according to Panjwani.
Admission is $5 per program, paid either online or at the door.
For more information, visit ridgewoodlibrary.org/ #!reel-voices-2015/c1f3v.