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OPENING NIGHT CEREMONY & MOVIE TICKET SPECIAL - $9
**Buy a ticket that admits you to ANY festival movie of your choice - and get a FREE ticket to opening night screenings!

When: June 1, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Where: Pier A, Hoboken, NJ

This Opening Night Cermony features:

GALA AWARD CEREMONY TICKETS - $100
When: June 7, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Where: Cocktail Hour at The Babbio Center, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
             Award Ceremony at DeBaun Auditorium, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ

One of the Nation’s Hottest Awards Ceremonies, this event features: 

KEG PARTY & SCREENING WITH ARTIE LANGE - $35
When: June 2, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Where: Sheraton Suites at the Hudson, Weehawken, NJ

This blow out event presented by The Sheraton, Harbor Bar and Stella Artois, features:

DANNY AIELLO LIVE Q&A, CONCERT...AND MOVIE SCREENINGS - $9

When: June 3, 2007 at 6:00 p.m.
Where: DeBaun Auditorium, Stevens Institute, Hoboken, NJ

This very special event features:

• Screening of 29th Street, a classic Danny Aiello feature film
• Screening of the first part of the trilogy, The Shoemaker, Danny Aiello's newest film
• Live Q&A with Danny Aiello & the filmmakers of The Shoemaker
• Danny Aiello Music Video
• Concert with Danny Aiello's band
  
  

ALL-ACCESS PASSES - $195
When: June 1, 2007 to June 7, 2007
Where: All Festival Venues; Hoboken, NJ

This Package includes:

SPECIAL ALL-ACCESS PASS & GALA AWARDS CEREMONY PACKAGE - $250

• All Access Pass
• Ticket to Gala Awards Ceremony
• THIS PACKAGE SAVES YOU $45!
  
  
  

PANEL DISCUSSIONS - $15 (per event)

ALL THIS...AND OSCAR TOO - $15

12:00 p.m. – Burchard Auditorium - $9

ANIMAL PEOPLE - Documentary Feature
Directed by Gary Kaskel - New York

Animal People is a history and overview of the animal protection movement in America.

SMITH & MIKE ON A TUESDAY – Short Film
Directed by Rand Holdren and John Brotherton - California

Join Ms. Satra (Guiding Light’s “Lucy Cooper”) as she discusses how she went from being an undergrad at Rutgers University to becoming one of daytime television’s hottest actresses. Find out about the auditions, the daily preparations, the interactions with the directors, producers, and other stars…and the actual art of the acting.

Danny Aiello, John Rothman, Frank Bongiorno, Lexie Sperduto

Is it just another evening at the hugely popular Italian restaurant of proprietor and bookmaker Louis Cropa in New York? Anything but as tonight's guests include; a local police detective and his wife specially invited by the owner; on the balcony rival bookmaker gangsters from Queens who want to become partners in the restaurant; in the corner renowned food critic 'the food nymph' is her usual demanding self; and at the bar, seemingly unnoticed, is Ken. As the evening continues enter Duncan, inveterate gambler and sous-chef on-the-line in the frenetic kitchen downstairs, who acts as the catalyst that causes the evening to draw to its inevitable, explosive, deadly conclusion.

Danny Aiello, Teri Hatcher, Charlize Theron, James Spader, Greg Cruttwell, Jeff Daniels, Marsha Mason, Eric Stoltz, Keith Carradine

You have one minute to decide the rest of your life—and it will happen in two days in the valley.

6:00 p.m. – Burchard Auditorium - $9

GET THRASHED: THE STORY OF THRASH METAL – Documentary Feature
Directed by Rick Ernst - New York

Get Thrashed traces the impact of thrash metal; an extreme form of heavy metal popularized in the early 1980's by bands like Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax.

Danny Aiello, Anthony LaPaglia, Lainie Kazan, Frank Pesce, Tony Sirico

Frank Pesce is the luckiest man alive in spite of his bad luck. Based on a true story, a man growing up in a tough New York neighborhood has a gift for finding himself in the worst possible jams...and always getting out. He is the first New York Lottery winner.

THE SHOEMAKER – Feature Film (special screening; non-competition) - Begins at 8:00 p.m.
First part of this brand new trilogy, starring Danny Aiello and Judith Light
Written by Susan Charlotte; Produced by Susan Charlotte & Stan Cohen
Directed by Antony Marsellis

Danny Aiello, Judith Light

A shoemaker is frantic to close his shop early.  A woman with a broken sole is desperate for him to keep the shop open.  A pair of shoes on a shelf await the return of its owner, who will never return for them.  The day is 9/11.

Jackie Martling, Robert Capelli, Vincent Pastore, Frank Gorshin, Jerky Boy Kamal, Nancy Sirianni, Chrisine Nagy, Kenneth Del Vecchio

For successful criminal attorney Michael Vigilante, the “Rules” are a code of conduct for seducing beautiful women—quickly, smoothly, and often. Michael believes a man’s world revolves around sex, and everything else in life must support achieving that goal. And that’s exactly what his 10 tried-and-true rules are all about! Between bedroom conquests and a rekindled affection for an old girlfriend, Michael must deal with his wisecracking law partner, an inept opposing attorney, a sex-starved judge, bizarre clients, a Mafia tough guy, and a burnt-out psychiatrist. As Michael reveals his “Rules,” he woos judges, wins court cases, educates his buddies—and successfully beds numerous hot women.

HOLIER THAN THOU – Short Film
Directed by Johnny Morehouse and Ethan Duff - New Jersey

A young man is recruited by an elite VIP to battle the Bridge & Tunnel infestation of an ultra-exclusive New York City lounge. As their utopian plans teeter between success and failure, a sycophantic stranger forces them to make the ultimate decision.

Julianne Michelle

For 26 years Frankie Razzini has carried in his wallet the picture of his first love. Now, with his second marriage on the rocks, his life in L.A. in shambles, he returns to his old neighborhood in the Bronx. With his childhood buddy and two women from the neighborhood, he re-visits his favorite haunts. What he finds changes his (and their) lives in unexpected ways.

MAFIOSA – TV Pilot
Directed by Rafael Monserrate – California

Robert Costanzo, Johnny Williams, Brooke Lewis

Follows the misadventures of the mob's most dysfunctional family as they search for a new boss and struggle to re-establish the Cosa Nostra in Philadelphia.

Hidden Treasure unravels a dream, a journey and a woman’s experience to discover her purpose in life. Despite no formal music training, Earnestine Rodgers Robinson, with her faith and family, rises from humble southern roots to become an unlikely composer of classical music that takes her to Carnegie Hall.

RHYME ANIMAL – Short Film
Directed by Phil Roc - New York

Mums Da Schemer

A materialistic-but-loyal Brooklyn D.J. rides the coat tails of an up-and-coming rapper. One problem: the rapper just might be a cannibalistic serial killer.

Film student Charles Pavolski finds himself wrestling his inner demons in a world of reality TV and high powered network executives. Breaking free, he kicks in a door to the underbelly of NYC on a hunt for his missing mentor. This fast-paced, wild ride will change the course of his life forever.

Ms. Engle, manager of Hollywood stars such as Tara Reid advises that “the ultimate goal of a good manager is to make a star and maintain the star’s career.” She will tell you what managers look for in their clients, and her formula for taking promising actors and turning them into successful actors. Her CD, “Speak and Act for Success with Joycelyn Engle” has become a staple at the Drama Bookshop in New York City.

Narrated by Jeff Bridges

For 40 years, underground cinematographers Greg Weaver and Spyder Wills documented surf culture as it migrated around the globe, capturing on Super 8 film many of today’s legendary surfers and surf destinations. These images along with contemporary interviews of the surfers and many of the people that made surfing what it is today are woven together to make Chasing The Lotus today's most in depth look at surf culture and where it got its roots.

BUSBOYS – TV Pilot
Directed by Tim Eberle - New Jersey

Meet many of the rising stars of filmmaking—from Hoboken. The directors, writers, producers,

Eliza Dusku, Joseph McIntyre, Robert Wahlberg, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler

Following the death and subsequent wake of his uncle, a young Bostonian writer (Joey McIntyre) struggles to find the means to produce a play about the events surrounding his uncle's tragic death, while repairing his relationship with his own father.

Two losers that work at a run-down taco hut are forced to make one thousand dollars by closing or they are fired.

TAKE OUT – Short Film
Directed by Jonathan Budine - New Jersey

The story of a woman on a journey into the dark unknown of a place she considers familiar, the parking garage.  Behind every turn and in every corner lies her future. Heart pounding suspense may make this the most tension filled car retrieval ever.

SHOULD HEAVEN FALL – Short Film
Directed by Jonathan Barli - New Jersey

Transported to the seedy world of 'Film Noir', we glimpse into this police drama behind the curtains of power; a world the public rarely views and where no one is to be trusted.

Charles Durning, Rebecca Budig, Seamus McNally, Sonia Satra, Gene Terinoni, Mark Consuelos, Marj Dusay, Gina Tognoni, John Bolger, Nicol Paone, Joseph Barbara
                     
Where does Jake DeMitro's loyalty lie? When the lives of the people around him are laid on the line, this is the question he faces. Jake DeMitro, an Ivy League law graduate, cannot maintain his relationship with his girlfriend Kelly Francini or concentrate on his prestigious position with the Prosecutor's Office. He suffers from an obsessive-compulsive personality and fights on a regular basis with his professional nemesis, Brian O'Leary. But that's not the cause of his struggles. Finding himself in the middle of an investigation of his father, Dr. Nick DeMitro, is what triggers his problems. And his situation worsens when his sister’s murder is connected to the investigation. Jake knows the Prosecutor's Office wants to nail his father as a drug kingpin and he learns the mafia wants to kill O'Leary. What will determine how he will react? Jake DeMitro, thrust into this world of moral dilemmas, can only focus on where his loyalties lie.

BLINK – Short Film
Directed by Damian Voerg - New Jersey

Sandra is being stalked by an ex-employee whom she had to fire because of his drug and alcohol abuse.

12:00 p.m. – Burchard Auditorium - $9

ESCOLA DE SAMBA - Documentary Feature
Directed by Paul S. Goodman

The Escola de Samba documentary follows the 10-month process of selecting the theme, music, costumes, floats, and dance to create the spectacle of the Brazilian carnival.

ERIE ROAD – Short Film
Directed by Michael Weinstein - New York

The mother of an Erie University Freshman named Chris Graven was murdered one year ago. His father is a pathologist in the morgue who's been analyzing the numerous amounts of murders in the town. His mother's death has been extremely difficult for Chris and all he wants to do is find out who's responsible. On his way to a therapy session, he gets into a near accident with a girl who he finds very attractive. After agreeing to go on a date that night, he finds himself in an unusual home that might give him all the answers.

Darren Prager is an aspiring writer who finds himself completely unable to comprehend the intricacies of human behavior. Obsessed with finding the key to understanding the nature of character, he turns a co-worker's family into the unwitting subjects of his new project. Darren's own humanity is soon put to the test when he goes beyond observational research to the realm of gross violation.

LILY – Short Film
Directed by Daniel Boneville - New York

A young man fights to maintain sanity after being lured into a Faustian business arrangement with a nefarious stranger - all in the hopes of resurrecting his long departed mother.

An ill Central American single mother risks her life in order to give her son a better future in the United States.

NORTH OF PROVIDENCE – Short Film
Directed by Russell Treyz; Produced by Mark Belasco - New Jersey

Valentine's Day morning in 1984 in Providence, Rhode Island. As their father lies dying, a long estranged brother and sister confront the pain of their childhood and open old wounds leading to their ultimate reconciliation.

LITTLE CLAUS AND BIG CLAUS – Short Film
Directed by Ross Birkbeck - United Kingdom

After a bitter dispute with Big Claus, Little Claus loses his way in the woods. He happens upon a secluded farmhouse with some less than normal inhabitants. Here his adventure takes the first of many strange turns, involving randy vicars, angry innkeepers, unresponsive grannies and mysterious 'river cattle'.

THE LITTLE GORILLA – Short Film
Directed by Harry Kellerman - New York

The Little Gorilla is about a boy who must find the courage to climb a tall and scary jungle gym. In the shadows of looming NYC skyscrapers, and an older brother who lacks faith, the Little Gorilla must unchain the King Kong within.

AWOL – Short Film
Directed by Jack Swanstrom - California

David Morse, John C. McGinley

1972. An American soldier, Marquette, is captured and tortured in Vietnam. At the height of agony, Marquette suddenly finds himself home, living an idyllic life in the US with a loving wife and children that he’s never seen before.

ANNA – Short Film
Directed by Helena Stefansdottir - Iceland

Anna has tourette's syndrome. Desperate for friendship and love she wants to invite her neighbor Adam over. Due to her syndrome, she fails to do so and intends to end her miserable, lonely life. Adam cleverly saves her and they connect to each other.

Ms. Morrison knows what she is looking for in a movie. She should, as she is the president of a movie studio that distributes thousands of films to over 100 countries worldwide. Echelon’s movies range from those starring some of the biggest names in Hollywood to those written, produced, and directed by the cutting edge in independent filmmaking. They just want good movies that sell. Come and learn what that is.

The collapse of the USSR was an economic disaster for Cuba. Oil and food imports were cut drastically and people were desperate. From hardships to creativity, from industrial to organic farming and urban gardens, Cuba, is an example of options and hope.

CREATING UTSAVA…CREATING A TRADITION – Documentary
Directed by Teju Prasad - New Jersey

The Taranga group (www.taranga.us) of northern NJ has been creating and performing Indian cultural pieces for nearly 25 years and finally bring it to a mainstream western audience. The latest show, UTSAVA, an Indian history & culture themed dance-drama, geared for a mainstream audience, all executed by part-time performers - the first of its kind.

Wow—a live news broadcast in the most populated area in the world! Politics, war, tragedies, heroics, culture, and fun. The anchors have to know it all…and tell it without flaw. Multiple cameras are rolling. Millions are watching. Who can take the pressure? Meet today’s coolest leaders in broadcast news, CBS anchors Chris Wragge and Kristine Johnson, and hear first hand about what happens on a live news set.

8:00 p.m. – Burchard Auditorium - $9

MIKE MARINO: NEW JERSEY’S BAD BOY OF COMEDY – TV Pilot
New Jersey

This project is a one hour stand-up comedy concert.  LIVE from the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park, NJ,  1600 people were in attendance.

Y QUE CUMPLAS MUCHOS MAS (HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2 YOU) – Short Film
Directed by David Alcalde - Spain

Clara, a social worker, is gonna discover a dark secret on her way to help a kid who is suppose to be suffering of child abuse. But nobody, even herself, is who pretends to be in this story about murder, cats and birthday presents.

The Magic Man is a documentary film that chronicles the dramatic ascent of perpetual underdog Paulie the “Magic Man” Malignaggi, a scrawny kid from a broken home who, in his quest to prove his life was worth something, defeated all odds to arrive at the Mecca of boxing, Madison Square Garden, one big upset away from proving everybody wrong and winning the WBC Junior Welterweight Title. It’s a story of disappointment and determination, of stamina and salvation.

Jim Florentine, Christine Nagy, Artie Fletcher

Set in New York and New Jersey, “White Chicks, Incorporated” follows Bill and Lou, two of your basically horny, crass, clueless, beer-drinking, couch potato Jersey boys “who can’t get none” and their relentless quest for that one, simple, deserved thing that every man (and woman) is entitled to: SEX.

?OM – Short Film
Directed by Frederic Reshew - New York

?Om is a tragic comedy set during a NY heat-wave. The film explores the inward thoughts of a group of yoga students while they are trying to practice. Interwoven with the intensity of a bike messenger racing through the Manhattan streets. We watch as these worlds collide, as the final bell rings.

This film looks back at the rise and fall of the great sport of six day bicycle racing. The six day bicycle race was the most popular of professional sports in America in the first half of the 20th century. Six day bicycle racing was the first 'extreme endurance' sport in America.

A WALK IN THE PARK – Short Film
Directed by Matthew Quinn Martin - New York

A young woman on her way to meet a blind date finds herself handcuffed to a stranger. He has a bomb strapped to his chest and tells her she only has a few minutes left to live.

LETTER TO YOU – Short Film
Directed by Joseph Proietto - New Jersey

Best described as a love letter on film, LETTER TO YOU is a narrative about the effects of love and the consequences that arise from it. Told through the eyes of DAMIEN, this sad yet gritty tale explores the passion and feeling of something new to the regretful end that may come with it.

A classic noir love triangle, with an international twist. MAN ON THE BOTTOM
has the distinction of being the first major feature film to be shot on location in Cameroon, Africa. This film is produced by an American production company, with a completely native cast, in conjunction with the Cameroonian ministry of culture.

HOME FOR GOOD – Short Film
Directed by Todd Tinkham - North Carolina

This dramatic comedy follows three guys, their wives and the imminent death of Laura, the trio’s longtime best friend. The emotional roller coaster tests the foursomes’ friendships, marriages and ultimately, their love for each other in this volatile mix of laughs, life and death.

One of MTV’s top casting directors for the past 10 years, Mr. Petolino also routinely casts shows for Spike TV, Comedy Central, E!, VH1, and several other networks. The founder of Gotham Casting, he casts actors for these networks and independent filmmakers. Mr. Petolino will share with you how to get cast in reality shows, scripted TV  programs, special events, and in independent films.

Amy Redford, Kenneth Del Vecchio, Eileen Fulton, Julia Barnett, Justin Deas, Susan Misner, Lisa Peluso, Laura Bell Bundy, Richard Barclay, Evan Bryce Hart, Ed Fry, Robert Clohessy

I’M NO STUD -  Short Film
Directed by Randall Ehrmann - New York

A father’s worst nightmare comes true when his daughters and their significant others come home for the weekend and romance is in the air.

Wayne Brady, Sydney Poitier, Flex Alexander, Tatyana Ali, Illeana Douglas, Brad Dourif, Malcom-Jamal Warner

How would you feel if the girl of your dreams said ‘no’ when you got down on one knee? Now imagine how you’d feel if she did it on national TV in front of millions of people! After the most public embarrassment of his life, LEWIS BONDS decides to get serious and find his perfect match. Having made a list describing his ideal woman inside and out, down to her very last eyelash, Lewis sets out to find her. Trouble is, his list is so long it seems no woman will ever come close...

Dave is convinced that his knockout girlfriend Jamie is cheating on him, despite his best friend Victoria's reassurance that it's all in his head. When his life begins to unravel, both at work as well as in his relationship, Dave's suspicions overwhelm him and he stumbles upon a discovery that turns his world upside down.

Hollywood, a destination filled with the hopes and aspirations of many to make it big. But sometimes to make it big, you have to start out small. Strictly Background is the story of all the little people, the men and women who become the anonymous faces behind our favorite stars.

7:00 p.m. – The Babbio Center, DeBaun Auditorium - $100

GALA AWARDS CEREMONY

Mingle with the stars at a closed, elegant, extravaganza cocktail hour—array of hors d’oeuvres included; celebrity award presenters including Academy Award and Emmy winners and nominees; Lifetime Achievement Award personally accepted by Charles Durning (2-time Academy Award, 8-time Golden Globe, 12-time Emmy winner and nominee); New Jersey Professional Leadership Award personally accepted by Hoboken Police Chief Carmen La Bruno, Ph.D; star stand-up comedian host Rodney Laney (Comedy Central and HBO fame); live award presentations to the world’s leading independent filmmakers and actors; clips from all nominated films in all categories; all the excitement and glamour you see at the Oscars!