Atlantic City Cinefest

We're back. After being forced to take a year off due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Atlantic City Cinefest returns this October for a shortened festival October 22 and 23. For this year only, we are limiting submissions to New Jersey filmmakers or films with New Jersey as the subject. We also intend to bring back some of our New Jersey alumni to screen the best of their work. In the past and again in subsequent years, we consider ourselves an independent festival which screens films from North America, but still pays special attention New Jersey movies. We like to bring at least one person from Hollywood/New York as an honoree. Past guests have included Kevin Smith, Robert Downey, Sr. Terry Winter, Peter Dobson, Blanche Baker, Bonnie Bedelia, William Forsythe, Christopher Mann, Chris Mulkey, Brian O'Halloran, Garry Pastore, Scott Schwartz, Al Sapienza, Tom Malloy, Louis Mandylor and Dominique Swain.