Bridgeport Film Fest in the News
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Bridgeport Film Fest planned for July with in-person and virtual screenings
News 12 Staff Feb 17, 2021, 3:13pm EST Updated on: Feb 17, 2021, 3:13pm EST An inaugural Bridgeport Film Fest will be held this summer, Groundwork Bridgeport says. The festival will take place over three days in July. It will offer both in-person and virtual screenings, plus guest speakers from the film industry and creative workshops. Organizers plan to make it an annual event. CLICK HERE FOR MORE! |
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New film festival being readied for Bridgeport
By Phil Hall
March 6, 2021
At one point in time, Bridgeport was home to 20 movie theaters. Sadly, the city’s last commercial big screen venue, Showcase Cinemas, shut down in February 2020. And while the Bijou Theatre and Klein Memorial Auditorium have film projection capabilities, those venues only occasionally hosted screenings for festivals or special events.
However, movies are returning to Bridgeport this summer with the inaugural edition of the Bridgeport Film Festival. Jason A. Coombs, a New York City-based actor/filmmaker, is the festival’s artistic director and he views the event as a means to reimagine his Park City hometown.
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By Phil Hall
March 6, 2021
At one point in time, Bridgeport was home to 20 movie theaters. Sadly, the city’s last commercial big screen venue, Showcase Cinemas, shut down in February 2020. And while the Bijou Theatre and Klein Memorial Auditorium have film projection capabilities, those venues only occasionally hosted screenings for festivals or special events.
However, movies are returning to Bridgeport this summer with the inaugural edition of the Bridgeport Film Festival. Jason A. Coombs, a New York City-based actor/filmmaker, is the festival’s artistic director and he views the event as a means to reimagine his Park City hometown.
CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE ARTICLE from the Westchester and Fairfield Counties Business Journal!
BRIDGEPORT FILM FEST AIMS TO MAKE “PHILANTHROPY THROUGH FILM A PRIORITY” WITH 3-DAY GATHERING
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. (February 17, 2021)– Local community-based organization Groundwork Bridgeport is excited to announce the first annual Bridgeport Film Fest, coming July 2021. The festival will take place over three days and plans to offer both in-person and virtual screenings, as well guest speakers from the film industry and creative workshops for both youth and adults. Led by Artistic Director and Groundwork Bridgeport board member Jason A. Coombs, it will highlight the diversity of the film community in Bridgeport and the surrounding regions by showcasing films directed by over 50% women and POC filmmakers. The programming team will curate a lineup that includes short narrative films, short documentary projects, music videos, one-minute films, student films, environmental-themed works, and films produced during the pandemic. In a ceremony that concludes the weekend, prizes will be awarded to winning films chosen by a panel of acclaimed jurors including Patrick Wimp (Digital Hydra), Sarah Ann Masse (Hire Survivors Hollywood), and AJ Mattioli (Mattioli Productions), among others. Reflecting Groundwork Bridgeport’s mission to “educate, engage, and revitalize,” the festival will provide scholarships for two Bridgeport high school students looking to pursue higher education in the arts.
The Bridgeport Film Fest is currently seeking corporate sponsors and will be accepting submissions from local and international filmmakers until May 2021-- if you are interested in becoming a sponsor or submitting your film, please reach out to bptfilmfest@groundworkbridgeport.org. For more information, visit bridgeportfilmfest.org or check out the festival’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
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BRIDGEPORT, CONN. (February 17, 2021)– Local community-based organization Groundwork Bridgeport is excited to announce the first annual Bridgeport Film Fest, coming July 2021. The festival will take place over three days and plans to offer both in-person and virtual screenings, as well guest speakers from the film industry and creative workshops for both youth and adults. Led by Artistic Director and Groundwork Bridgeport board member Jason A. Coombs, it will highlight the diversity of the film community in Bridgeport and the surrounding regions by showcasing films directed by over 50% women and POC filmmakers. The programming team will curate a lineup that includes short narrative films, short documentary projects, music videos, one-minute films, student films, environmental-themed works, and films produced during the pandemic. In a ceremony that concludes the weekend, prizes will be awarded to winning films chosen by a panel of acclaimed jurors including Patrick Wimp (Digital Hydra), Sarah Ann Masse (Hire Survivors Hollywood), and AJ Mattioli (Mattioli Productions), among others. Reflecting Groundwork Bridgeport’s mission to “educate, engage, and revitalize,” the festival will provide scholarships for two Bridgeport high school students looking to pursue higher education in the arts.
The Bridgeport Film Fest is currently seeking corporate sponsors and will be accepting submissions from local and international filmmakers until May 2021-- if you are interested in becoming a sponsor or submitting your film, please reach out to bptfilmfest@groundworkbridgeport.org. For more information, visit bridgeportfilmfest.org or check out the festival’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
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THE BRIDGEPORT FILM FEST proudly accepts entries via FilmFreeway, the world's #1 submission platform.
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED
*filmmakers who are residents of Bridgeport and productions shot primarily in Bridgeport, CT are eligible for a discount. For more information please email us at info@bridgeportfilmfest.org
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED
*filmmakers who are residents of Bridgeport and productions shot primarily in Bridgeport, CT are eligible for a discount. For more information please email us at info@bridgeportfilmfest.org
