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The Golden Door Film Festival 2014

 

 The Golden Door Film Festival 2014

 

The 2014 festival was held September 16-21 throughout Jersey City, with its opening night and awards ceremony at the Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre.

 Autism awareness has become one of the philanthropic missions of the festival. Tommy Hilfigger on the board ofAutism Speaks, became a sponsor of the festival in 2014.^[27] and kicked off the event.

 The two opening films the were Six Letter Word, a short about autism,
 and The Odd Way Home.

There were 92 films shown during the festival.

 
Tommy Hilfiger, fashion designer, and Bill Sorvino

 

Dee Dee Benkie, Movie great, Paul Sorvino, Michele and Bill Sorvino, founders of the Golden Door International Film Festival and Roberta Sorvino, Bill's mom

 

 

 Tommy Hilfiger, fashion designer, and Michele Sorvino
 

Dave Mathisen with boxing great,  Chuck Wepner (the inspiration for the Rocky movies)
and his wife Linda, Dr. Andy McCabe and his daughter, Jodi at the Golden Door International Film Festival in Jersey City.
 

About the Golden Door Film Festival
 

The Golden Door Film Festival is a film festival in Jersey City, New Jersey inaugurated in 2011. The four-day festival takes place in Fall, and shows features, documentaries, and shorts. The opening and closing night awards ceremony are located at the 1929 movie palace Loew's Jersey Theater at Journal Square with many screenings and other events at various Downtown venues.

The festival was founded by actor, producer, and musician Bill Sorvino. There are competitive awards for features, shorts, documentaries, student works, LBGT-themed films and the Women in Cinema-Alice Guy Blache Award for female directors.
 

www.goldendoorfilmfestival.org