2026 Schedule

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June 04 - June 28

Thursday 04

4:00 pm

Shorts Program: Disclosure

8:00 pm

*OPENING NIGHT* Collection of Shorts

Opening Night: Collection of Shorts

122 min

Click here to see all films included in this program

Friday 05

10:00 am

Filmmakers Network Gathering: The Art of the Bean & Leaf-Asbury Park

The Art of the Bean and Leaf
633 Cookman Ave Unit 1, Asbury Park, NJ 07712

10:00AM- 12:00PM

This is a chance for filmmakers to exchange ideas,
find new contacts, and explore collaborative possibilities.

*Advance ticket sales only for all networking events.
$5.00 ticket buys a $20.00 voucher for food and beverage.
Limited quantities available.

For details: email Jerseyshoreff@gmail.com

1:00 pm

Shorts Program: Pick Me Up

4:00 pm

Shorts Program: The Talk

8:00 pm

HorrorCon w/ Short Films

HorrorCon

Director: Scott Norton
Narrative Feature
Psychological Thriller | USA | 74 min
View trailer

A young female vendor attends a horror convention after suffering a terrible personal tragedy. Tormented and addicted to pain pills, she can barely endure returning to a place that strains her once joyous memories through…
Read more

Preceded by Short Film/s: Remember Me: A Rachel Rose Story and boxboy Jr. Cardboard Box Adventures and Box and OH, DEER and Whistle and There's a Robbery in Progress and The Sun & the Wind and tête-à-tête and Round the Corner and She Makes a Moving Picture

Total running time: Shorts + Feature Film: 114 MIN

Saturday 06

1:00 pm

Shorts Program: More Than Santa Baby

Shorts Program: More Than Santa Baby

120 min

Click here to see all films included in this program

4:00 pm

Shorts Program: Trapped

8:00 pm

Shorts Program: Finding Focus

Shorts Program: Finding Focus

142 min

Click here to see all films included in this program

Sunday 07

10:00 am

Filmmakers Network Gathering: Odyssey Coffee- Ocean Grove

Odyssey Coffee
63 Main Ave, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756

10:00AM-12:00PM

This is a chance for filmmakers to exchange ideas,
find new contacts, and explore collaborative possibilities.

*Advance ticket sales only for all networking events.
$5.00 ticket buys a $20.00 voucher for food and beverage.
Limited quantities available.

For details: email Jerseyshoreff@gmail.com

1:00 pm

Shorts Program: How’s That Working For You?

Shorts Program: How’s That Working For You?

120 min

Click here to see all films included in this program

5:00 pm

JSFF Awards Presentation Ceremony 2026

Sunday June 7, 2026 5:00PM
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Ave, Deal, NJ 07723

The Awards Presentation will include: Step and Repeat Photo-Op, Refreshments, and Entertainment
Including: Live Music, Industry keynote speaker, and of course – The JSFF Awards Ceremony

Don’t miss this highly anticipated event!

Awards Presentation Ceremony Tickets: $110.00

8:00 pm

Shorts Program: Celebrate the Night

Shorts Program: Celebrate the Night

133 min

Click here to see all films included in this program

Monday 08

4:30 pm

Filmmakers Network Gathering: Deal Lake Bar & Co- Loch Arbour

Deal Lake Bar & Co
601 Main St, Loch Arbour, NJ 07711

4:30PM-6:00PM

This is a chance for filmmakers to exchange ideas,
find new contacts, and explore collaborative possibilities.

*Advance ticket sales only for all networking events.
$5.00 ticket buys a $20.00 voucher for food and beverage.
Limited quantities available.

For details: email Jerseyshoreff@gmail.com

Tuesday 09

Wednesday 10

Thursday 11

4:00 pm

Filmmakers Round Table Panel Discussion: Catbird Asbury Park

Catbird Asbury Park
1215 Sunset Ave
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

4:00PM- 6:00PM

Wine, Beer, Pizza & Salad

This is a chance for filmmakers to exchange ideas,
find new contacts, and explore collaborative possibilities.

*Advance ticket sales only for all networking events.
$5.00 ticket buys a $20.00 voucher and will include
complimentary wine or beer.
Limited quantities available.

For details: email Jerseyshoreff@gmail.com

 

Friday 12

4:00 pm

Eugene O’Neill’s – The First Man

Eugene O’Neill’s – The First Man

Director: Hardeep Giani
Narrative Feature
Drama, Classic, Period Drama | United Kingdom, USA | 148 min

This is the first-ever film adaptation of The First Man - an early and rare story from the pen of Nobel laureate and Pulitzer prize winner, Eugene O'Neill. This psychological romantic drama set in 1920s…
Read more

8:00 pm

By George, A Life w/ Short Films

By George, A Life

Director: Patrick Cone, Robert W Fieseler
Documentary Feature
USA | 96 min
View trailer

The story of a World War II liberator who exemplifies the maxim that you cannot control what happens to you. What you can control is what to do with what happens to you. George found…
Read more

Preceded by Short Film/s: The Owls and The Dying Business and The Bowl and Hyper-Breakers: GPU Fools

Total running time: Shorts + Feature Film: 142 MIN

Saturday 13

1:00 pm

Chasing The Gold

Chasing The Gold

Director: Wes Greene
Documentary Feature
Australia | 90 min
View trailer

A sport born from saving lives. A race born from a movie. The Coolangatta Gold, a punishing endurance race scripted as part of a 1980’s romantic film, originating from the sport of surf lifesaving. Ali…
Read more

4:00 pm

LAST SHOT w/ short film Extra Innings

Last Shot

Director: Andy Palmer
Narrative Feature
Drama, Sports | USA | 108 min
View trailer

A coming-of-age sports drama featuring Michael Rapaport and Jaime Pressly, is centered on a 12-year-old basketball prodigy named Caden Isaacs. After his father's sudden death, Caden faces grief and high-pressure expectations, while navigating a strained…
Read more

Preceded by Short Film/s: Extra Innings: The Story of the Over the Hill Gang

Total running time: Shorts + Feature Film: 135 MIN

8:00 pm

Shorts Program: Grind

Sunday 14

4:00 pm

Shorts Program: Low Tide

Monday 15

Tuesday 16

4:00 pm

Monmouth County At War: Rebels, Raiders&Revolution w/shortFilmMariska

Monmouth County at War: Rebels, Raiders, and Revolution

Director: Adam Worth
Documentary Feature
USA | 60 min
View trailer

Created in collaboration with Monmouth County and the Monmouth NJ 250th Committee, Monmouth County at War: Rebels, Raiders, and Revolution uncovers the untold story of New Jersey’s bloodiest region during the American Revolution. In Monmouth…
Read more

Preceded by Short Film/s: Mariska

Total running time: Shorts + Feature Film: 83 MIN

8:00 pm

FOUR THOUSAND (4000) Days

FOUR THOUSAND (4000) Days

Director: Daniel E. Catullo III
Documentary Feature
Crime, Human Interest, Social Issues | USA | 112 min
View trailer

4000 Days is a powerful documentary chronicling the relentless fight of three families who turned their personal tragedies into a nationwide movement for change. After losing their sons to fraternity hazing, the families found themselves…
Read more

Wednesday 17

Thursday 18

Friday 19

Saturday 20

Sunday 21

Monday 22

Tuesday 23

Wednesday 24

Thursday 25

Friday 26

Saturday 27

Sunday 28

Venues

Basie Cinemas
The Axelrod PAC
The Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Avenue, Deal, NJ 07723
The Film Salon
The Film Salon @ JCC of Jersey Shore
100 Grant Avenue, Deal, NJ 07723
The Bean
Odyssey
Bar + Co.
Catbird

Thursday June 04, 2026

Basie Center Cinemas
4:00 pm
Shorts Program: Disclosure
8:00 pm
*OPENING NIGHT* Collection of Shorts

Opening Night: Collection of Shorts

122 min

Click here to see all films included in this program

Friday June 05, 2026

The Art of the Bean & Leaf
10:00 am
Filmmakers Network Gathering: The Art of the Bean & Leaf-Asbury Park

The Art of the Bean and Leaf
633 Cookman Ave Unit 1, Asbury Park, NJ 07712

10:00AM- 12:00PM

This is a chance for filmmakers to exchange ideas,
find new contacts, and explore collaborative possibilities.

*Advance ticket sales only for all networking events.
$5.00 ticket buys a $20.00 voucher for food and beverage.
Limited quantities available.

For details: email Jerseyshoreff@gmail.com

Basie Center Cinemas
1:00 pm
Shorts Program: Pick Me Up
4:00 pm
Shorts Program: The Talk
8:00 pm
HorrorCon w/ Short Films

HorrorCon

Director: Scott Norton
Narrative Feature
Psychological Thriller | USA | 74 min
View trailer

A young female vendor attends a horror convention after suffering a terrible personal tragedy. Tormented and addicted to pain pills, she can barely endure returning to a place that strains her once joyous memories through…
Read more

Preceded by Short Film/s: Remember Me: A Rachel Rose Story and boxboy Jr. Cardboard Box Adventures and Box and OH, DEER and Whistle and There's a Robbery in Progress and The Sun & the Wind and tête-à-tête and Round the Corner and She Makes a Moving Picture

Total running time: Shorts + Feature Film: 114 MIN

Saturday June 06, 2026

Basie Center Cinemas
1:00 pm
Shorts Program: More Than Santa Baby

Shorts Program: More Than Santa Baby

120 min

Click here to see all films included in this program

4:00 pm
Shorts Program: Trapped
8:00 pm
Shorts Program: Finding Focus

Shorts Program: Finding Focus

142 min

Click here to see all films included in this program

Sunday June 07, 2026

Odyssey Coffee
10:00 am
Filmmakers Network Gathering: Odyssey Coffee- Ocean Grove

Odyssey Coffee
63 Main Ave, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756

10:00AM-12:00PM

This is a chance for filmmakers to exchange ideas,
find new contacts, and explore collaborative possibilities.

*Advance ticket sales only for all networking events.
$5.00 ticket buys a $20.00 voucher for food and beverage.
Limited quantities available.

For details: email Jerseyshoreff@gmail.com

Basie Center Cinemas
1:00 pm
Shorts Program: How’s That Working For You?

Shorts Program: How’s That Working For You?

120 min

Click here to see all films included in this program

The Axelrod Performing Arts Center
5:00 pm
JSFF Awards Presentation Ceremony 2026

Sunday June 7, 2026 5:00PM
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
100 Grant Ave, Deal, NJ 07723

The Awards Presentation will include: Step and Repeat Photo-Op, Refreshments, and Entertainment
Including: Live Music, Industry keynote speaker, and of course – The JSFF Awards Ceremony

Don’t miss this highly anticipated event!

Awards Presentation Ceremony Tickets: $110.00

8:00 pm
Shorts Program: Celebrate the Night

Shorts Program: Celebrate the Night

133 min

Click here to see all films included in this program

Monday June 08, 2026

Deal Lake Bar + Co.
4:30 pm
Filmmakers Network Gathering: Deal Lake Bar & Co- Loch Arbour

Deal Lake Bar & Co
601 Main St, Loch Arbour, NJ 07711

4:30PM-6:00PM

This is a chance for filmmakers to exchange ideas,
find new contacts, and explore collaborative possibilities.

*Advance ticket sales only for all networking events.
$5.00 ticket buys a $20.00 voucher for food and beverage.
Limited quantities available.

For details: email Jerseyshoreff@gmail.com

Tuesday June 09, 2026

Wednesday June 10, 2026

Thursday June 11, 2026

Catbird Asbury Park
4:00 pm
Filmmakers Round Table Panel Discussion: Catbird Asbury Park

Catbird Asbury Park
1215 Sunset Ave
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

4:00PM- 6:00PM

Wine, Beer, Pizza & Salad

This is a chance for filmmakers to exchange ideas,
find new contacts, and explore collaborative possibilities.

*Advance ticket sales only for all networking events.
$5.00 ticket buys a $20.00 voucher and will include
complimentary wine or beer.
Limited quantities available.

For details: email Jerseyshoreff@gmail.com

 

Friday June 12, 2026

Basie Center Cinemas
4:00 pm
Eugene O’Neill’s – The First Man

Eugene O’Neill’s – The First Man

Director: Hardeep Giani
Narrative Feature
Drama, Classic, Period Drama | United Kingdom, USA | 148 min

This is the first-ever film adaptation of The First Man - an early and rare story from the pen of Nobel laureate and Pulitzer prize winner, Eugene O'Neill. This psychological romantic drama set in 1920s…
Read more

8:00 pm
By George, A Life w/ Short Films

By George, A Life

Director: Patrick Cone, Robert W Fieseler
Documentary Feature
USA | 96 min
View trailer

The story of a World War II liberator who exemplifies the maxim that you cannot control what happens to you. What you can control is what to do with what happens to you. George found…
Read more

Preceded by Short Film/s: The Owls and The Dying Business and The Bowl and Hyper-Breakers: GPU Fools

Total running time: Shorts + Feature Film: 142 MIN

Saturday June 13, 2026

Basie Center Cinemas
1:00 pm
Chasing The Gold

Chasing The Gold

Director: Wes Greene
Documentary Feature
Australia | 90 min
View trailer

A sport born from saving lives. A race born from a movie. The Coolangatta Gold, a punishing endurance race scripted as part of a 1980’s romantic film, originating from the sport of surf lifesaving. Ali…
Read more

4:00 pm
LAST SHOT w/ short film Extra Innings

Last Shot

Director: Andy Palmer
Narrative Feature
Drama, Sports | USA | 108 min
View trailer

A coming-of-age sports drama featuring Michael Rapaport and Jaime Pressly, is centered on a 12-year-old basketball prodigy named Caden Isaacs. After his father's sudden death, Caden faces grief and high-pressure expectations, while navigating a strained…
Read more

Preceded by Short Film/s: Extra Innings: The Story of the Over the Hill Gang

Total running time: Shorts + Feature Film: 135 MIN

8:00 pm
Shorts Program: Grind

Sunday June 14, 2026

Basie Center Cinemas
4:00 pm
Shorts Program: Low Tide

Monday June 15, 2026

Tuesday June 16, 2026

Basie Center Cinemas
4:00 pm
Monmouth County At War: Rebels, Raiders&Revolution w/shortFilmMariska

Monmouth County at War: Rebels, Raiders, and Revolution

Director: Adam Worth
Documentary Feature
USA | 60 min
View trailer

Created in collaboration with Monmouth County and the Monmouth NJ 250th Committee, Monmouth County at War: Rebels, Raiders, and Revolution uncovers the untold story of New Jersey’s bloodiest region during the American Revolution. In Monmouth…
Read more

Preceded by Short Film/s: Mariska

Total running time: Shorts + Feature Film: 83 MIN

8:00 pm
FOUR THOUSAND (4000) Days

FOUR THOUSAND (4000) Days

Director: Daniel E. Catullo III
Documentary Feature
Crime, Human Interest, Social Issues | USA | 112 min
View trailer

4000 Days is a powerful documentary chronicling the relentless fight of three families who turned their personal tragedies into a nationwide movement for change. After losing their sons to fraternity hazing, the families found themselves…
Read more

Wednesday June 17, 2026

Thursday June 18, 2026

Friday June 19, 2026

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