Film Festivals/Awards











New York City's Socially Relevant Film Festival Showcases 2023 Winners, Films, Announces Films Showing at Cannes Through Herflix

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Trent Dawson's Katonah Classic Stage Film Festival To Be Held on August 12th at Bedford Playhouse in Bedford NY - See a Selection of Films from Here and Abroad
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Tribeca Film Festival 2023 Runs June 7th-18th 2023, Films & Presentations by Emerging and Known Storytellers, Parties, Events and More

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Lighthouse International Film Festival on Long Beach Island NJ Runs June 7 -11 2023, See A Great Selection of Films in A Jersey Shore Setting
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New York City's Socially Relevant Film Festival Showcases 2023 Winners, Films, Announces Films Showing at Cannes Through Herflix
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NJ/NY Area Event: Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival Announces Film Lineup, Free Industy Panels, Networking - Premiere of Trinity's Triumph Film with Joe Morton, Banded Together Doc, Bendix Diner Film & More

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Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival To be Held April 26th & 27th, 2023 - Submissions Now Open and "Evening with Oscar" Party Set for March 10th

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Roger Newcomb's 13th Annual Indie Series Awards Coming in April to Burbank, CA - Hosted by Day's Patrika Darbo: Complete List of Nominees

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The 12th Annual Indie Series Awards: Recap, Complete Winners List and Photos - Celebrating Indepdendent Series Creators
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Gold Standard Film Festival in New York City Hosts Kickoff Party with Richard Kind, Judy Gold, Mario Cantone, Brenda Vaccaro and Special Guests - Feburary 16, 2022 In Person





Emmy Winner Cady McClain Helms New York's Axial Theatre as Artistic Director, Taps Star Trek’s Darlene Tejeiro, Bosch’s Ingrid Rogers and True Detective’s Jon Lindstrom for Cactus Flowers, A Free Play Reading Jan 23rd, 2022
https://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2022/01/emmy-winner-cady-mcclain-helms-new.html


NYC Event: Inaugural New York City Gold Standard Film & Arts Festival to be Held in 2022 - Celebrates Film, Theater and Comedy Artists over 50 




Garden State Film Festival Runs March 23 - 28 Virtual and In-Person:  Almost 200 Films to Enjoy by Independent Filmmakers. IFC's Arianna Bocco and Actor Daniel Baldwin Honored





Interview with Filmmaker Patrice Francios: Why She and her Mom Susie Started the Brooklyn-Based Imagine This International Women's Film Festival, What's on Tap for This Year and Why We Still Need A Festival Like This

https://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2020/09/interview-with-filmmaker-patrice.html




Daytime Emmy-Nominated Actor Trent Dawson Launches Katonah Classic Stage Summer Film Festival: Looking for Films Inspired by Classics Made by All Ages

https://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2020/07/daytime-emmy-nominated-actor-trent.html





NJ's Lighthouse Int'l Film Fest Goes Drive-In & Virtual: NJ Producer Scott Rosenfelt to be Honored for Home Alone, Teen Wolf, and his New film A Case of Blue, 80 Films Screened
https://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2020/06/njs-lighthouse-intl-film-fest-goes.html




Brad Forenza's "Squeaky" to Stream Live July 5th at 2020 Hollywood Fringe Festival: A New Take on Manson Cult Leader Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme Delivered in a New Kind of Theater Environment 
https://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2020/06/brad-forenzas-squeaky-to-stream-live.html







Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival Kicks off 10th Anniverary Festival Season with "An Evening with Oscar" Fundraiser Party in Ridgweood, NJ on February 7th

https://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2020/01/ridgewood-guild-international-film.html



New Film LIBERTÉ: A Call to Spy about Three Female WWII Spies Premieres at Santa Barbara Film Festival: Wins Prestigious Anti-Defamation League Stand Up Award 

https://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2020/01/new-liberte-call-to-spy-about-three.html



The 40th Annual New York Women in Film & Television MUSE Awards: Inspiration and Hope from Honorees Gloria Estefan, Ann Dowd, Anjali Sud, Kasi Lemmon, Jane Rosenthal, Shoshanna Stern & Caroline Hirsch


https://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2019/12/the-40th-annual-new-york-women-in-film.html




Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache, A  Documentary About One of the First Female Filmmakers Screened at Teaneck Film Festival: Jodie Foster Speaks About How a Century Later Equality Behind the Camera is Not Fast Enough 

https://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2019/12/be-natural-untold-story-of-alice-guy.html



Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival: "Hollywould" the Film Premieres with Academy Award and Golden Globe Nominiee Actor Eric Roberts Appearing April 25th

https://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2019/03/ridgewood-guild-international-film.html





Event: Women in the Arts & Media Coalition Presents 6th Annual Biennial Awards in NYC - Alysia Reiner Hosts


https://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2019/04/event-women-in-arts-media-coalition.html




Sarah Jessica Parker, Ellen Burstyn, Lisa Nishimura, Maysoon Zayid, Tricia Brock and Terry Lawler Honored at New York Women in Film and Television's 2018 MUSE Awards: Photos and Video of Sarah Jessica Parker

https://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2018/12/sarah-jessica-parker-ellen-burstyn-lisa.html



An Acceptable Loss Movie Screens at the 2018 Chicago International Film Festival: New Political Thriller Stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Tika Sumter and Ben Tavassoli Coming to Theaters 2019

https://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2018/10/an-acceptable-loss-screens-at-2018.html


Egg the Film Premieres at TriBeCa Film Festival - Story and Photos - New Female-Driven Film Stars Alysia Reiner, Christina Hendricks, David Alan Basche, Gbenge Akinnagbe and Anna Camp - Is Traditional Motherhood a Thing of the Past? 

Read: https://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2018/04/egg-film-premieres-at-tribeca-film.html



Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival 2018 Highlight Reel - Features Home Alone Producer Scott Rosenfelt, Soap Star Cady McClain, RHONJ Dolores Catania and Young Filmmakers 

https://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2018/05/ridgewood-guild-international-film.html


NY/NJ Event -8th Annual Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival Kicks off April 27, 7 Night Festival Include Shorts, Features, Music, Video, Student Films, Panels & More.. Home Alone Exec Producer Scott M Rosenfelt To be Honored  https://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2018/04/8th-annual-ridgewood-guild.html


New York Women in Film and TV Holds 2017 MUSE AWARDS: Honored Were Laura Dern, Judith Light, Amy Emmerich, Julie Dash, Regina K Scully, Alysia Reiner
Click: http://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2018/01/new-york-women-in-film-and-tv-holds.html




Hollywood Awards Season 2016 - The 18th Annual WIN Awards Ceremony: Anne Archer, Carrie Fisher and Karen Sharpe-Kramer Honored  
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Hit Comedy on Amazon The Other F Word to Have Los Angeles Premiere at 2017 LA FEMME FESTIVAL: Season Two Now Available on Amazon
http://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2017/10/hit-comedy-on-amazon-other-f-word-to.html






Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival Starts April 24 - Red Carpet Features Alysia Reiner, Martha Byrne, Sarah Megan Thomas, Christopher Mann, Soap Stars and More, Watch Features, Animation, Student Films,
 http://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2017/04/ridgewood-guild-international-film.html




Equity the Film Screens at Tribeca: Cast Talks Wall Street and Women in this First Female-Driven Wall Street Flick.
http://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2016/04/equity-film-screens-at-tribeca-cast.html





Equity The Movie Premieres at Sundance 2016 - Sold to Sony Classics Pictures
 http://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2016/02/equity-movie-premieres-at-sundance-2016.html