Algonquin Film Festival

The second Algonquin Film Festival will be held January 29 through February 1, 2004, in New Hope, PA and Bensalem, PA.

Grand Dames of film Celeste Holm, Patricia Neal and Elizabeth Wilson attended the Algonquin Film Fest on 2/1/04.

See link below for festival pictures:

http://imageevent.com/robkates/algonquinfilmfest2004

Algfest volunteer Ellie Schweibert with Patricia Neal.

Elizabeth Wilson & Guests

Playwright Christopher Durang

Projectionist Sandy Crimmons and Volunteer Coordinator Vanessa Christman

Filmmaker Mark Moskowitz

4Celeste Holm & Fest Director Donna Dudick at Algfest 2

The Algonquin Film Festival promotes independent film, with an emphasis on work from the "genius belt" between New York and Philadelphia. We also welcome entries from other parts of the country and world. This annual independent film festival offers daily workshops and panel discussions designed to help independent filmmakers and inform cinephiles, and receptions every day.

All events except the Family Film Day will be held at the Eagle Fire Hall Ballroom, 46 North Sugan Rd., New Hope, PA

Family film day events will be at the Bucks County Convention and Visitors Bureau 3207 Street Rd Bensalem, PA

NEW!

Trailer Slam! Bring your trailer (2 minutes or less, VHS only, cued up & ready to go.) Free with day pass. Scheduled for Thursday and Friday, January 29 and 30, 2004 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. All trailers will be screened at the discretion of the Algonquin Independent Film Festival. Sign up at the door.
Acting for the Camera! with Mike Lemon on Thursday Jan 29, 2004 at 11:00 AM. Actors! Mike will hear your monologues. Please sign up at the door.
Pitch Fest! Friday, Jan. 30, 2004, 1:00 PM Pitch your idea to Casting Agent Kathy Wickline, Producer Tammy Tiehel-Stedman, Director Steve Rash, Acquisitions Expert, Eugene Haynes and Screenwriter Mark Rosenthal. Sign up at the door.
Producing War Stories! with Christopher Durang on Sunday - February 1, 2004.
On Sunday, February 1 at the Bucks County Convention and Visitors Bureau in Bensalem PA from Noon till 5:00PM. We will be hosting kids' movies, magicians and music at our Family Film Day at The Bucks County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Bensalem, Pa.

Please see the EVENTS PAGE, which will be updated regularly, for specific event details.

NEW!

View current Press articles, Featuring Mark Rosenthal, Christopher Durang, and Celeste Holm.

This project was made possible through the 5-County Arts Fund, a Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency. It is funded by the citizens of Pennsylvania through an annual legislative appropriation, and administered locally by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Additional support for the 5-County Arts Fund is provided by the Delaware River Port Authority and PECO Energy. For additional information about these grants, visit the Cultural Alliance online.

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our current schedule:

Schedule of Events 2004 and Press

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Tickets available at the following:

Farley's Bookshop, 44 South Main Street, New Hope, PA (215)862-2452 (after November)
Lambertville Trading Company, 43 Bridge St., Lambertville, NJ (609) 397-2232 (after January 1)
Radisson Hotel , 2400 Old Lincoln Hwy, Trevose, PA (215)-638-8300

Passes allow access to all events

Tickets available online

One -day pass: $32
Four-day pass: $99
Family Film Day pass: $10/person or $25/family (up to six people)

Thank you to our sponsors:

(click on logos to view sponsors web sites.)

Bucks County Conference and Visitors Bureau

Contact the Bucks County Visitors Conference & Visitors Bureau for location scouting information or lodging& restaurant information.

The Wishing Well Guesthouse Ask about the 15% discount for festival attendees

Click Radisson Icon for special hotel rates for Algonquin Patrons.