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25A Magazine to attend the biggest beach party of the year
25A says: "Foodies, filmmakers and fans unite at Long Island's biggest beach party of the year. Don't miss this dinner and a movie opportunity."
Expect Delicious Food & Cool Indie Flicks at Shorts On The Beach
bridget shirvell | AUGUST 4, 2015
There’s dinner and a movie and then there’s foodies and filmmakers uniting to throw the coolest beach dinner party on Long Island. It goes down Friday, August 7, when the Long Beach International Film Festival presents the 4th Annual Shorts on the Beach in conjunction with Infiniti of Lynbrook’s Taste on the Beach.
Dress to impress, as the night begins with celebrity appearances on the red carpet and live musical performances by local reggae superstars Oogee Wawa, international recording artist Connell Cruise and more.
While the live music performances take place, foodie and music lovers will get toindulge in local and regional food, wine, craft beer and cocktails. Chef Nicole Roarke of Heneghan’s Tavern and Rob Petrone from Restaurant Hunter are just a few of the culinary masterminds serving up delectable dishes.
After dinner, watch the best of indie shorts in the intimate beach theater.
“The Shorts on the Beach program is a wonderful representation of what is in store for the Long Beach International Film Festival in September,” Long Beach International Film Festival Programmer Steve Shor said. “The program will open with the Oscar winning short Feast from Walt Disney Animation. Additional animated shorts include Deep End by Oscar nominee Bill Plympton and Bear Story, a Chilean computer-animated short (considered one of the best this year). In the short documentary arena, we have Trust Design by Interior Design Magazine and Dryden by Earth Justice. Finally, the program includes some wonderful narrative submissions from New York-based directors and universities.”
Among the titles in this year’s Shorts on the Beach are Director Brooke Wagstaff’s animated film and award-winning Vimeo Staff Pick Missing U, an animated tale about the letter “I” and her perilous adventure in search of her missing “U” and Director Sarah Menzies’ San Diego Surf Film Festival Best Short winning documentary Catch It, which follows Léa Brassy as her nomadic lifestyle takes a pause and she finds serenity in the Arctic surf of Northern Norway. Long Island highlights include: Director Peter Frizalone’s HBO Project Greenlight Top 200 Mommy asking the question “do you know who is in your house?,” and The Cannoli, from Director/Producer Stephanie Donnelly’s, where a Long Island family dinner turns tragic and a choice must be made between dessert and family.
Grab the beach chairs and blankets and celebrate the art of storytelling at Shorts on the Beach.
If You Go: 4th Annual Shorts on the Beach
When: August 7, 5 pm musical performances, 9pm Shorts on the Beach. Rain date August 8.
Where: The beach between National Blvd. and Edwards Blvd., Long Beach.
Price: Free, but tickets are required. Separate tickets, $100 per person, needed for the food portion of the evening Taste on the Beach
More Information: longbeachfilm.com
LBIFF15 announces its Music on the Beach Lineup 2015
The Long Beach International Film Festival is proud to announce it's LIVE musical lineup for the Taste on the Beach / Shorts on the Beach event on August 7th, 2015
The Long Beach International Film Festival is proud to announce it's LIVE musical lineup for the Taste on the Beach / Shorts on the Beach event on August 7th, 2015
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Benoir
6:05 PM - 6:15 PM Professional Youth Theatre
www.ProfessionalYouthTheatre.com
6:25 PM - 6:55 PM Mark Newman
8:05 PM - 8:30 PM DJ Chopps
8:30 PM - 8:35 PM National Anthem - Raquel Castro
Thank you to All Music Inc for providing the back line for our musical performances
FOODIES, FILMMAKERS AND FANS UNITE AT LONG ISLAND’S BIGGEST BEACH PARTY OF THE YEAR
On August 7th, the Long Beach International Film Festival is taking the concept of “Dinner and a Movie” to a whole new level.
Festival to Bring the Best in Food, Music, Top Independent Films and Studio Releases to Intimate Theatre Setting Right on the Beach
Long Beach, NY - This year, the Long Beach International Film Festival is taking the concept of “Dinner and a Movie” to a whole new level. On August 7th (RAIN DATE: August 8th) beginning at5pm, join us "on the beach" between National Blvd. and Edwards Blvd. in Long Beach NY for the biggest beach party of the Summer - with Films | Live Musical Performances | Food | Wine | Craft Beers - and of course positive vibes!
First, experience Taste On The Beach presented by Infiniti of Lynbrook - where foodies and music lovers alike can indulge in local Long Beach fare & other top regionally based restaurants' finest foods, wine, craft beer & cocktails while rubbing elbows with celebrities such as Liza Huber of “Passions” and Sage Spoonfuls fame as well as renowned Culinary masterminds and personalities like Chef Nicole Roarke of Heneghan’s Tavern, Rob Petrone from Verizon Fios1 TV’s Restaurant Hunter and Danny Gagnon from Top Chef - & more (tickets are required, and can be purchased HERE). As you dine, enjoy live musical performances from International recording artist Connell Cruise and local reggae superstars Oogee Wawa along with a host of other acts (these performances can be enjoyed for FREE and are open to the public.)
For a sneak-peek, some of our feature restaurants and breweries can be viewed: HERE
Then, join us for the 4th Annual "Shorts on the Beach" - our annual FREE, open to the public event (tickets are required, and can be reserved HERE). Among the many interesting titles being featured will include Director Brooke Wagstaff’s animated film and Award-winning Vimeo Staff Pick “Missing U”; an animated tale about the letter “I” and her perilous adventure in search of her missing “U”. As a Long Island highlight, Director Peter Frizalone’s HBO Project Greenlight Top 200 “Mommy” will be making its World Premiere and begging the question “Do you know who is in your house?”.
Other films include Director Chris Jordan-Bloch’s documentary on an ever-growing world issue “Dryden- The Small Town That Changed the Fracking Game” where the power of community takes on the power of fracking; Director/Producer Stephanie Donnelly’s narrative/comedy “The Cannoli” where a Long Island family dinner turns tragic and a choice must be made between dessert and family; Director Sarah Menzies’ San Diego Surf Film Festival Best Short winning documentary “Catch It”, which follows Léa Brassy as her nomadic lifestyle takes a pause and she finds serenity in the Arctic surf of Northern Norway; and Croatian Director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović’s World Premiere of “Eye for an Eye”, in which child’s play turns into a showdown of imagination and discipline.
Schedule of Events
5:00PM: Red Carpet opens. Live Music kicks off with Benoir, Michelle Medoff, Mark Newman, Oogee Wawa and more.
6:00PM: Taste On The Beach opens with restaurants, wineries and craft breweries coming together to give a sampling of their favorite dish/bottle/brew.
9:00PM: Taste on the Beach ends. Shorts On The Beach begins with such shorts as NYC director Cindy Allen’s “Trust Design” and Peter Frizalone’s “Mommy”
Long Beach International Film Festival Programmer Steve Shor recently said of the event, “The Shorts on the Beach program is a wonderful representation of what is in store for the Long Beach International Film Festival in September. The program will open with the Oscar winning short Feast from Walt Disney Animation. Additional animated shorts include Deep End by Oscar nominee Bill Plympton and Bear Story- a Chilean computer animated short (considered one of the best this year). In the short documentary arena, we have Trust Design by Interior Design Magazine and Dryden by EarthJustice. Finally, the program includes some wonderful Narrative submissions from New York based directors and Universities”.
See YOU on The Beach!
About the Long Beach International Film Festival:
The Long Beach International Film Festival celebrates the art of storytelling through cinema. Presenting shorts, fiction and documentary formats, the festival is committed to exhibiting films that convey a fresh voice and differing perspectives. The goal of these programs is to captivate, engage and enlighten audiences, provide invaluable exposure for filmmakers and present inspired entertainment. www.longbeachfilm.com
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