As you know, AoBFF is the only film festival for ALL of Brooklyn. Weve been working hard to expand, and now we can say for the first time WERE COMING TO BAY RIDGE! Heres Councilman Vincent Gentiles press release with the official announcement! *** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** GENTILE TO WELCOME ART OF BROOKLYN FILM FESTIVAL TO BAY RIDGE BAY RIDGE – Deputy Leader Councilman Vincent J. Gentile, a longtime supporter of arts and culture in southwest Brooklyn, today announced that the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival is coming to Bay Ridge this May! The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival is the only independent, international film festival built entirely around Brooklyn. Founded in 2011 by Brooklyn-born and based working artists, AoBFF is the first large-scale, borough-wide platform for independent films and filmmakers. “I am very happy to announce that the Art of Brooklyn Film Fest is coming to Bay Ridge,” Councilman Vincent J. Gentile said. “Everyone knows that Brooklyn is the cultural destination. And Bay Ridge has its own niche—known for its wonderful restaurants, miles of amazing waterfront and bucolic parkland, shopping and village-like atmosphere. It only makes sense that AoBFF makes a stop here in Bay Ridge.” The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival will come to Bay Ridge over two days in May: · Thursday, May 8th @ the brand new PS/IS 30 Mary White Ovington School (415 Ovington Avenue) · Saturday, May 10th @ the Brooklyn One Theater at St. Johns Parish Hall (461 99th Street) “We conceived AoBFF as a festival that speaks to Brooklyn as a whole, where many demographics overlap,” said Joseph Shahadi, Executive Director of the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival. “We bring the new, artist-centric Brooklyn community together with ‘Classic Brooklyn’– long-time residents and immigrant communities — at a single event. As a long-time Bay Ridge resident myself, I’m happy to bring AoBFF to this diverse neighborhood that has so much interest in the arts.” Gentile will be on hand when the festival kicks off at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Sunday, May 4th. “Whether its Bay Ridge’s ethnic organizations, dance companies, festivals, art galleries, historical societies, museums, park organizations, opera companies, visual artists, performance venues or unique local businesses, I think we can all agree that southwest Brooklyn is the place to be,” Gentile concluded. You can learn more about the Art of Brooklyn Film Fest by visiting: aobff.org ###
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