Annual film best beach event to be held Aug. 7

The Island Now

The Long Beach International Film Festival “Taste on the Beach” event will take place Friday, Aug. 7, on the beach between National Boulevard and Edwards Boulevard in Long Beach.

The LBIFF recently added the new element “Taste on the Beach” to their movie night event. Taste On The Beach precedes the free movie night “Shorts on the Beach,” where Long Beach and regional restaurants finest foods, wines, cocktails and craft breweries will come together to give a sampling of their favorite dishes, bottles and brews.

“The Long Beach International Film Festival continues to provide an opportunity for filmmakers and fans to witness the filming locations Nassau County has to offer whether it be at local beaches, mansions, suburban areas and, of course, Gold Coast Studios and Grumman Studios,” said Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano.  “I invite residents to attend the festival and enjoy some of the best samplings of the food, music and film from Long Island.”

Films that will be showcased include 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 Premiering  “Eye for an Eye”, in which child’s play turns into a showdown of imagination and discipline.

“Taste on the Beach” opens with restaurants, wineries and craft breweries coming together to give a sampling of their favorite dish, bottle or brew, starting at 6 p.m. There will be live musical performances by Benoir, Michelle Medoff, Mark Newman and Oogee Wawa.

At 9 p.m., attendees will be invited into the Beach Theatre, a custom-made movie theatre on the beach, to enjoy the “Shorts On The Beach” film series.

“Shorts on the Beach is a wonderful representation of what is in store for the Long Beach International Film Festival in September,’ said LBIFF Programmer Steve Shor.

The Festival will celebrate its 4th Anniversary this year with an action-packed line up of independent and studio films from around the globe. The festival is free and open to the public, tickets are required. Among the titles in this year’s event will be 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.

For more details and information on the festival or the LBIFF visit www.longbeachfilm.com.

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