GET YOUR FILMS FOR SEASON 20 IN NOW!
​Finish 2024 strong, or get 2025 off to the right start!
Do you have a completed short film that is festival ready?

Get it in the Brightside Tavern’s Spring (early March) season NOW while there is still time to submit!
https://filmfreeway.com/TheBrightsideTavernShortsFest

Keep checking here, as well as our Facebook and Instagram pages for more information on the spring of 2024, our 20th season!!

Check us out on YouTube for our most recent video interviews with
filmmakers and more

​Click Here for all past season lineups
​Click Here for all past season award winners and nominees
​Click Here for all past season photo galleries
​Click Here to enjoy various podcasts, both audio and video, filmmaker interviews and other media related to the festival over the years.

Awards for our fests include;
Best Actor in various categories, including Supporting and StudentBest Actress in various categories, including Supporting and Student
Best Director in various categories, including Student
Best Comedy
Best Horror/Thriller
Best Short
Best Short Short
Best NJ Short Comedy and Drama
Best International Film
Best Cinematography
Best Concept
Best Experimental
Best Ensemble
Top Scripts
​and more...