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Inside the NJ Film Festival SHARE BUTTON Albert Nigrin is the creator and founder of the New Jersey Film Festival and has been running it for about 35 years. Located on the campus of Rutgers University, the film festival’s seasonal approach makes it unique in the area and it’s highly curated film lineup is what keeps film lovers coming back year after year. NewJerseyStage.com All of the films screened at the festival are selected by a panel of judges that includes media professionals, journalists, students, and academics. Sixteen judges were part of the Spring 2016 festival. Each film was scored on a scale of one to ten with ten being the highest. Generally films scoring seven or 2016 - ISSUE 1 Table of Contents 37