2026 Rutherford Film Festival
Thursday, 17 September 2026· 17:30Williams Center - Cinema Underground - Rutherford, Rutherford, United States Of America
Getting in
Tickets are sold by Ticketmaster, from $33. You’ll finish the purchase on their site — we’ll keep the flights and the stay ready here.
Coppous can plan this
Thu 17 Sept → Sun 20 Sept · 3 nights
Covers the whole of 2026 Rutherford Film Festival, with a night either side to travel.
How long are you going for?
3 nights unless you say otherwise — you can change it any time.
Coppous books the flights and the stay. Tickets are bought from Ticketmaster.
Before you goentry, tickets and the venue’s own notes
SCHEDULE BELOW!!! Join us for the third annual Rutherford Film Festival at the Williams Center in Rutherford, NJ. Held in an artist-run art center, unlike any other, there will be lectures, parties, and celebrations of the beauty and versatility of cinema. Three screens, including the 104-year-old Rivoli Theater, will be dedicated to up-and-coming filmmakers from across the world. Submit your film, and help us start the newest and truest film festival in the state. Thursday - 09/17 5:00--8:00PM --- Opening Mixer 6:00--7:30 PM --- <<< Rewind Block (Crowd Favorites from Previous Years) 8:00--9:30PM --- Rivoli Revival (Buster Keaton's The General with Live Accompaniment by Brett Miller) 8:00--10:00PM --- Movie Night Trivia (Hosted by Cinema Underground) Friday - 09/18 4:30--6:00 PM --- Aspire for Greatness! 5:00--6:45PM --- Holy Joe (Feature Screening and Q&A) 6:00--7:30 PM --- (Culture Shock) 7:00--8:00 PM --- Happy Hour Mixer 8:00--10:00 PM --- Ordinary Kids Shadow Cast: Frank Oz's Little Shop of Horrors 8:00--9:30 PM --- *Shot at the Willy 10:00--11:30PM --- <<< Rewind Block (Reprise from Thursday, No Q&A for this Block) 10:30 PM--12:00 AM --- Out of Bounds? Saturday - 09/19 11:00 AM--1:00PM --- The Family Recipe (Feature Screening and Q&A) 12:00--2:00PM --- Brews N' Tunes (Cozz Coffee & Live Music by Jamie Fett, Roe Knows Best and Psycho Pat) 12:00--1:15 PM --- The Shackleton Row (Documentary Screening and Q&A) 2:00--3:30PM --- Inner Monologue... 2:00--3:30PM --- Improv in Storytelling (with Howdy Stranger) 2:00--4:00 PM --- Lunar Sway (Feature Screening and Q&A) 4:00--5:30 PM --- "The Birthplace of Film" 4:00--6:00 PM --- Winning Screenplay Table Read: Longtime (writer, John Franklin) 5:00--7:00 PM --- Our Hero Balthazar (Feature Screening and Q&A) 6:00--7:30 PM --- Connecting the Dots. 7:00--8:00 PM --- The Sight Unseen (Documentary Screening and Q&A) 8:00--9:00 PM --- Awards Ceremony 9:00--11:00 PM --- Closing Night Mixer 11:00PM--1:00 AM --- Almost-Midnight Screening: Zia Anger's My First Film
From Ticketmaster and the venue.