Featuring uplifting films celebrating Valentine’s Day with stories about love, relationships, and connection between humans and nature. Featuring animation, narrative, and screen dance films.

This program was made possible through the generous support of the Hudson County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs/Tourism Development, Gina Hulings, Director.

Featuring a potluck supper celebrating Lunar New Year & selected shorts from the Festival’s collection including animation, documentary, narrative and screen dance films from China, Japan, Northern Kenya, and the US.

Funding has been made possible by The Puffin Foundation, Ltd.

The 45th anniversary season of the renowned Thomas Edison Film Festival (TEFF) will premiere at the James Stewart Film Theater on the Princeton University campus in collaboration with the Lewis Center for the Arts with a pre-event reception and screening followed by a Q&A with filmmakers. The Stellar Award-winning short films to be screened, representing animation, documentary, experimental, narrative and screen dance genres, will also be available to view online Feb. 21- 28, on the TEFF website. TEFF is a designated Academy Awards® Qualifying Festival and a Canadian Screen Award Qualifying Festival.

The Thomas Edison Film Festival (TEFF) and the Hoboken Historical Museum present the 45th Anniversary TEFF Hoboken Premiere on Friday, February 27th at 6:30pm. The program kicks off with a wine and pizza reception at 6:30pm followed by a selection of uplifting top award-winning films from the 2026 collection. Special guest filmmakers will join a Q&A.

The program includes, The Anarchist and the Fridge – Documentary by Yunchang Zhang, Jersey City, NJ, USA; Hollowgram – Experimental by Laura Iancu, Romania, and Blacksburg, Virginia, USA; The Letter – Documentary by Oliver Würffell, Germany and Brooklyn, NY, USA; Olive – Narrative by Tom Koch, France, and NY, NY, USA; In the Eyes of the Worm – Animation by Emily Hubley and Max Rosenthal, East Orange, NJ; A Mountain of Content – Experimental by Duncan Cowles, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK; Grit – Documentary by Vanina Feldsztein, Brooklyn, NY, USA; and The Undying Pain of Existence – Animation by Oscar Jacobson, Ludwigsburg, Germany.

Tickets can be purchased in advance on-line through the Hoboken Historical Museum website for $10, or at the door. The reception includes light refreshments, wine and pizza from Hoboken’s own, Benny Tudino’s, served at 6:30pm. Advance ticket purchases are advised as seating is limited.

The Littleman Parking-Independence Garage (Shipyard Lane, at 12th St.) offers 3 hours of free parking with Museum validation. Make sure to bring your ticket to the event at the Hoboken Historical Museum for validation.

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