Film OneFest

The Atlantic Highlands Arts Council is comprised of a team of dedicated volunteers who include professional artists, educators, business leaders and community organizers. We are a volunteer, non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization whose mission is to increase access to and bring contemporary art and music to Atlantic Highlands and the surrounding area. For more information about us, check out our website at www.atlantichighlandsartscouncil.com FilmOneFest is a production of the Atlantic Highlands Arts Council. The volunteers and their participation include: Robert O'Connor, the FilmOneFest Director and Vice President of the Arts Council, is a practicing artist who exhibits his work nationally and internationally. He has participated and shown work in several film festivals including, most recently, the Chicago Underground Film Festival. He has extensive technical experience with film and video and has served as Art Director on the short film “Allure”. He holds an MFA from Vermont College and has taught at SUNY Rockland and the The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Julie Gartenberg , the FilmOneFest Assistant Director and President of the Arts Council, holds a BA in Education. She has owned and managed numerous businesses in the printing and health fields. She is a practicing licensed massage therapist and musician. Amy Felton-Toth, the festival's Outreach Committee Chairperson, is an installation artist and film maker. Victor Zak, journalist and former movie critic, is the festival's Food Donations Coordinator with the Atlantic Highlands Food Pantry. Lynn Fylak, the festival's Marketing Director, is the Senior Art Director at Christies' Auction House in New York City. Her work has been published and has received many awards, including a Certificate of Excellence from the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Kathleen Ligon, the festival's Communications Director, is the Coordinator of Adult Programming at Middletown Library. Mike Scherfen, an art director, is the festival's webmaster. Barbara Lipton, an art historian, curator and prior museum director, organized and chaired our recent Silent Auction. Christina Cowell, a ballet dancer and consumer lawyer, chaired the Benefit Dinner. Harry Hukkinen, a multi-media artist, is a festival volunteer. Robert Bond, the Arts Council's Treasurer, is a lawyer and the Broker of Record and Business Manager at Lesher Associates Realtors in Atlantic Highlands. Norma Turini, Arts Council Secretary, handles the festival's correspondence. Sherilyn Przelomski, PTO President and Virtual Office Manager for the Chamber of Commerce, oversees sponsorships. Dr. Paul Boyd, Chair of the Atlantic Highlands Environmental Commission, Historian and Trustee of the Historical Society, and a former Deputy Director in the United Nations, is an advisor.