Film society creative director leaves area, not post

Although Joe Stinson is leaving the area for a new home in North Carolina, he is by no means leaving his post as Creative Director of the Cape May Film Society.
“When you have a treasure like Joe, you find ways to keep him around,” says Rob Riehl, member of the society’s Board of Governors. “There’s so much that Joe can do from a distance that we felt there was no reason to make any final goodbyes.”
The theme for a party hosted by the society and Hilary and Chuck Pritchard—“So Long (But Not So Long!)” —captured the spirit of the new relationship between the organization and one of its founding members.
“There’s nothing email, conference calls, and an occasional trip can’t solve,” says Riehl, who also sits on the film society’s Program and Membership Committee. “He’ll return to Cape May periodically to work with students participating in the annual Summer Film Camp, screenwriting programs, and to be a guest presenter of special film society programs in the year.”
Stinson also will stay on to work with the winners of the society’s “Set in Cape May” Screenplay Competition, where the grand prize was the filming of the movie based on the winning screenplay.
Cape May Film Society hosts the Cape May Film Festival, which has won the JerseyArts People’s Choice Award for “Best Film Festival” in the entire state of New Jersey.
The festival is the state’s premiere film event dedicated to the support and presentation of creative, challenging, groundbreaking, film and video works by New Jersey filmmakers.
The society’s educational outreach, Cape May Film Academy, is the region’s leading educational and cultural resource for youth and adult learners interested in all facets of the cinematic experience.
For further information about the upcoming Valentine’s Day Program or Oscar Party, call 609-884-6700 or visit capemayfilm.org.