NJ Birthplace Of Moving Motion Picture Now Has Museum, Screening Facility

Hollywood isn't where the motion picture industry got its start — that would be Fort Lee.

"Opening Night Gala" held last weekend at the Barrymore Film Center.
Photo Credit: *Barrymore Film Center*

10/20/2022 5:27 p.m.

And the borough finally has the Barrymore Film Center & Museum to honor that.

The newly-built facility will open Friday, Oct. 21, marking the beginning of unique film programming in the region. It features a 260-seat cinema, film museum and archive — dedicated to the role Fort Lee played as the birthplace of the film industry.

Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich spearheaded efforts to build the BFC and ensure its success as a film center and museum, but also an economic boost for the region.

Click here for more on the history behind the BFC and here for a schedule of movie screenings to mark the facility's grand opening.

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