On Sat. Feb. 25, Montclair Film Festival held its second annual Pre-Oscar fundraiser last night. More than 320 film aficionados walked down the red carpet at the Bobbi Brown Loft, skirting paparazzi on their way to a sumptuous sampling of local drinks and delicacies. Attendees included Louis Zorich, Patrick Wilson, and Mayorial hopefuls. Guests reviewed the trailers for all of the films nominated for Best Picture, participated in an Oscar contest, and vied for gift baskets filled with prizes donated by Montclair merchants and residents.

The sold-out event raised money for the first annual Montclair Film Festival to be held May 1-6, 2012. The festival provides an opportunity for promising filmmakers to submit their work and invites guests to experience the Montclair community.

Read what the Montclair Times and Baristanet had to say about the evening.

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FESTIVAL SPONSORS

EVENT TASTING SPONSORS Affinage Cheese Shop Ah’ Pizz Amanti Vino Angelbeck’s Brick Lane Curry House Brooklyn Brewery Brookside Thai Comfort Food Kitchen Events by Joni Fin Raw Bar and Kitchen Little Daisy Bake Shop Miss Nicky’s Toffee Romarsi Pesto Strassburger Meats Terra at the Isabel Rose The Chocolate Path Tia’s Food of Love Whole Foods Market   EVENT SPONSORS Nick Bosco Bobbi Brown & Steven Plofker City Knickerbocker Lighting Dave Cushing and Snowdome Studios Dan D’Errico Photography Eclectic Encore Props Mark Fitzmartin Frank Schramm

BASKET DONORS Angelbeck’s Anjali Aromatics Banyan Tree Daniel and Luce Battsek The Bond Academy Chocolate Path Clearview Cinemas Clores Flowers Evelyn and Stephen Colbert Cookie Bella Bake shop Costanera Restaurant Earthly Treasures LIVE! with Kelly Osteria Giotto Papermill Playhouse Shelley and Keith Phillips Piazza del Sol Skin Care by Hoda Wellmont Theatre