GOODLIFE at the Jersey Shore: Celluloid heroes Gala fundraiser supports independent film festival

In August, more than 125 people gathered at Villa dei Fiori — Michael and Cristina Oster’s Middletown home — to raise funds for the Garden State Film Festival. The proceeds from the cocktails-and-dessert event “exceeded our expectations,’’ says Diane Raver, co-founder and executive director of the Garden State Film Festival.