Imagine going to the movie theater and seeing a festival-winning film before public release and then meeting its creators when the lights come up.

Moviegoers will have those opportunities during the Filmmakers Symposium Spring 2009 Series, which will run for 12 weeks at two New Jersey theatres: AMC Loews at Monmouth Mall in Eatontown and AMC Loews in Mountainside. This series has hosted 1,291 movie premieres with 860 guest appearances over the past 18 years.

"The program will always be flexible in order to take advantage of opportunities as they arise," Chuck Rose, symposium director, said. "Wonderful surprises and fantastic celebrities can pop up out of nowhere, so I try to keep the schedule as fluid as possible."

The series is open to the public, but seating is limited, so early enrollment is advised.

Confirmed films and those under consideration for the upcoming session include: "Five Dollars A Day" with Christopher Walken, Alessandro Nivola, director Nigel Cole; "Food, Inc." with Eric Schlosser, Michael Pollan, director Robert Kenner; "The Great Buck Howard" with Colin Hanks, Tom Hanks, director Sean McGinly; "The Human Contract" with Paz Vega, Jason Clarke, director Jada Pinkett Smith; "I Love You Man" with Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, director John Hamburg; "The Limits of Control" with Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, director Jim Jarmusch; "Lymelife" with Alec Baldwin, Rory Culkin, director Derick Martini; "Me and Orson Welles" with Christian McKay, Zac Efron, director Richard Linklater; "The Merry Gentleman" with Michael Keaton, Kelly Macdonald, director Michael Keaton; "My Life In Ruins" with Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, director Donald Petrie; "Not Quite Hollywood" with Russell Boyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, director Mark Hartley; and "Saint Trinian's" with Ruppert Evert, Colin Firth, director Oliver Parker.

For information or to register, call 1- 800-531-9416 or visit www.privatescreenings. org.