101 Lessons Podcast: APMFF founder Tom Bernard's personal history and affinity for Asbury Park

Sony Pictures Classics and Asbury Park Music + Film Festival founder Tom Bernard recently sat down with the 101 Lessons podcast, hosted by Rutgers University professor and marketing / PR veteran Mark Beal.

Among the revelations:

• Tom’s personal history with Asbury Park, from his days working “the cigarette wheel” on the boardwalk and playing ice hockey in the casino building, to the genesis of the Asbury Park Music + Film Festival itself;

• “It was all something that just happened randomly“: Tom’s personal history in film - from his days promoting screenings at the University of Maryland to learning the ins and outs of the industry;

• The future of the APMFF, including the organization’s nonprofit mission and national recognition for the city and the festival’s unique marriage of music and film.

Click here for the full-length interview.