The Golden Door International Film Festival is back next week in Jersey City, with more films and bigger names than ever.

The festival, which this year is sponsored by Tommy Hilfiger and other large companies, will feature 92 films at several venues around the city.

The fun starts Tuesday with a red carpet and kickoff party at the Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre, the biggest screening location on the festival map. The opening night films are two of founder Bill Sorvino’s favorites. Both the feature and short films star Rumer Willis, daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis.

“She’s an amazing actress,” said Sorvino. “In ‘The Odd Way Home,’ she plays a bad girl who wants to rob a house but an autistic guy winds up in the car she steals and she has to take care of him while they drive cross-country.”

Sorvino says Willis eagerly signed on for the feature after becoming interested in autism while filming the opening night short, “Six Letter Word.” In the 16-minute movie, Willis plays a mother who goes to great -- even “unsavory” -- lengths to pay for her autistic son’s treatments.

The subject resonates with Sorvino, whose two children have both struggled with autism. His daughter, Sofia, 9, “grew out of it ... it was miraculous,” said Sorvino. His son Luca, 5, however, is still greatly affected by the disorder.

“I really hope to give people hope -- but not false hope,” said Sorvino, who acknowledges that he and his wife Michele were long told their daughter had no chance of becoming a normally functioning person.

As part of the festival, several, including adults with autism, will speak at autistic children’s center Sensory Kids, 158 Newark Ave. “They will be giving talks on hope, but also about treatment options and ways of dealing with autism,” said Sorvino.

Other festival highlights include nightly after-parties at The Bistro At Grove Square, 16 Newark Ave., which will also host a filmmakers’ lounge in their wine bar.

“This festival opens a ‘golden door’ of opportunity,” said Sorvino. “We want people to leave feeling very satisfied with the experience, gaining new contacts and networking with other filmmakers, distributors, agents and others.”

The fun runs from Thursday through Sunday, Sept, 19 through 21 at venues like Panepinto Galleries, Brightside Tavern, the Hudson County Community College Culinary Center and the Westin Hotel. They’ll even be part of WPA Live! in Washington Park on Saturday, Sept. 20, with encore screenings of the opening night films.

“Everything seems to have doubled this year -- the number of films, submissions, number of people interested. It’s taking on a life of its own,” said Sorvino. “We’ve decided this year to go bigger and it’ll keep growing as it goes.”

The Golden Door International Film Festival has its opening night Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre, 54 Journal Square, Jersey City.

The rest of the festival runs from Thursday, Sept. 18 through Sunday, Sept. 21. For more information and a complete schedule, visit GoldenDoorFilmFestival.org.