2017 Nantucket Film Festival Digital Yearbook

#NFF17 Highlights included: the Screenwriters Tribute, hosted by Ben Stiller with the high honors going to Tom McCarthy, the opening night film, The Big Sick, and Late Night Letters, featuring Festival guests performing curated missives from notable writers, actors, and comedians. Also back by popular demand for 2017, All-star Comedy Roundtable, presented by Ben Stiller and Silent Film/Live Music a presentationof Harold Lloyd’s The Freshman, with live score performed by the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra. Plus so much more ...6 10days Awards 8more than unique events & Signature Programs 100+ Films screened

Film Program#NFF17 program featured over 100 screenings of the hottest narrative features and documentaries. Filmmakers and stars in attendance like RyanEggold, Dana Delany, Kristen Schaal, Abby Quinn, Rory Kennedy, Nick Broomfield, and Bridget Everett.

screenwriterstributeHosted by Ben StillerScreenwriters Tribute Award: Creative Impact in Television Special Achievement in New Voices in ScreenwritingTom McCarthy, presented by Writing Award: David Crane and Documentary Storytelling Award: Award: Germy Jasper, presentedBobby Cannavale Jeffrey Klarik, presented by Nick Broomfield, presented by by Bridget Everett Kathleen Rose Perkins Bobby Cannavale

all-star comedyroundtable Presented by Ben StillerAfter a brief hiatus, NFF is happy to bring back this event for its seventh edition. Some of comedy’s funniest and brightest stars will engage in an insightful,inspiring, and hilarious conversation about their big breaks and whatthey have in store. Hosted by Sasheer Zamata, and featuring: MikeBirbiglia, Whitney Cummings, Bridget Everett, and Kristen Schaal. 1 234Credits: Whitney: Jill Burkhart, Ben Stiller, Whitney Cummings, Sasheer Zamata, Kristen Schaal, Mike Birbiglia, Bridget Everett, Jonathan Burkhart, Kathleen Matthews, and Chris Matthews(1), All-star Comedy Roundtable guests onstage (2), Kristen Schaal trying out some classic Maui Jim Sunglasses (3), Gabourey Sidbe backstage before going to the roundtable (4), BridgetEverett faking a stage dive towards Chris Matthews [in the audience, not photographed] (5).

Late Night Letters &StorytellingAudience favorite, ‘Late Night Storytelling’ introduced an exciting new element in 2017, which included readings of famous letters throughouthistory. 234 1 6 78Credits: Late Night Letters guest getting ready to in enjoy the performance (1), Mike Birbiglia on stage giving a memorable performance (2), Kathleen Rose Perkins reading letter from ayoung Tom Hanks (3), Ryan Eggold reading a letter from F. Scott Fitzgerald (4), Dana Delaney shared a personal story of her memories of Nantucket (5), Actress Kristen Schaal arriving instyle in a Tesla (6), Mike Birbiglia and Jeffrey Klarik with Late Night Letters host Ohira Eisenberg (7), Host Ophira Eisenberg warming up the crowd (8).

NFF Signature programs Moments...In Their sHoes...® Morning Coffee with...® 1 3 Afternoon Tea Talks 4 2 TV and Talks 67Credits: In Their Shoes..® with Tom McCarthy and Bobby Cannavale - hosted by Chris Matthews (1), In Their Shoes..® with David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik - hosted by Ophira Eisenberg (2),Attendees enjoying a festival classic signature program (3), The Hollywood Reporter’s Tatiana Siegel speaks to Gabourey Sidibe immediately following the world premiere of her short film,The Tale of Four (4), Gabourey Sidibe, Kia Perry and guests (5), Screening of Netflix’s The Keepers first episode and coversation with director Ryan White and key subject ‘Jane Doe’ (6),Sneak peak of EPIX’s Get Shorty, and a conversation with showrunner Davey Holmes (7).

Showtime Tony Cox ScreenwritingAwards | Episodic colony reading |mentor’s brunchEmerging wirters with bold voices are not only provided intimate expriences to dialogue with the pros but they have the opportunity to hear theirwork read in front of an audience. 12 3 46Credits: Showtime Tony Cox Award Screeplay Competion Award Winners at award presenation brunch (1), Showtime’s Executive Vice President Tom Hayden addressing the attendees (2), NFFExecutive Director Mystelle Brabbeé, NFF Program Director Basil Tsiokos, Adrienne Shelly Foundation’s Chad Miller and the Adrienne Shelly Excellence in Filmmaker Award winner AlexandraDean (3), Mentor Brunch with Davey Holmes and George Pelecanos (4), Showtime Tony Cox Episodic 30 MIN Screenplay winner Kaitlin Fontana presenting her script at the Selections fromScreenwriters Colony Episodic Comedy script reading (5), Actors perform in Script Reading (6).

THANK YOU TO OURPartners!In 2017, NFF partnered with a diverse array of global brands, media and entertainment companies to provide our audience with meaningfulengagements and activations. Here are some of the brands we partnered with:

NFF year round.Educational programs. In keeping with the Nantucket Film Festival’s mission of highlighting screenwriters,NFF Educational Programs now provide year-round filmmaking labs for Nantucket youth who reside on the island throughout the year.Filmmaking Teen View Jury filmmakinglabs program Throughout the winter and Select Nantucket eighth Students in our Teen Viewspring, NFF holds labs dedicated graders screened this year’s Labs may also participate in shorts, discussed each one, this weeklong crash course in to aspects of filmmaking, and in the process learned production. The students useincluding: writing, documentary, the fundamentals of critical footage shot as part of a live film analysis. At the end of the production crew (NCTV18) and or cinematography. Students Festival, the jury gave the Short to make videos for the NFF come from both the Nantucket Film Award to the filmmaker High School and Middle School website. whose short best inspired to partake and then break discussion.  off into intensive one on onementoring sessions with the labdirectors. Their short films are featured at NFF’s ‘Teen View Showcase’.

NFF NOW. The Nantucket Film Festival and the Dreamland Film & Performing Arts Center proudly present NFF Now, a year-roundprogramming series featuring special screenings and the season’s best independent films with filmmaker Q&As.UPCOMING DATES for 2018: HIGHLIGHTS FROM Last Year: January 18  March 15 February 8  April 19Already Screened this season: RESTLESS CREATURE: WENDY WHELAN THE LAST WORD APRIL 13, 2017 MARCH 16, 2017 NFF 2017 KIDS SHORTS THE ISLANDS AND THE WHALES FOLLOWING SEAS SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 FEBRUARY 16, 2017 JANUARY 19, 2017 MARATHON MAYA ANGELOU AND STILL I RISE NOVEMBER 17, 2016 OCTOBER 20, 2016BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY Presented with Sponsored by OCTOBER 19, 2017 Nantucket’s Nonpro t Film & Cultural Center

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