Producer Fisher Stevens & star Ric O'Barry join festival director Mystelle Brabbee during the 2009 Nantucket Film Festival to discuss their film, The Cove. The Cove recently won the 2010 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film exposes the annual, six month long dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan. Stevens discusses how the film came together from over 400+ hours of footage, while O'Barry (Flipper's former trainer) shares his long history with marine life & describes how individuals can effect change and end this brutal practice.
Congrats to Fisher, Ric and all involved on this amazing film and their Academy Award win!
March 8, 2010
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This year's Late Night Storytelling hosted by Anne Meara & Peter Farrelly filled the 'Sconset Casino with laughter as part of 14th Annual Nantucket Film Festival. The event featured "Stories of Change" where audience members and surprise guests like actor Ben Stiller, television writer Donick Cary, actress Lili Taylor, actor Fisher Stevens, and NBC Nightly News' Brian Williams shared their experiences.
July 28, 2009
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Actor & director Ben Stiller joins Plum host Kate Brosnan on the MorningNoon&Night show during the 2009 Nantucket Film Festival to discuss his work and growing up on Nantucket. While attending the festival Ben participated in the 2009 All-Star Comedy Roundtable and enjoyed a vacation with his family, including parents Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara.
July 16, 2009
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The Nantucket Film Festival honored screenwriter Harold Ramis during the 12th annual Screenwriters Tribute. The evening's host, NBC news anchor (and part-time comedian), Brian Williams along with presenter Ben Stiller and film festival executive director Colin Stanfield all express their thoughts on Harold's impact on the industry and the importance of honoring screenwriters.
June 26, 2009
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The 14th Annual Nantucket Film Festival hosted a cocktail party at the Harborview Place to thank its board members and participating filmmakers for another successful event.
While at the party actor Paul Giamatti along with others talked about connections made between writers, directors and actors at Nantucket's film festival.
June 26, 2009
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Nantucket's own Ben Stiller will be joined by Harold Ramis, John Hamburg and Peter Farrelly, in a laugh-riot discussion about the art of comedy writing moderated by Chris Matthews.
June 22, 2009
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Plum TV heads out to the Sconset Casino for the 14th Annual Nantucket Film Festival's Opening Night.
June 20, 2009
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A group of local and visiting actors come together at the Nantucket Film Festival for a Screenplay reading of the comedy classic "Some Like It Hot."
July 13, 2008
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Jill Burkhart and Mystelle Brabbee take a look back at the success of the 2008 Nantucket Film Festival.
June 27, 2008
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Trevor White discusses his recent short films and his upcoming work on the feature film "Tides of Summer," a coming of age story set on Nantucket.
June 25, 2008
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Actress Meg Ryan sat down with film critic Leonard Maltin for an in-depth discussion about Ryan's acting career during the Nantucket Film Festival's First annual Compass Rose Acting Tribute.
June 24, 2008
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The Adrienne Shelly Excellence in Filmmaking Award recognizes Female filmmakers. The 2008 Award was presented to Nannette Burstein (director, editor & producer of “American Teen”) by actress Meg Ryan.
June 24, 2008
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Film Critic Leonard Maltin joins Kate Brosnan on The MorningNoon&Night Show.
June 23, 2008
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President of Universal Studios Ron Meyer joins Tom Scott on The MorningNoon&Night Show to talk about the art of filmmaking, the 2008 Nantucket Film Festival, and more.
June 23, 2008
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Filmmakers & critics exchanged ideas each morning at the 2008 Nantucket Film Festival.
June 22, 2008
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This year at the NBC Universal Screenwriters Tribute, the Nantucket Film Festival honors Judd Apatow for his work on "The 40 Year Old Virgin", "Superbad", "Knocked Up", and many more.
June 22, 2008
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Mat Kearney talks about his music and its placement in hit TV shows like "Grey's Anatomy."
June 22, 2008
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Head behind the scenes of the Nantucket Film Festival with Executive Director Jill Burkhart.
June 21, 2008
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Short film directors at the Nantucket Film Festival talk about the elements of their craft.
June 21, 2008
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Film Critic Richard Corliss talks about his career & the Nantucket Film Festival.
June 21, 2008
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Catch the scene at the opening night of the Nantucket Film Festival.
June 20, 2008
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Mystelle Brabbee, Artistic Director of the Nantucket Film Festival and its Executive Director, Jill Burkhart talk about the guests and films of the 2008 Nantucket Film Festival.
June 16, 2008
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Chris Matthews interviews documentarian Tom Mailhot about his award winning Nantucket Film Festival film Row Hard, No Excuses, a movie that takes us on a journey of a lifetime across miles and miles of open water.
August 25, 2007
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A look back at the highlights of the 2007 Nantucket Film Festival.
June 22, 2007
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The red carpet was rolled out for opening night of the 12th Annual Nantucket Film Festival. The film "Evening" was chosen for the opening night film to play at the 'Sconset Casino.
June 14, 2007
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