[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Following the screening of his most recent film First Reformed, legendary writer/director Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Blue Collar, Affliction) takes the stage with MNFF Artistic Director Jay Craven for an extended conversation about his career, his influences and where he is heading artistically. Mr. Schrader will receive a VTeddy Award for Sustained Excellence in Cutting Edge Filmmaking. They are joined by Russell Banks, award winning novelist whose works include “Cloudsplitter”, “The Darling,” and “The Sweet Hereafter”.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV
[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Ernie & Joe Director Jenifer McShane wraps MNFF5 with a lively Q&A about her significant and illuminating film, with special guest moderator T.J. Donovan, Attorney General of the State of Vermont. Hosted by Jay Craven.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV
[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Join us for the joyful presentation of the VTeddy Awards celebrating the winners for Best Feature Narrative, Best Short Narrative, Best Feature Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Audience Award/Feature, Audience Award/Short, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Award, the Hernandez/Bayliss Prize, the Clio Visualizing History Prize for the Advancement of Women in Film, the Gaia Prize for Environmental Filmmaking and the inaugural Shouldice Family Prize for Best Vermont-Made Film.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV
[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]On-stage conversation with Mike Leonard (director) & John Barstow (Vermont Folklife Center) following the screening of One Town at a Time.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV
[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Join Producers Beth Levison and Michael Rosenfeld and PBS Programmers Ron Bachman and Eric Ford in a wide-ranging discussion of how producers sell and how acquirers select films to feed the sprawling and multilayered PBS programming and distribution system. Enjoy a panel of true experts with much to share. Moderated by MNFF Producer Lloyd Komesar.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV
[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]MNFF special guest, Marc Mauceri, Vice President of First Run Features, talks the business of acquiring and distributing independent narratives and documentaries with MNFF Artistic Director Jay Craven. Founded in New York in 1979, First Run Features remains one of the largest independent distributors in North America, releasing in theaters nationwide, on home video (DVD and Blu-Ray) and online through a diverse group of innovative digital partners. Mr. Mauceri, with over 30 productive years at First Run Features, has a distinctive point of view well worth knowing.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV
[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]On-stage conversation with Daniel Houghton (director) following the screening of the film “Estrellita” and Oren Karp (Headman at Camp Pathfinder) following the film “New Homeland”[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV
[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]On-stage conversation with Ricki Stern (director), Dr. Colleen McNicholas (OBGYN), & Rep. Jill Krowinski (VT Majority Leader) following the screening of the film “Reversing Roe”.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV
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