New Hampshire Film Festival
new hampshire film festival annual film festival held every october portsmouth new hampshire program consists new domestic international independent feature film short film competition including narrative documentary festival also host panel discussion workshop social event founded derry new hampshire new hampshire film expo festival moved portsmouth changed name new hampshire film festival festival screen film four day across multiple venue draw attendee festival named academy award qualifying festival short film award academy motion picture art science new hampshire film festival founded dan hannon judy krassowski brett parker chris proulx initially new hampshire film expo inaugural festival took place september derry new hampshire screening adam memorial opera house instead canceling wake september attack organizer thought people would need film ever filmmaker attending new york city participated candlelight vigil program included film screening trade show workshop including establishment annual young filmmaker workshop festival shifted october lineup screening included feature documentary short animation international film film new hampshire rest new england also inaugural year festival screenwriting competition actor brian austin green attended festival screening fish without bicycle feature film directorial debut festival relocated portsmouth new hampshire edition expand multiple space within walking distance including music hall downtown venue access hotel restaurant nicole gregg event manager portsmouth chamber commerce joined festival director development short lineup included world premiere thunder road narrated television host new hampshire native seth meyers program included heart beholder best feature represented early film role chloë grace moretz nicole gregg named festival first executive director position would hold narrative feature film year included johnny drunkboat live free die headlining documentary christa mcauliffe reach star narrated actress susan sarandon festival changed name new hampshire film expo new hampshire film festival awardwinning film year included broadway sensation sight festival also established special guest judge screenplay competition beginning diane lake screenplay judge since included anna boden ryan fleck joyce maynard david dastmalchian nathan silver festival established annual van mcleod award honor someone make significant contribution film television industry award named honor late commissioner new hampshire department cultural resource van mcleod died receiving memorial praise new hampshire governor maggie hassan u senator kelly ayotte u senator jeanne shaheen recipient van mcleod award chase bailey ernest thompson ken burn chris stinson mike omalley lisa muskat paul lazarus gordon clapp joan goshgarianchelsea mcleod aaron j wiederspahn barry steelman matt renner julian higgins marcy carsey also festival hosted artistsinresidence filmmaker julia reichert steve bognar discussion screening documentary film lion house film program included transsiberian august tiger tail awarded film included cutlas iousa life eye unknown woman headlining film included serious moonlight paper heart mystery team comedy shot new hampshire manchester new hampshire filmmaker dan eckman film included food inc well festival awardwinners evening sun splinterheads writerdirector robert egger also hail new hampshire short film telltale heart’ program festival’s th anniversary edition new hampshire governor john lynch proclaimed weekend festival new hampshire film festival weekend actorproducer adrian grenier attended screening new documentary teenage paparazzo followed audience discussion press interview film lineup included extra man leaf grass short film sean durkin james franco also festival hosted inaugural comedy panel entitled conversation comedy film moderated rae dawn chong featured dan carey juston mckinney kris meyer brandt sersen jordan vogtroberts since comedy panel alumnus include tommy chong adam jones tj miller jimmy tingle jeff tomsic precious chong dale launer mike omalley tom bergeron greg kretschmar jimmy dunn john michael higgins josh meyers cole escola peter mackenzie tim herlihy john viener hayes macarthur robert kelly aaron lee laura silverman gary valentine marcy carsey eliza coupe jon rineman narrative film included puncture happy happy documentary included elmo puppeteer journey short film included i’m difficult time killing parent directed jeff tomsic starring tj miller festival’s best short comedy award festival program included certainty quartet side side fairhaven hello must going writerdirector austin chick returned festival new film girl boy moviemaker magazine named festival one top festival worth entry fee festival would receive designation film roster included prince avalanche blackfish touchy feely english teacher drinking buddy spotlight included labor day grand jury award winner star christopher abbott director carlos puga attendance short film lineup included world premiere new hampshire native julian higgins selected directorproduceractor ron howard winner canon inc’s project imagination short film contest flea band red hot chili pepper attended festival support low film executive produced appears blue legend blue hall fame inductee otis clay attended screening music documentary take river subject film included men woman child starring actorcomedian adam sandler hail new hampshire animal boyhood manhattan romance match two step short film phone call went win academy award best live action short film last day festival featured tribute james foley journalist new hampshire kidnapped executed syria screening documentary eteam partially shot foley followed award presentation best documentary codirector ross kauffman kauffman turn presented film’s cinematography award sundance film festival foley’s parent foley’s father announced creation james w foley legacy foundation writerdirector robert egger returned festival first feature witch took stage discus film’s production reception upcoming distribution film festival’s best feature award film program included manglehorn anomalisa actressproducer alysia reiner attended screening film equity also received pioneer filmmaking award participated woman film panel discussion actor john michael higgins returned festival onstage presentation discussing favorite clip film director michelle maclaren returned festival attended previously along studio executive steve mosko moderated behindthescenes discussion television show game throne better call saul deuce westworld walking dead xfiles breaking bad kevin wait robert egger also participated festival time member narrative grand jury film lineup included florida project lucky marjorie prime square festival also introduced mobile app actorcomedian david spade attended festival questionandanswer session screening film father year director tyler spindel hail new hampshire film set state also festival screened virtual reality film first time shown four short film packaged together climate change melting ice famine fire feast film overall program included eighth grade leave trace love gilda science fair new hampshire native victoria arlen hand screening film locked short documentary chronicle story paralyzed teenager correspondent espn dancing star contestant awardwinning paralympian spotlighted lighthouse writerdirector robert egger uncut gem starring adam sandler grew new hampshire festival also featured cave executive producer new hampshire native matt renner short film neighbors’ window went win academy award best live action short film festival’s th anniversary edition originally slated postponed postponed due ongoing covid pandemic academy motion picture art science named festival academy award qualifying festival short film award short film receive festival’s live action short jury award animation short jury award may qualify enter short film competition concurrent oscar season festival’s th anniversary edition writerdirector julian higgins returned first feature god country film title included lost king aftersun rmn producer ted hope attended festival narrative grand jury rounded actresscomedian eliza coupe julian higgins participated industry talk also supported screening new documentary invisible nation produced wife director vanessa hope film lineup included eileen little prayer festival joined nonprofit organization music hall brings performing art film programming new hampshire yearround music hall festival screening venue since move portsmouth run event nicole gregg stepped back festival’s executive director music hall’s executive director tina sawtelle stepping gregg continues advisory capacity new title founding director tenure festival’s first executive director longtime festival team member also remain involved including festival cofounder dan hannon programming curator ian mccarthy official website