2012 Nantucket Film Festival Program

Highlights: “Brave” is the Opening Day Film; this year’s Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner “Beasts of the Southern Wild” is the Opening Night Film, “Sleepwalk with Me” is the Centerpiece film, and “Your Sister’s Sister” is the Closing Night Film. Rory Kennedy will receive the award for Special Achievement in Documentary Storytelling for “Ethel”. Lucy [...]

Nantucket Film Festival Update

The Screenwriters Tribute to Paul Haggis and the New Voices in Screenwriting Award to Ben Queen takes place tonight, Saturday, June 25 at 7 pm at the ‘Sconset Casino. Who will be there: Academy Award winner Paul Haggis (writer/director, Crash), Ben Queen (writer, Cars 2), presenters Richard Corliss (senior writer, TIME Magazine) and Richard Orr [...]

Nantucket Film Festival Opening Film

Here is a sampling of photos from the Nantucket Film Festival Opening Film, Cars 2, Wednesday, June 22 at the ‘Sconset Casino. More photos next week. Photos by Gene Mahon. More at MahonAboutTown.com.

Nantucket Film Festival Opening Night Film

Here is a sampling of photos from the Nantucket Film Festival Opening Night Film, Buck, Wednesday, June 22 at the High School. More photos next week. Photos by Gene Mahon. More at MahonAboutTown.com.

Nantucket Film Festival “In Their Shoes with Vera Farmiga”

Here is a sampling of photos from the Nantucket Film Festival “In Their Shoes with Vera Farmiga”, Thursday, June 23 at the Coffin School. More photos next week. Photos by Gene Mahon. More at MahonAboutTown.com.

Nantucket Film Festival and Dreamland Theater Reception

Here is a sampling of photos from the Nantucket Film Festival Reception with the Dreamland Theater, Thursday, June 23 at the Westmoor. More photos next week. Photos by Gene Mahon. More at MahonAboutTown.com.

Nantucket Film Festival Update

Nantucket Film Festival Update The list of films to be shown at the 16th annual Nantucket Film Festival (June 22-28) has been released, and includes a film by Nantucket’s Kit Noble “Nantucket by Nature”. 55 films have been announced, with more to follow – the largest number of films ever shown at the Festival. “After [...]

Nantucket Film Festival All Star Comedy Roundtable 2010

The Nantucket Film Festival All Star Comedy Roundtable took place on Saturday, June 19, 2010 at the Nantucket High School Auditorium. Presented by Ben Stiller, the participants were Zach Galifianakis (writer/comedian, The Hangover, TV’s Bored To Death), Sarah Silverman (writer/comedian, The Sarah Silverman Program), and Andy Samberg (writer/comedian, Saturday Night Live). Photos by Gene Mahon. [...]

Letter from Dubai to Nantucket

Greetings from Dubai! Finding the Cool in the Dessert Heat Colin Stanfield I moved here to Dubai in September with my wife Christina and our two-year old son Porter. ene asked me to write a short piece about my impressions of this fabulous city in the Gulf and I told him I’d get on it [...]

Nantucket Film Festival Late Night Storytelling

The Nantucket Film Festival Late Night Storytelling took place on Friday, June 18, 2010 at the ‘Sconset Casino, hosted by Jonathan Ames (writer/novelist and creator of TV’s “Bored to Death”), with unscripted amusing stories by writers, actors, filmmakers, and islanders. This year’s theme was “Dirty Laundry”. Photos by Gene Mahon and Amanda Morgan. Click on [...]