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Updated · The Boston Globe · Jun 18
Nantucket Film Festival Opens 31st Edition With 60-Plus Films Through June 22
Updated
Updated · The Boston Globe · Jun 18

Nantucket Film Festival Opens 31st Edition With 60-Plus Films Through June 22

1 articles · Updated · The Boston Globe · Jun 18

Summary

  • More than 60 films will screen as the Nantucket Film Festival launched its 31st edition this week, with the event running through June 22.
  • Wednesday’s opening featured an early screening of Olivia Wilde’s “The Invite,” ahead of the film’s theatrical release at the end of July.
  • Paul Feig will receive the Visionary Storyteller Award, while Rashida Jones and Will McCormack are being honored with the Special Achievement in Screenwriting Award.
  • Chloë Sevigny is also set to receive the Compass Rose Award for Career Achievement, as the festival spotlights filmmakers it says are pushing the boundaries of their craft.

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