Nantucket Film Festival 2023 unveiled the first selection of films for the 28th edition, which will run from June 21-26, 2023
Nantucket Film Festival
NAME OF FESTIVAL: Nantucket Film Festival
SINCE: 1996
WHERE: Nantucket, MA
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Nantucket Film Festival (NFF) was founded in 1996 to spotlight screenwriters and the art of screenwriting in cinema. From its conception, NFF has been dedicated to the notion that the screenwriter's contribution is at the core of filmmaking.
In June on Nantucket, screenwriting and storytelling are celebrated with over 50 films screened (features and shorts, both fiction and nonfiction) and through our Signature Programs, making NFF one of the most unique destination film festivals in the world.
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SHORT TERM 12″ and “LIFE ACCORDING TO SAM” Among Winning Films at 2013 Nantucket Film Festival
Short Term 12
The 18th annual Nantucket Film Festival which ran June 25 -30, 2013, is all over and announced its awards – with the top awards as usual honoring screenwriters. The top award – Showtime Tony Cox Award for Best Screenwriting in a Feature Film was awarded to Destin Daniel Cretton’s “SHORT TERM 12.” Winner of the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at SXSW, SHORT TERM 12 is described as the touching and uplifting story of Grace, a twenty-something social worker. Her newest ward, Jayden, forces Grace to relive her own difficult upbringing just as she and her boyfriend Mason are on the cusp of making a decision that will change their lives. Funny, moving, and surprising, the film delivers an emotional powerhouse through tremendous performances and a smart script.