The rapture of the crowds who will be streaming into film festivals all over New England is captured in this superb photo of a sea of faces loving what they are seeing. Our cover shot is of a Nantucket Film Festival event at the ever famous ‘Sconset Casino on the westerly side of the Nantucket Island.
Our cover is meant to inspire and to remind you that you need to plan well as this is a big year for fi lm festivals in New England. New England has a summer of them, many of them previewed in this edition. I hope you enjoy our previews and hot picks. Each festival has a unique personality and special character. For a diff erent perspective, try out volunteering to work at a festival. Every festival needs genuinely interested volunteers.
Festivals work year around looking for the fi lms that will be just right for their character, finding those films that you may otherwise not have a chance to see. Often a festival will give you an opportunity to see films before they are released and that can be exciting. Many of New England’s film festivals have special guests you will want to meet and mingle with. Read about them here.
All our festivals are a good place to do just that.
So it’s time, badges are being picked up. Lights will be dimmed as cinematic stories of every genre unspool to delight all of us.
Our cover photo is courtesy of the Nantucket Film Festival. Our Cover Design is by IMAGINE Design Editor Monique Walton.
