The recurring theme of the annual Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival is "Other Places"; the festival's purpose is to encourage attendees to think broadly (about how huge the world of film is) and deeply (about the universal concerns and desires that unite all people).
The entertainment continues right outside the screening venues in downtown Vineyard Haven in the festival’s “Walking Festival District”, with local shops and restaurants hosting special events, cocktail parties, artist showcases, live music and more.
The 2010 festival's new Global Citizen Award, went to veteran actor and activist Matthew Modine for his long-term dedicated to environmental challenges.
An expert panel chose NYU student: Luke Matheny’s "GOD OF LOVE" as winner over nearly 200 other entries.
Most were introduced by special guests, such as comic veteran writer Marty Nadler, entomologist Paul Goldstein, Adam Brown, New York Times correspondent and Middle East expert Steven Kinzer, filmmaker and Vineyard resident, Victoria Campbell, author Kate Feiffer, local NPR host Mindy Todd, and Plum TV host Sissy Biggers., Actor Matthew Modine Headlines 5th International Film Festival Matthew Modine and a cool cow Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival is a wrap Festival draws foreign film buffs Martha's Vineyard film festival has foreign accent Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival this weekend For Richard Paradise, Vineyard film fest director, festival also a community event