Martha's Vineyard Film Society

Vineyard Friends Add Local Flavor to Mike Nichols Documentary

A longtime visitor and summer resident, Mike Nichols’ love for Martha's Vineyard is well established among his many friends here. On Thursday, a new documentary about his life screens at the film center.

Not Content to Just Enjoy Art, Couple Documents the Process

Visions of Home: the Work of Heather Neill is an intimate portrait of the artist's life and work.

Film Festival Helps Create a Community of World Travelers

Whether traveling aboard a wooden sloop, laden with climbing gear or carrying traditional aboriginal spears, films from around the world are about to arrive on the Vineyard. The 10th annual Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival officially begins on Thursday, Sept. 10.

Inspiration in Flocks of Birds and Schools of Fish; Film Center Screens Films of Jacques Perrin

This weekend the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society will host screenings of films by Jacques Perrin, the Oscar-winning producer, actor, director and member of France’s Legion of Honor. Mr. Perrin will travel from France to attend the festival.

Environmental Film Festival Plugs In

The first annual Environmental Film Festival will be held at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center from May 20 through May 24.

Renovations in Full Swing at Capawock, Strand

A newly renovated Capawock theatre in Vineyard Haven is quickly taking shape, and on Monday afternoon, the front doors were wide open and the occasional visitor wandered in. An opening gala is set for May 29. It's the same story at the Strand in Oak Bluffs, with an opening planned for June 19.

Movies and Merry-making

Tis the season to show the 1946 classic holiday film It’s a Wonderful Life. This family-friendly film debuts at the film center on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in tribute to the late Jonathan Revere of West Tisbury.

Travel the World from Comfort of Plush Movie Theatre Seat

The annual Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival, now gearing up for its ninth run, is from Tuesday, Sept. 2, through Sunday, Sept. 7.

Film Center Roots Grow Deeper

Two years ago, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society was what founder and executive director Richard Paradise calls a “gypsy organization.”

Keeping Wooden Boat Dreams Afloat

The craft of building, restoring and loving wooden boats was celebrated Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Vineyard debut of the movie Wood Sails Dreams screened at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society in Vineyard Haven. The one-hour documentary is a New England coastal story and it is a Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket story.

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