The New New Hollywood Film Festival

Now in its 19th incarnation and once again under new stewardship, the Hollywood Film Festival has (September 23-27) successfully distanced itself from the glossy red carpet pageantry it once was. See good. Do good. Feel good. That's the motto. "It's the community's festival," CEO & Executive Producer Brad Parks and Executive Director Rod Beaudoin said over a lunch interview. They've taken the reins from fest veteran Jon Fitzgerald, whose CineCause acquired the fest in 2014, but who stepped down after two years. This is not a festival bent on luring world premieres or courting acquisitions. The focus is on socially relevant films anchored in causes and calls-to-action. The...

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