Rick McCarthy Talks Provincetown International Film Festival & More (AUDIO)

This week I talked with Rick McCarthy, President of the Board of Directors of the Provincetown Film Society about the Provincetown International Film Festival that runs June 14th to June 18th in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Celebrating its 19th year, Sofia Coppola will receive the Filmmaker on the Edge Award coming off her recent Cannes win for Best Director. Coppola will be in attendance to accept the award in conversation with resident artist John Waters on Saturday June 17th at Provincetown’s historic Town Hall and Chloë Sevigny will receive the Excellence in Acting Award in a conversation with Eugene Hernandez, deputy director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center & co-publisher of Film Comment. The festival will open on Wednesday June 14th with Mr. Roosevelt written, directed and starring Noël Wells (Netflix’s Master of None) and festival’s Closing Night Film will be Ingrid Goes West starring Aubrey Plaza who will receive the festival’s inaugural Next Wave Award which recognizes those who take artistic risks and have a passionate commitment to independent film. Additionally the festival announced a special presentation with Julie Klausner and Scott King the creators of Hulu’s hit original series Difficult People and a special screening of a new documentary from acclaimed filmmakers Sebastian Junger and Nick Quested with Junger in attendance as well as daily breakfast panels and more. I talked to Rick about PIFF’s theme this year Lights, Camera & Taking Action and his spin on our LGBTQ issues.

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