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29-418: Notable advisory board members include J.J. Abrams , Jonathan Alter , Stephen Colbert , Abigail Disney , Olympia Dukakis , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Emma Freud , Laura Linney , Jon Stewart , Julie Taymor , and Patrick Wilson . The film festival was founded by WNET-TV Vice President and General Counsel Bob Feinberg. Feinberg hired festival programmer Thom Powers and director Raphaela Neihausen, and developed

58-579: A current board member of The Blue Card , a national Jewish organization assisting Holocaust survivors, the Century Foundation , and the Bone Marrow Foundation . Derek DelGaudio Derek DelGaudio is an American interdisciplinary artist, primarily known as a writer, performer and magician . He created the theater show In & Of Itself, directed by Frank Oz , and co-founded, along with artist Glenn Kaino ,

87-556: A documentary about the columnists Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill , which received the 2020 Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Documentary. Alter's other books are The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies (2013), The Promise: President Obama, Year One (2010), which went to number three on the New York Times Bestsellers List , Between The Lines: A View Inside American Politics, People and Culture (2008), and The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and

116-554: A film version of In & Of Itself which was released on Hulu on January 22, 2021. DelGaudio's nonfiction book AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies was released in March 2021. In August 2021, Neal Brennan 's one-man show, Unacceptable , debuted at New York City's Cherry Lane Theater, with DelGaudio as director. In 2022, DelGaudio made his feature film acting debut in Steven Soderbergh 's thriller Kimi . In

145-467: A longtime television news talent producer. Their three children are: Charlotte Alter (b. 1990), a senior national correspondent for Time Magazine , Tommy (b. 1991), a producer for HBO Sports and co-founder of ThreeFourTwo Productions , and Molly (b. 1993), who works as a principal for Index Ventures and was selected in 2020 as one of Forbes' "30 Under 30" in venture capital. Alter's family has had wide-ranging influence in politics. His mother, Joanne,

174-789: A result of the Covid-19 pandemic . Montclair Film additionally holds educational programs and events for the public. These events are programmed throughout the year. Past events include: the Free Summer Series Under the Stars; the Kidz Shortz Filmmaking Competition and Workshop for youths; free African American Heritage Month screenings; the Underdog Festival at Montclair State University , featuring screenings of Oscar-nominated shorts;

203-611: A total of 21 episodes. The 2019 HBO film Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists was co-produced and co-directed by Alter, with Steve McCarthy and John Block. The documentary was the winner of the 2020 Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Documentary, and is available on HBO Max . Alter lives in Montclair , New Jersey , with his wife, Emily Lazar, a former executive producer of the Comedy Central show The Colbert Report , and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and

232-456: Is a liberal American journalist, best-selling author, Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker and television producer who was a columnist and senior editor for Newsweek magazine from 1983 until 2011. Alter has written several books about American presidents , most recently His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life , published in 2020, the first independent biography of Carter. His newest book, American Reckoning: Inside Trump's Trial—and My Own ,

261-611: The Board of Directors composed of Montclair residents. The board includes film and media professionals, philanthropists and community leaders. The festival's inaugural event attracted 5,000 - 7,500 attendees and programmed over 45 films. Notable attendees included Oliver Platt , Kathleen Turner , Olympia Dukakis , Patrick Wilson , Michael Moore and author Judy Blume . Film featured included The Oranges , Your Sister’s Sister , 2 Days in New York and Robot and Frank . The MFF won

290-498: The Bear , directed by Annabelle Attanasio 2019 – Life with Layla , directed by Ken Spooner and Mike Mee 2018 – Crime + Punishment , directed by Stephen Tiang 2019 – Mickey and the Bear , directed by Annabelle Attanasio 2019 – Mossville: When Great Trees Fall , directed by Alexander Glustrom 2018 – American Animals , directed by Bart Layton Jonathan Alter Jonathan H. Alter (born October 6, 1957)

319-894: The Behind the Screen: Media Career Day for high school and university students; the Festival Poster Competition; networking events for industry insiders and newcomers; a celebrity fundraiser (with Advisory Board Member Stephen Colbert), and an Oscars’ Eve Party. 2019 – Monos , directed by Alejandro Landes 2018 – First Reformed , directed by Paul Schrader 2019 – Honeyland , directed by Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska 2018 – Hale County This Morning, This Evening , directed by RaMell Ross 2019 – Mossville: When Great Trees Fall , directed by Alexander Glustrom 2018 – Dark Money , directed by Kimberly Reed 2019 – Mickey and

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348-828: The Lines that he regretted writing the article. Alter was a fierce critic of President George W. Bush , emphasizing what he considered Bush's lack of accountability and his position on embryonic stem cell research. Alter, a cancer survivor, has written about his own bout with lymphoma and experience with an autologous adult stem cell transplant. Despite calling Bush's tone "destructive to American interests," Alter supported Bush's invasion of Iraq, writing in February 2003, "Osama Bin Laden hit us on 9/11 because he thought we were soft and would not respond. Weakness now would further embolden Saddam Hussein." On NBC's Today Show , Alter

377-742: The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) ; another cousin, Robert S. Rivkin , is a former deputy mayor of Chicago. Rivkin's wife Cindy S. Moelis is the former head of the White House Fellows Program and one of former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama 's closest friends. Alter is a former member of the Board of Directors of DonorsChoose , which allows teachers to post online proposals for classroom materials, and

406-677: The Triumph of Hope (2006), a New York Times Notable Book of the Year . A veteran of Chicago politics, Alter has known former President Barack Obama and his closest confidantes for as long as nearly any national columnist, having published the first national magazine cover story on Obama in Newsweek ' s 2004 "Who's Next Issue." Alter currently hosts a radio show with his children, "Alter Family Politics," as part of Andy Cohen 's 24-hour network, Radio Andy, Channel 102 on Sirius XM. Alter

435-1079: The award for Favorite Film Festival at the 2012 Discover Jersey Arts People's Choice Awards. The second festival was held across several venues in Montclair and attracted more than 14,000 attendees. It programmed over 80 films and events. A favorite film category was established in an effort to provide a platform for established and lesser-known filmmakers from New Jersey. Prominent guests included Michael Moore , Harry Belafonte , Darlene Love , Lake Bell , Ice-T , Alex Gibney and New York Times culture columnist David Carr .Films screened included 20 Feet From Stardom , The Attack , Blackfish , Frances Ha , The Act of Killing , The Spectacular Now , Dirty Wars , In A World... , The Kings of Summer , Computer Chess , Still Mine , Stories We Tell and Valley of Saints . Notable guests included Michael Moore , Harry Belafonte , Darlene Love , Lake Bell , Ice-T , Alex Gibney and New York Times culture columnist David Carr . The third festival featured

464-686: The book into his own administration. A longtime proponent of education reform, Alter played a major role in the Academy Award -nominated documentary Waiting for "Superman" . He also sits on the Board of Directors of The 74 , an education news website. In 2009, Alter was the commencement speaker at Western Connecticut State University , which awarded him an honorary doctorate. He also has received honorary degrees from Utica College (2008), Montclair State University (2009), and William Paterson University (2019). In April 2011, Alter left Newsweek , joining Bloomberg days after. Alter

493-486: The column, he suggested that the U.S. might need to "rethink ... old assumptions about law enforcement". Stating that "some torture clearly works", he suggested the nation should "keep an open mind about certain measures to fight terrorism, like court-sanctioned psychological interrogation", and consider transferring some prisoners to other countries with less stringent rules on torture. While Alter did not explicitly advocate physical torture, he later wrote in his book Between

522-515: The film Chef, with Jon Favreau . The fourth festival's introductory film was Hello, My Name Is Doris with Sally Field . It additionally featured Time Out of Mind with Richard Gere . The fifth festival opened with Roger Ross Williams ' film Life, Animated . Following the film, a panel discussion was held with Advisory Board Member Stephen Colbert, members of the Suskind family, film creators, and Gilbert Gottfried , who appeared in

551-493: The film. The festival closed with the film Miss Sharon Jones! , documenting the story of Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings as Jones fought cancer The ninth festival's opening film was Nomadland . MFF additionally featured One Night in Miami , Ammonite and Derek DelGaudio ’s In & Of Itself . Lee Isaac Chung's Minari was selected as the virtual centerpiece film. The festival was postponed and held primarily remotely as

580-491: The magazine, other than on the back page. After Bill Clinton was elected president in 1992 , during which time Alter was a consultant to MTV , he was among a small group of reporters and columnists who had regular access to Clinton, though he was far from a reliable supporter, particularly during the Monica Lewinsky scandal . "Alter bites me in the ass sometimes, but at least he knows what we're trying to do," Clinton

609-708: The performance-art collective A.BANDIT, which has staged interventions at Art L.A. Contemporary in Santa Monica, The Ball of Artists, Art Basel Miami , LA><ART, and The Kitchen in New York. DelGaudio and Kaino also created The Mistake Room, a platform for situation-specific projects, as well as The [Space] Between, a "conceptual magic shop". They have also co-authored a book under the A.BANDIT name, A Secret Has Two Faces , containing interviews and stories from their careers in performance art and magic, as well as contributions from Marina Abramović , Ricky Jay , David Blaine and John Baldessari . In 2014, DelGaudio

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638-490: Was an executive producer of the Amazon Studios show Alpha House , starring John Goodman . Written by Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau , the comedy series revolves around four Republican U.S. Senators who live together in a townhouse on Capitol Hill. After developing the script with Trudeau, Alter sold the pilot to Amazon, which picked up the show as its first original series. The show ran for two seasons, with

667-511: Was one of the lead editors on the Harvard Crimson . For a decade in the 1980s, Alter was Newsweek ' s media critic, where he was among the first in the mainstream media to break tradition and hold other news organizations accountable for their coverage, a precursor to the role later played by blogs. When Newsweek launched his wide-ranging column in 1991, it was the first time the magazine allowed regular political commentary in

696-666: Was published on October 22, 2024. Alter is a contributing correspondent to NBC News , where since 1996 he has appeared on NBC , MSNBC , and CNBC . In 2021, Alter launched a newsletter called "Old Goats: Ruminating With Friends", where he has conversations with accomplished people who share their wisdom and experience. In 2013 and 2014, Alter served as an executive producer on the Amazon Studios production Alpha House , which starred John Goodman , Mark Consuelos , Clark Johnson , and Matt Malloy . In 2019, he co-produced and co-directed Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists ,"

725-544: Was quoted as saying in the book Media Circus by The Washington Post ' s Howard Kurtz . Alter gained international notice on November 7, 2000, the night of the presidential election , when on NBC with Tim Russert and Tom Brokaw , he was the first pundit to predict the months-long recount process. Two months after the September 11 attacks , Alter wrote an article for Newsweek called "Time to think about torture" which became one of his best-known articles. In

754-778: Was raised in a Jewish family in Chicago , the son of James Alter (1922–2014), who owned a refrigeration and air-conditioning company, and Joanne (née Hammerman) (1927–2008), who was an elected commissioner of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago and a member of the Democratic National Committee . His mother was the first woman in the Chicago area to be elected to public office. He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1975 and Harvard University in 1979, where he

783-768: Was selected Artist in Residence for Walt Disney Imagineering . He has also consulted for television and cinema projects including The Carbonaro Effect and The Prestige . He wrote and co-starred (with Hélder Guimarães ) in the show Nothing to Hide , which was directed by Neil Patrick Harris and opened off-Broadway at the Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at the Pershing Square Signature Center in New York City on October 23, 2013. Frank Oz directed

812-735: Was the correspondent for several stories about the effect of the Iraq War on returning veterans. The Defining Moment , which was reviewed respectfully, surprised some critics with its analysis which concluded that the United States had come very close to dictatorship before Franklin D. Roosevelt became president, painting him as the savior of American democracy and capitalism. During an interview with 60 Minutes on November 14, 2008, then- President-elect Barack Obama said he had recently been reading The Defining Moment and hoped to apply some of Roosevelt's strategies that were outlined in

841-584: Was the first woman elected to public office in Cook County , Illinois . His sister Jamie Alter Lynton, a journalist and brother-in-law Michael Lynton , the former CEO of Sony Corporation of America, were two of the most politically active Obama fundraisers in California. His cousin, Charles Rivkin , is a creator of the Muppets franchise, a former United States Ambassador to France ; and the chair of

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