Ava DuVernay
The filmmaker who will appear at Lincoln Center's Deep Focus Talks during the 64th New York Film Festival (NYFF64) on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 6 PM at the Amphitheater at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center in support of her new documentary, 14th, will also be honored by The Montclair Film Festival on Friday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 PM at The Montclair Kimberly Academy Upper School with their 2026 Documentary Filmmaker Award for her career as a storyteller whose truths transcend narrative forms, and 14th, the Festival's Documentary Centerpiece. Ms. DuVERNAY will also appear in a post-screening conversation with moderator STEPHEN COLBERT.
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Jenn Colella
The Tony nominee will host Tectonic Theater Project's annual benefit, A Tectonic Cabaret, on Monday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 PM at the Edison Ballroom. The evening will honor RUTH HENDEL (James C. Hormel Spirit of Tectonic Award) and feature performances / appearances from NIKKI M. JAMES, ROBIN de JESÚS, CHRISTIANI PITTS, SAM TUTTY, and others. Event proceeds will benefit Tectonic's new play initiatives, with over 10 new works currently in development, and Moment Work education programs in NYC public schools and across the country.
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Stephen Beresford
On Sunday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 PM at The Montclair Kimberly Academy Upper School, The Montclair Film Festival festival will the English screenwriter with their 2026 Screenwriter Award for ELSINORE, a joyous and moving portrait of the power of friendship, community, and theater at the height of the 1980s AIDS epidemic.
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Jenna Ortega
The Emmy & Golden Globe nominated actress is expected to conduct NYC promotional activities next month in support of her lead role in TAIKA WAITITI's new feature, Klara and the Sun (Sony Pictures), which will hold an invite only NY Premiere on Monday, Oct. 19th. The sci-fi drama also starring AMY ADAMS, with STEVE BUSCEMI and NATASHA LYONNE opens only in theaters on Oct. 23, 2026.
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