The evening will include wine, signature cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres

Join political historian and pundit Chris Matthews in conversation with Emmy Award-winning correspondent Lesley Stahl as these veteran journalists share their unique take on the relationship between American politics and the media.

The afternoon will include wine, signature cocktails, and lunch

The Barnicle Brothers discuss their Netflix true crime documentary series This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist with Maureen Orth, detailing how they took a deep dive into the daring, notorious, and still unsolved theft at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

The evening will include wine, signature cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres

Beloved actor Kelsey Grammer, at NFF with his latest film, THE SPACE BETWEEN, is joined in conversation with Oscar-nominated director/producer Rachel Winter of THE SPACE BETWEEN and comedian Ophira Eisenberg for a free-wheeling conversation—with a little music thrown in. Kelsey will also be recognized as the recipient of NFF’s Compass Rose Award for Career Achievement at this event.

The evening will include wine, signature cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres

*Must be 21+ to attend this event.

Set against the magic of the “golden hour,” Ophira Eisenberg (NPR’s Ask Me Another) returns to host an evening of entertaining live stories by some of the cleverest people we know.

The evening will include wine, signature cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres

Michael Ian Black discusses his book, A Better Man: A (Mostly Serious) Letter to My Son, a project inspired by his influential 2018 New York Times op-ed about toxic masculinity, and featuring the warmth and humor that NFF audiences have come to expect from the comedian.

The evening will include wine, signature cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres

Edgar Award-winner and bestselling New York Times author Blue Balliett speaks with Kate Brosnan in an evening that will be part storytelling and part conversation about the psychology behind other-worldly experiences—and why we never forget them.

The evening will include wine, signature cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres

An in-depth conversation with the writers, directors, and executive producers of the acclaimed series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Gilmore Girls, among others, known for their whip smart comedy and sophisticated dialogue. Amy and Daniel will be the recipients of the NFF Excellence in Television Writing Award.

The afternoon will include wine, signature cocktails, and lunch

The Women Who Broke ISIS: The David versus Goliath story in which David is a girl. The book Elizabeth Gilbert calls “an unforgettable and nearly mythic tale of women’s power and courage” and Adm. Bill McRaven calls 'one of the most compelling stories in modern warfare.” O Magazine calls it a "momentous work of reporting” and a "profile in courage."

OPENING NIGHT EVENT will include wine, signature cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres

Elin Hilderbrand, author of 27 best-selling novels—most set on Nantucket—discusses her prolific pace and the transition of her books to screen, with 28 Summers shooting this summer and four other books in film development.