The 2024 North Fork TV Festival will bring a number of notables to Greenport, among them John Turturro, Marcia Gay Harden, Bridget Moynahan, and Kelsey Grammer, for two jam-packed days of screenings, panels, and parties on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The festivities will launch Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. when it will honor Richard Schiff with its Ambassador for the Arts Award. The actor’s long résumé includes eight years on “West Wing” as Toby Ziegler, the communications director for President Bartlet (Martin Sheen). Recent film roles have included “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Shock and Awe.”
“We are honored to present Richard Schiff with this year’s Ambassador for the Arts Award,” said Noah Doyle, the festival’s founder. “His remarkable talent and dedication across TV and film have inspired viewers worldwide. We look forward to celebrating his talent in Greenport.”
The evening will include cocktails, dinner, the presentation of awards to this year’s TV Script Competition winners, and a conversation with Mr. Schiff and Adrienne Rose White, a writer, actor, and producer.
Wednesday will begin at 10 with a breakfast panel on casting with Jessica Daniels, an Emmy Award-winning casting director, and Max Jenkins, an actor. A screening of the winners of the Indie Pilot Series, “Swipe NYC” and “The Ladies,” will happen at noon.
Mr. Turturro will lead “A Journey Through the Evolution of TV” at 2 p.m. that will be moderated by Newsday’s Elisa DiStefano and Erik Warner, co-founder of Eagle Point
Hotel Partners. “Inside the Minds of TV Showrunners” will follow at 4 with Roy Ashton, a partner at the Gersh Agency, and Kevin Wade and Chris Brancato, writers, producers, and veteran showrunners.
Ms. Harden will be celebrated on Wednesday evening at 6:30 with the festival’s Canopy Award, which will be presented by Suffolk County Legislator Catherine L. Stark. The event will include drinks, dinner, the presentation of awards to the TV Pilot Competition winners, and a conversation between Ms. Harden and Variety’s Jenny Maas.
Founded in 2015, the festival celebrates the evolution of television, both mainstream and independent, by bringing together actors, executives, writers, and directors.
Passes and tickets are available from northfork.tv.
