Meyerhoff's I Believe in Unicorns, Zachary Heinzerling's Cutie and the Boxer, and Nicholas Stoller's Neighbors. Keynote speaker Wes Anderson addressed audiences in two sold-out theatre rooms via Skype following a screening of his critically acclaimed film, The Grand Budapest Hotel. The 2014 Festival had a number of individual speakers including Casey Neistat and David Frankel as well as a “Women in Entertainment” panel Nancy Josephson, Karen O’Hara, Samantha Stiglitz, and Lauren Zalaznick. In 2015, Ivy Film Festival featured advanced screenings of Slow West and Trainwreck as well as screenings and The Sisterhood of Night and Dosa Hunt, which were both followed by panel discussions. The 2015 Festival introduced the Screenplay Reading series, where selected submissions to the Screenplay Competition were read live by a panel of actors. Attendees were invited to participate in workshops with Matthew Frost and Michael Schultz, and to see a panel focusing on animation in film with Brenda Chapman, Ron Ryder, and Barbara Meier. The Festival also hosted keynote addresses from Todd Haynes ‘85 and Jason Schwartzman. The 2016 Ivy Film Festival took place from April 6 through April 12, featuring keynote speakers Jodie Foster and Robert De Niro and pre-release screenings of the films Krisha and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. Panels featuring special industry guests included "The Audience in Revolt: 'Gender, Race, and Representation in Hollywood'" and "New Modes of Storytelling." 2016 marksed the first year that the official selection was be exhibited at each Ivy League university. Robert De Niro's appearance was part of a moderated discussion led by Brown University's current president, Christina Paxson, and preceded by a screening of the HBO documentary Remembering the Artist, Robert De Niro, Sr. The 2017 festival featured three speakers M. Night Shyamalan, Barry Levinson and Ezra Edelman as well as 25 films. The 17th Ivy Film Festival, hosted in 2018, featured guests Shia LaBeouf and screenings of Mid90s and Eighth Grade. In 2019, the festival hosted André Leon Talley, Logan Lerman, Olivia Wilde, and Beanie Feldstein and screened films including Booksmart, The Farewell, and Mickey and the Bear 2020s The 19th Ivy Film Festival was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. References External links Film festivals in Rhode Island Brown University Student film festivals Film festivals established in 2001 2001 establishments in Rhode Island April events