NORTH FORK TV FESTIVAL
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The Piano Bar, Sound View Greenport
Thursday October 22
9:00am - Run Time 45 minutes
The Library, Sound View Greenport
Thursday October 22
10:00am - Run Time 45 Minutes
The Piano Bar, Sound View Greenport
Moderated by: Mike Stern, Artistic Director NFTV Festival
The Understudies
Directed by
Jan Prušinovský
The Piano Bar, Sound View Greenport
Moderated by Michael Nathanson, Actor and 2026 NFTV Festival MC
The Piano Bar, Sound View Greenport
Moderated by TBA
Matched
Dating is hard. Fraud is easy.
Directed by Elvira Ibragimova
Photo Credit: Klara Waldberg
Kelly AUCOIN
Billions, The Americans, Clipped
Special In Talks With…Dinner - Full Price Gold Pass Holders
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Kelly
Kelly AuCoin is most well known as a series regular on Showtime’s Billions as 'Dollar' Bill Stern. He starred in the FX miniseries, Clipped, and he will appear in the Muhammed Ali biopic series, The Greatest, for Amazon Prime.
Recent recurring TV roles include Scott Gordon on HULU's The Girl from Plainville, Scott Galloway on WeCrashed, Declan Armstrong on Elsbeth, Pastor Tim on FX’s The Americans, Warren Sloan on The Bold Type, Hercules Mulligan on AMC’s TURN, and Gary Stamper on House of Cards. Other TV includes Blacklist, The Slap, Madam Secretary, Person of Interest, The Following, The Good Wife, Elementary, Blue Bloods, Unforgettable, Body of Proof, Gossip Girl, White Collar, The Sopranos, Without A Trace, and many Law & Order episodes of various suffixes. His film credits include, among others, The Holdovers, The Good House (Amblin), False Positive (A24) A Shot Through The Wall, The Post, The Wizard of Lies, Julie & Julia, The Kingdom, All That I Am (SXSW Award; Ensemble Acting), Drunk Parents, Benji The Dove, Police State, The Music Never Stopped, and The Word. Theatre credits include Octavius Caesar in Julius Caesar on Broadway opposite Denzel Washington, The 24 Hour Plays Broadway, and the first national touring company of Copenhagen.
He is represented by Artists and Representatives and Industry Entertainment.
The Library Sound View Greenport
Wednesday October 21
6:30pm
Moderator
Ashley Bellman
Host, NBC's New York Live & CBS Mornings
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Ashley
Ashley Bellman is a magnetic 2X Emmy winning entertainment and lifestyle host and television personality who brings fervent enthusiasm to everything she does – her genuine curiosity and ability to put people at ease have led to her success in the industry. You can catch her on NBC’s New York Live and CBS Mornings.
Ashley is known for her creative approach to connecting her audience with all the things she loves. Above all else, she has a passion for experiencing life to the fullest, and she brings this philosophy to every project she is involved with. Whether she is covering a movie junket or on the red carpet, or learning how to trapeze, you will never catch Ashley shying away from a challenge.
Ashley is a book lover who hosted and executive produced a digital interview series called THE MIDDLE, aiming to connect her listeners to bestselling authors. She is passionate about book to screen adaptations, and always has the perfect “read before you watch” recommendation.
After graduating from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism, Ashley has had more than 17 years of experience in the industry. She has a diverse portfolio having reported on entertainment, hard news, traffic, and breaking news live from a helicopter. She has also contributed as a guest host on QVC. Ashley’s humor and dedication always makes for captivating interviews, making her one to watch.
Frasier, Boss, Avengers: Doomsday, X-Men: The Last Stand
Special In Talks With…Lunch - Full Price Gold Pass Holders
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Kelsey
Kelsey Grammer is one of television's most decorated actors, best known for playing Dr. Frasier Crane across Cheers, Wings, and Frasier. His honors include six Emmy Awards, three Golden Globes, and a SAG Award. He remains the only performer Emmy-nominated for the same role on three different series, and he won his third Golden Globe for playing a corrupt Chicago mayor in Starz's Boss. On Broadway, he earned a Tony nomination for La Cage aux Folles and won a Tony as producer of The Color Purple revival. On film, he played Beast in X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men: Days of Future Past, and appeared in Toy Story 2, Anastasia, Transformers: Age of Extinction, and The Expendables 3. He has also voiced Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons since 1990.
The Library Sound View Greenport
Thursday October 22nd
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Moderator
Ron Zayas
Ron Zayas | CEO, Ironwall by Incogni
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Ron
For more than three decades, Ron Zayas has been an entrepreneur focused on innovative security and technology solutions. His forward-thinking approach to the protection of personal data inspired the founding of Ironwall by Incogni, which developed the online privacy protection service now being used by some of the largest public and private sector organizations in the country.
As CEO of the most comprehensive online privacy protection provider in the U.S, he advocates a holistic approach to protecting clients. Ironwall combines removal of personal content with preventative tools and emergency support to stop online threats from becoming real-world attacks.
In addition to addressing the Federal Trade Commission and the National Association of Attorneys General on issues of internet privacy and security, and being interviewed on '60 Minutes' about his company's protection of the judiciary, Ron is an attorney as well as a frequent speaker and blogger on the future of online safety technology. He is also a published author (Lessons from the Len Master).
Photo Credit: Tina Turnbow
Bridget Moynahan
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Bridget
After 14 seasons starring in and directing CBS's Blue Bloods, Bridget Moynahan joins Christopher Meloni, Mandy Moore, and William H. Macy in Dan Fogelman's Hulu NFL drama The Land. She recently wrapped Ed Zwick's Asymmetry and returned as Erin Reagan, also directing, in the spinoff Boston Blue. She reprised her role of Natasha, Carrie's rival and Mr. Big's ex-wife, on And Just Like That…, the follow-up to HBO's highly rated, critically acclaimed series Sex and the City. Moynahan broke out in Coyote Ugly and went on to star in I, Robot, The Recruit, The Sum of All Fears, Serendipity, and the John Wick franchise. She supports The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for seriously ill children.
American Beech Greenport
Wednesday October 21st
6:30 pm
Moderator
Dade Hayes
Business Editor, Deadline
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Dade
Dade joined Deadline as a New York-based contributor in 2017. He leads business and Wall Street coverage as well as writing about film, TV, regulation, advertising and other East Coast happenings. Dade has spent two decades tracking the entertainment industry as a writer and editor for Variety, Entertainment Weekly and Broadcasting & Cable. His freelance work has appeared in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, and he is the author of two books and an installment of the Wondery podcast Business Wars.
Photo Credit: Brian Bannon
MELISSA NAVIA
Star Trek: Strange New World
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Melissa
Melissa Navia is the 2026 BioAstra XX500 Arts and Science Inspiration Award and stars as Lt. Erica Ortegas, helmsman of the USS Enterprise, in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. A Colombian-American actor, writer, and producer born and raised on Long Island, she has also appeared on Billions, Dietland, Bull, New Amsterdam, and Homeland.
Off screen, Navia extends her work into STEM outreach and space advocacy. She partnered with NASA to interview astronaut Michael López-Alegría aboard the International Space Station, hosted the National Space Society's International Space Development Conference, and works with the Geena Davis Institute to champion inclusive, research-backed on-screen representation. Navia will receive The Arts and Science Inspiration Award, presented by BioAstra XX500 and Columbia University Professor Cody Paig during her In Talks With…conversation, honoring her role in bridging storytelling and scientific imagination.
The Library Sound View Greenport
Thursday October 22
10:00am - 10:45am
Co-Moderator
Elias Plagianos
Producer and Director
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Elias
Writer / Director / Producer Elias Plagianos has received over 75 international awards for his work, including wins at multiple Academy Award qualifiers and more than 10 of MovieMaker Magazine’s Top 25 Festivals. He recently won Best Director at SeriesFest for Hit Man, based on the novel by Lawrence Block. He is currently developing a series with ITV Studios—the global production powerhouse of the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster—in partnership with international bestselling author Harlan Coben, whose Netflix productions have topped the platform’s charts (including several global #1 spots) and garnered hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide.
Co-Moderator
Jonathon Shafter
CEO of Ankarana and Founder
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Jonathon
]Jonathan Shafter is a Co-Founder of XX500-Bioastra, which seeks to advance biomedical discovery through terrestrial extremophile expeditions, and a member of the Explorers Club. He is the CEO of Ankarana which is developing AI technologies. He is also an active special situations and financial sector investor after several decades managing hedge funds. Jonathan co-founded the North Fork Television Festival. A lawyer, scholar, and filmmaker, researcher, and entrepreneur Jonathan Shafter holds degrees from Brown and Columbia Law and has published on global debt relief for countries emerging from autocratic rule.
Photo Credit: Tiffany Dawn Nicholson
Denée benton
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Denée
Denée Benton is a Critics Choice and Tony Award-nominated actress celebrated for her commanding performances across screen and stage. She stars as Peggy Scott in HBO's acclaimed, Emmy and SAG-nominated series The Gilded Age, with its fourth season premiering this November. The role earned her a Critics Choice nomination for Supporting Actress.
This fall, Benton returns to Broadway starting in Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls, Or the African Mean Girls Play. She made her Broadway debut as Natasha in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, earning Tony, Drama League, Theatre World, and Lilly Award nominations and a spot on Forbes' 30 Under 30. Her other Broadway credits include Hamilton and Into the Woods.
Benton's recent film credits include Shatara Michelle Ford's Dreams in Nightmares (Berlinale 2025) and Tender Thoughts (Tribeca 2024), as well as Richard Curtis' Genie opposite Melissa McCarthy and Our Friend alongside Dakota Johnson and Casey Affleck. She also played Ruby in Lifetime's cult classic UnREAL.
A proud Carnegie Mellon graduate, Benton continues to captivate audiences with her exceptional range and magnetic presence.
The Library Sound View Greenport
Thursday October 22nd
11:00 am
Moderator
TBA
TBA
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TBA
