A Brief History
From its inaugural edition in 2015 to its present-day digital avatar, The Segal Film Festival for Theatre and Performance (FTP) has served as a platform for recorded works that span the length and breadth of the performing arts.
Festival Founder and Executive Director of the Martin E. Segal Theater Center, Frank Hentschker shares his inspiration for creating the festival: “Film and digital media are an integral part of theatre and performance. I am surprised that there is not a film festival out there right now focusing on theatre and performance. I thought ‘why not create one’?”
In the time before Corona, the Segal Film Festival had evolved into the premier US event for new film and video work focusing on theatre and performance. Its mission was to invite experimental and established theatre makers to present work created for the screen – not filmed archival recordings – to audiences and industry professionals from around the world. Now, after a year and a half of digital and hybrid theatre offerings, the festival must take on a new meaning. The festival has held on to its mission of being a free and open-to-all event accessible to everyone, with the 2022 edition screening works from 30 countries.
Festival Lineups Archive
- 2015 Festival (View Brochure)
- 2016 Festival (View Lineup)
- 2017 Festival (View Lineup)
- 2018 Festival (View Lineup)
- 2019 Festival (View Lineup)
