Dir, Film & Documentary Programming
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Jill most recently served as the Executive Director of the Nantucket Film Festival, which she founded along with her brother Jonathan Burkhart in 1996. Throughout her tenure at the Nantucket Film Festival, Burkhart oversaw content and programming, including serving as a curator of the film program, developing panel topics, selecting scripts and cast for readings, and cultivating relationships with screenwriters, filmmakers, and industry executives. Previously, Burkhart worked with Madstone Films as a curator for its Very Indie Film Series and also lead the Screenwriters Colony, a month long writing retreat for screenwriters to work on their scripts with industry professionals. Jill attended New York University for Theatre and The New School for Film.