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The Donald M. Ephraim Sun & Stars International Film

Festival Announces New Name, Dates And Key Leadership

Presented By MorseLife, The

Festival Will Screen Feb. 27
To March 10, 2024

The Donald M. Ephraim Sun & Stars International Film Donald M. Ephraim Nathalie Glaze Barbara Scharres Audrey Votaw
Festival, presented by MorseLife and founded by Donald
M. Ephraim, will bring the best in cinema to Palm Beach. Chicago Sun-Times, and www.RogerEbert.com, an outlet for the Sundance Film Institute. She received a bachelor’s
The festival be held Feb. 27 to March 5, 2024 at the Rinker which she has contributed extensive coverage of the Cannes degree in business media and arts management from
Playhouse at the Kravis Center and March 8 to 10 at the Film Festival for more than 20 years. After receiving an Marymount Manhattan College in New York.
Paragon Theaters in Delray Beach. undergraduate degree in art from St. Xavier University, she To learn more about The Donald M. Ephraim
“After the enthusiastic audience reaction to our inaugural was awarded a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Sun & Stars International Film Festival, visit https://
festival in early 2023, we chose to rename it The Donald M. Art Institute of Chicago. In 2006, the French government palmbeachfilmfestival.org/ or call (561) 946-7607.
Ephraim Sun & Stars International Film Festival to more awarded Scharres one of its highest honors by designating About MorseLife Health System
accurately convey the excitement of Palm Beach’s iconic her a Chevalier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. MorseLife serves more than 3,600 seniors every day on its
location and the thrill of audience interaction with film creators,” Votaw joins the festival from the Norton Museum of campus in West Palm Beach and through its community outreach
said Donald M. Ephraim. “One thing that hasn’t changed is Art, where she served as development officer. She began her programs. Founded in 1983, MorseLife is a provider of health
our deep commitment to presenting Palm Beach as a diverse, career in the local arts scene serving as an executive assistant care and residential services for seniors in Palm Beach County.
cosmopolitan community through screenings of world-class and membership assistant at the Cultural Council for Palm A charitable, not-for-profit organization, its programs also
films that span a wide range of themes and cultures.” Beach County. Votaw received her bachelor’s degree in art include short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, independent
The festival organizers have named film expert history from Florida State University. and assisted living, memory care assisted living, hospice,
Barbara Scharres, artistic director; Palm Beach County A native of Palm Beach County, Glaze brings home health care, care management, meals-on-wheels and
arts professional Audrey Votaw, development officer; and experience with two of the nation’s most significant film PACE. Since its beginnings, MorseLife has built a reputation
Nathalie Glaze, festival manager. festivals having assisted with coordinating and managing and tradition of caring for seniors with excellence, dignity and
“Pre-production is the key to any successful film, and the VIP events for the Tribeca Film Institute and having compassion. For more information, visit morselife.org.
same is true with film festivals,” said MorseLife President served as a festival coordinator, advancement events for Photos courtesy of MorseLife
and CEO Keith A. Myers. “We are pleased to bring these
three incredibly talented women onboard now as we plan
this spectacular event that will be a highlight of next year’s
cultural and social seasons.”
Since retiring from her role as director of programming
at the Gene Siskel Film Center, formerly The Film Center of
the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she served in
various positions for 45 years, Scharres currently works as a
Chicago-based freelance journalist and consultant to filmmakers
and film distributors. While at the Gene Siskel Film Center, she
oversaw more than 1,500 programs a year that included surveys
of national cinemas, retrospectives, thematic programs, and
premieres. She also supervised and carried out the curatorial
and research functions of the organization.
Scharres is a film scholar, writer, and lecturer who has
published feature articles in criticism in film magazines
and journals, including Film Comment, American
Cinematographer, Chicago Reader, Variety, The Independent,

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