{
  "id": 15461572,
  "title": "Woodstock Film Festival Names Jessica Edwards as Executive Director",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/woodstock-film-festival-names-jessica-edwards-as-executive-director",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/woodstock-film-festival-jessica-edwards-executive-director-1236915828/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Jessica Edwards has been named the new executive director of the Woodstock Film Festival, the organization announced Sunday as the 27th annual festival came to a close. Edwards will take over the role from Meira Blaustein, the festival’s co-founder. “I have had the pleasure of working with Jessica at the Woodstock Film Festival over the […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}