WOODS HOLE FILM FESTIVAL: Is pleased to continue the 2020-2021 Woods Hole Film Festival Virtual (WHFF Virtual) screening series with the feature documentary film THE RACE TO ALASKA by Zach Carver from Thursday, December 10 through Sunday, December 13, 2020. The Festival will host a live zoom Q&A for ticketholders with the filmmaker on Saturday, December 12 at 7 pm. The WHFF Virtual screening series will run through May 2021 and will present independent films and special live events hosted on its online streaming platform two weekends every month. Additional events may be added as well.  Due to the pandemic, last summer the Woods Hole Film Festival transitioned to an online screening presentation format as WHFF Virtual. Through hard work and staff dedication, the Festival worked around the clock for to deliver an 8-day event that presented 187 films from 25 different countries with films from every continent, including Antarctica. The Festival offered over 70 hours of live events, including 28 Filmmaker Chats streamed live to Facebook with 225 filmmaker participants and 18,000 views, 43 live Q&A’s with feature filmmakers, 8 workshops and panels and 5 music events. The WHFF Virtual screening series builds on this new presentation format. Screening events are hosted online for a four-day viewing period and will usually include a live Q&A or discussion with filmmakers scheduled virtually during the viewing period. The selections include films from the Woods Hole Film Festival, as well as independent films curated specifically for the series. The series is part of an effort by the Woods Hole Film Festival to offer year-round independent film programming to supplement the annual summer Festival. Tickets are $14 per person, $12, for Woods Hole Film Festival members and are on sale in advance at www.woodsholefilmfestival.org. Ticket purchasers will receive a custom link to view the film at home or on their mobile devices and will have 48 hours to complete watching the film (ending at 11:59 pm on December 13), once they begin playing it.