Provocative documentary film series to screen at Marquis

Frozen in the New Year? Heat things up with the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Selects monthly screening series that starts Wednesday, Jan. 14.

Leader leaving MNFF, search for new director under way

The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival is looking for a new executive director.

MNFF11 breaks attendance records

MNFF officials say film festival attendance was up 10% from 2024.

MNFF to bring images, ideas and conversation to Middlebury this week

In mysterious ways, each year’s MNFF selections tend to fall into clusters, thematically. Artistic Director Jay Craven says this year’s crop of films includes characters acting on deeply principled stands — win or lose.

Over 100 movies will screen in Middlebury next week

Documentaries, short films, student work, movies made in Vermont – there’s a lot to discover at this year’s Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival.

Family documentary chronicles mom’s life in Middlebury and Ripton

“Traces of Time,” a film by Simeon Hutner and winner of MNFF’s Shouldice Family Prize for Best Vermont Film, will screen on Aug. 21.

Don’t Miss These Films: Jay Craven’s MNFF Recommendations

This year’s Middlebury New Filmmakers Festivals features 107 films. Here are a few from Vermont filmmaker Jay Craven’s must-see list.

Film festival guests offer highlights, insights and ideas

Jay Craven offers a look behind the curtain of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival guest-list.

Middlebury film festival tweaks its storyline

Late August is still two months away, but the county’s shire town is already being readied for its annual role as host of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, a five-day showcase of some of the most exciting and thought-provoking work of both aspiring … (read more)

MNFF 2025 lineup takes shape

Details for the 11th annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival are still coming together, but MNFF11 Artistic Director Jay Craven gave us a preview of some of the coming attractions for the Aug. 20-24 event.

Teen faces dangerous family secrets in ‘Winter’s Bone’ screening

The MNFF Selects Series concludes with a screening of “Winter’s Bone, a 2010 narrative film directed by Debra Granik, on Sunday, April 27, at 3 p.m., at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury.

MNFF to screen noir doc ‘The Thin Blue Line’

‏I remember the surprise I experienced in 1988 when I first saw Erroll Morris’ pioneering true crime documentary, “The Thin Blue Line.” I’d never seen anything like it, with its relentless questioning, probing interviews, tense recreations, shadowy detect … (read more)

MNFF to debut neo-noir film series with screening of ‘Chinatown’

The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival will try something new this winter and spring, with a Selects Series we’re calling “Lost Chances: Neo-Noir Here and Now.”

MNFF announces new board members

The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (MNFF) announced the addition of Alex Draper, Drey Ward, and Jenny Williams to the Board of Directors this past December. These three accomplished professionals bring a diverse range of experiences and expertise to t … (read more)

‘Jim Henson: Idea Man’ to play on Dec. 19

Film director Ron Howard’s five-time Emmy-winning documentary film, “Jim Henson: Idea Man” will screen at 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 19, at the Town Hall Theater, as part of the Midddlebury New Filmmakers’ year-round Selects Series.

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