Screens light up as 10th anniversary film festival begins

The 10th edition of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (MNFF), which kicked off in Middlebury on Wednesday evening, will feature screenings of 130 films (almost half of them feature-length). But in addition to the wide-ranging and high-quality images that will be seen on five screens around town, the festival will host many talented filmmakers in person.

MNFF hires its own ‘Swiss army knife’ for filmmakers

The film festival’s brain trust confirmed on Saturday that Caitlin Boyle — a nationally-known, Vermont-based consultant who for the past 20 years has facilitated production of scores of independent films — has been picked as MNFF’s first-ever executive di … (read more)

10th MNFF swings for the fences

Organizers of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (MNFF) always try to amp up the invite list to generate more buzz for what is an annual showcase of work by up-and-coming movie makers.

Oliver Stone will speak at MNFF

Four-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone will be honored for “Impact, Imagination and Excellence” at the 10th Anniversary edition of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival that will take place Aug. 21-25. Stone will screen and discuss three … (read more)

Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival donates 40 films to Ilsley

The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival recently donated 40 more films to Ilsley Public Library in Middlebury. The donation is comprised of BluRay format films that were screened in recent years either at the festival or as part of the MNFF Selects Monthly … (read more)

Midd Film Fest founder pares back his job

A decade after launching the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival in partnership with renowned movie director Jay Craven, Lloyd Komesar has announced plans to step back from his role as hands-on producer and turn over the reins of the growing, late-summer e … (read more)

Editorial: MNFF’s 10-year miracle

It’s no small deal to create something from nothing. It’s even more incredulous when what’s created is top-notch.

‘The Janes’ takes center stage at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater

“The Janes” is a captivating documentary film that delves into the clandestine world of a group of women who risked everything to provide safe and affordable abortions.

‘Beyond Utopia’ to screen in Middlebury

Next Thursday, April 18, Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Select Series will present “Beyond Utopia” at 7 p.m., in Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater.

Animated documentary ‘The Conspiracy’ to screen in Middlebury

Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Selects will screen “The Conspiracy” at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury, on Thursday, March 21, at 7 p.m.

Real-life spy thriller screens in Middlebury

No doubt many of you have seen Christopher Nolan’s epic biographical feature film “Oppenheimer” and are aware of the complex entity that was The Manhattan Project.

‘Immediate Family’ screens at Town Hall Theater

The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival 2023-24 season of MNFF Selects, will present its next monthly screening of “Immediate Family” on Thursday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m., at the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury.

Film celebrates the journey of Negro League baseball

Next week, Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m., the 2023-2024 MNFF Selects Monthly Movie Screening Series continues with a presentation of “The League,” at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury.

MNFF Selects kicks off monthly movie screening with ‘The Farm Boy’

The 2023-2024 MNFF Selects Monthly Movie Screening Series at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury returns with this season’s theme of “Great Stories, Well Told.”

Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival wraps best season yet

Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival reported last week that by every relevant metric, the previous high water marks set at MNFF5 in 2019 have all been thoroughly eclipsed by this year’s fest.

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