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.

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)

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)

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)

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

“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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

The recently concluded 9th annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (MNFF9) broke all previous records for attendance and receipts, leaving weary organizers ebullient and motivated to make next year’s landmark 10th festival even more triumphant and memor … (read more)

Throughout the five-day film festival, Middlebury’s downtown was hopping, with Saturday’s affair featuring dancing at 51 Main until almost midnight — a rare occurrence for any non-student crowd in our fair town, which normally is zipped up not long past 9 … (read more)