Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival
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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…
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‘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…
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Movie review: Using film to ask the right questions
“The Teachers’ Lounge” was one of this year’s Best Foreign Film nominees — though its closely observed drama set inside a contemporary seventh-grade German classroom could have easily…
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Ways of Seeing: MNFF organizers do it the right way
This month the Middlebury New Filmmakers Film Festival held a friendly cocktail hour at Middlebury Inn to thank the hosts who had given housing to this year’s filmmakers…
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New MNFF director ready for her closeup
Caitlin Boyle has spent the past two decades working behind the scenes helping filmmakers from throughout the country get their creations seen on screens big and small. She’s…
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Monthly screening series returns to Middlebury with three films
The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Selects Monthly Screening Series returns to Town Hall Theater in Middlebury with its 2024-25 program beginning Thursday, Oct. 10, with a 7 p.m.…
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MNFF10 was a record breaker
The 10th annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (MNFF) went all-out for its first double-digit birthday, and that paid off in attendance and quality for the five-day extravaganza that…
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Oliver Stone takes a bow in Middlebury
Celebrated film Director Oliver Stone already has four Academy Awards on his mantel. Now he’ll make some room for his first VTeddy Award, which he accepted this past…
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Editorial: Komesar’s second chapter brings culture, joy to us all
Lloyd Komesar received well-earned recognition at what was a fabulous 10th Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival. At both the opening night ceremony last Wednesday and the VTeddy Awards on…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.