Film festival sets attendance records

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 memorable.

Editorial: MNFF hit it out of the park!

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)

Film festival’s varied lineup brings cinematic spark to Middlebury

The 9th Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival will host a record number of movie makers Aug. 23-27, with 82 visiting filmmakers from as far away as Indonesia, including a Mount Abe grad.

Five diverse, Vermont-made films to screen at MNFF9

See these Vermont films at the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival next week.

MNFF to show two films with live orchestra accompaniment

The Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s chamber ensemble, conducted by Matt LaRocca, returns Aug. 25, with its pioneering collaboration with the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival.

Cross-cultural films to screen at ninth Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival

The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival is proud to announce the third pair of winners of the prestigious AICEF Prize for Cross Cultural Filmmaking as part of its relationship with Indonesia’s highly regarded Bali International Film Festival.

John Slattery to be honored at film fest

MNFF is delighted to welcome John Slattery to the 9th Annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival. Slattery will be honored for his extensive work as a film and television director.

MNFF Sunset Series hosts 5 nights with Barry Levinson

The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival will once again host its Sunset Series under the tent at the Swift House Inn in Middlebury, from Aug. 1-5.

Midd film festival excitement builds

The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (MNFF) will mark its 9th birthday this August with at least one multiple Academy Award winner, a growing cast of attending directors and movie-goers now liberated from the shackles of COVID, and a record number of fi … (read more)

Documentary on Max Roach screens in Middlebury

The MNFF Selects “Larger Than Life” series wraps up its with a special screening of the outstanding new documentary, “Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes.”

Vermont premiere of ‘Navalny’ screens in Midd

MNFF Selects is thrilled to present the Vermont premiere of Navalny on Thursday, April 13, at 7 p.m., at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury.

‘A Night at the Movies’ returns to the MAC Mar. 31

The event, which premiered at the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival last August, will feature a live, 22-piece VSO chamber ensemble accompanying seven documentary and animation films with Vermont ties.

Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival announces the 2023 MNFF Vermont Tour

Four top films from its 2022 8th Annual Festival will screen in seven towns across the state (all outside Addison County) on the expanded weekend of March 23-26 and on April 1.

‘Golda’ screens in Middlebury on March 5

An exceptionally candid and revealing film, “Golda” presents a powerful look at the five turbulent years of Prime Minister Golda Meir’s leadership of the State of Israel, from 1969-1974.  

Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival alums grab Oscar nominations

Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival alums have recently secured Academy Award nominations for their brilliant work. 

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