Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival
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MNFF is off, but virtual film festival is planned
MIDDLEBURY — The sixth annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (MNFF) won’t take place in Addison County’s shire town this August. But the show will go on. Organizers told…
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MNFF still on for August 2020
MIDDLEBURY — Arts and entertainment venues have been closed nationwide due to coronavirus-related shutdowns, and just this week word came that Festival on-the-Green has been canceled for this…
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MNFF Selects series continues with David Crosby film
MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival continues its MNFF Selects film screening series on Friday, Nov. 15, with the compelling documentary “David Crosby: Remember My Name.” The…
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MNFF Selects to present monthly films
MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival announces the launch of MNFF Selects, the rebranded monthly screening series that, come this October, will replace the MNFF Winter/Spring Screening…
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Movie review: ‘New Homeland’ takes refugee boys camping
MIDDLEBURY — Alan Kurdî died on this day — Sept. 2 — in 2015. The three-year-old Syrian boy drowned in the Mediterranean Sea when his family and other…
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Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival wraps up its 5th successful season
MIDDLEBURY — The fifth annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (MNFF5) was a rousing success by virtually all barometers. It broke attendance records and drew some of the best…
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MNFF film shows an assault on abortion rights
MIDDLEBURY — People in some groups opposed to abortion are targeting clinics that provide the procedure, even shooting and killing doctors and activists who promote a woman’s right…
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‘Major Arcana’ shows Vermont as it is
MIDDLEBURY — It’s unlikely that any of the movie stills from Vermont filmmaker Josh Melrod’s first narrative feature, “Major Arcana” (2018), which was screened last Thursday at the…
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MNFF to offer grants, guidance to new filmmakers
MIDDLEBURY — For four years, the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (MNFF) has showcased many outstanding movies from folks just breaking into the industry. Now instead of simply giving…
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Film festival starts today with special guests
MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival starts today (Aug. 22) and runs through Sunday, Aug. 25. The festival features first- and second-time filmmakers. We show their work…
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The untold story of Alice Guy-Blaché
MIDDLEBURY — When Alice Guy-Blaché completed her first film in 1896 Paris, she was not only the first female filmmaker, but one of the first directors ever to…
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Midd film fest to kick off this week
MIDDLEBURY — The red carpet will be rolled out not only for the first- or second-time filmmakers screening their creations at the fifth annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival…
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Arts Beat for Aug. 19: Films and music on tap
The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival is dedicated to the work of first- and second-time filmmakers. The exciting 5th annual MNFF kicks off with a Vermont Film Showcase at…
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Special events to be held at MNFF5
MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival-goers can look forward to many special events this year; including a special cinematic presentation with the VSO, a Saturday Film Symposium,…
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Editorial: Don’t miss the film festival!
If you’ve never been to the festival, do yourself a favor — buy at least one ticket for a single movie, or better yet, pick one of the…
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Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival hits Year 5
This year marks the fifth edition of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (Aug. 22-25). In film festival years, that makes us a teenager. Since our ambitious first round…