“Ask E. Jean:” Listening to a voice America tried not to hear

MNFF Selects brings “Ask E. Jean” to the Marquis Theater in Middlebury on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Don’t miss a talk-back with the film’s editor Ferne Pearlstein after the screening.

Provocative documentary film series to screen at Marquis

Frozen in the New Year? Heat things up with the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Selects monthly screening series that starts Wednesday, Jan. 14.

Leader leaving MNFF, search for new director under way

The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival is looking for a new executive director.

MNFF11 breaks attendance records

MNFF officials say film festival attendance was up 10% from 2024.

MNFF11 award winners

Drumroll please – here are the 2025 Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival award winners.

Filming event brings L.A. to Middlebury

On Monday night, 86 community-members-turned-movie-extras filmed a standing ovation scene for “Down Below.”

Want to be an extra in a movie? Now’s your chance

The Middlebury community is invited to dress up and head to Town Hall Theater on Monday Aug. 25 to film a standing ovation scene for a feature film.

MNFF to bring images, ideas and conversation to Middlebury this week

In mysterious ways, each year’s MNFF selections tend to fall into clusters, thematically. Artistic Director Jay Craven says this year’s crop of films includes characters acting on deeply principled stands — win or lose.

Over 100 movies will screen in Middlebury next week

Documentaries, short films, student work, movies made in Vermont – there’s a lot to discover at this year’s Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival.

Don’t Miss These Films: Jay Craven’s MNFF Recommendations

This year’s Middlebury New Filmmakers Festivals features 107 films. Here are a few from Vermont filmmaker Jay Craven’s must-see list.

Film festival guests offer highlights, insights and ideas

Jay Craven offers a look behind the curtain of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival guest-list.

‘Winter’s Bone’ breaks ground as a rural film noir

Winter’s Bone,” Debra Granik’s 2010 four-time Academy Award-nominated rural film noir, won multiple awards and it introduced the larger world to fast-rising star, Jennifer Lawrence, who plays teenage, poverty-stricken Ree Dolly in the neglected rural Ozar … (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.

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