MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival will kick off its fifth annual festival with a Vermont Film Showcase on Thursday, Aug. 22 in Middlebury. The showcase will present four feature films directed and produced by Vermont filmmakers. In addition, MNFF announces the Vermont Short Film Collection, a group of shorts directed by Vermont filmmakers to be shown throughout the Festival. As in past years, MNFF continues its significant commitment to the emerging filmmakers of the Green Mountain Stat … (read more)