The 7th Annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Has Wrapped!

 AND THE VTEDDY WINNERS ARE. . . . . !

The 7th Annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival was thrilled to present its wonderful VTeddy Awards at a rousing Closing Ceremony on Sunday, August 29 at Town Hall Theater.  With new awards and prizes in the mix this year, the event had a decidedly celebratory feel that created a lot of memories for those who attended.  Congratulations to all our winners!

• Best Documentary Short Award  | Tanagokoro: A Culinary Portrait  |  Directors: Victoria Fistes, Masashi Nozaki
• Best Documentary Feature Award  |  Alaskan Nets  | Director: Jeff Harasimowicz
• Best Narrative Short Award  | The Other Side  |  Director: Josh Leong
• Best Narrative Feature Award  |  Poser  | Directors: Ori Segev, Noah Dixon
• Audience Award - Short   |  The Cho Stories  |  Director:  Anna Sang Park
• Audience Award - Feature  |   Cirque du Cambodia  |  Director:  Joel Gershon
• Hernandez/Bayliss Prize for the Feature Film that Best Captures the Triumph of the Human Spirit  |  Forget Me Not  |  Director: Olivier Bernier
• Clio Visualizing History Prize for the Advancement of Women in Film  |  End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock  |  Director: Shannon Kring
• Gaia Prize for Environmental Filmmaking  |  The Ants and The Grasshopper  |  Directors: Raj Patel, Zak Piper
• Shouldice Family Prize for Best Vermont-Made Film  |  Just Being Here  |  Director: Matteo Moretti  
• VSO Award for the Best Integration of Music into Film  |  Mate  |   Director:  Rusty Eveland
• AICEF Prize for Cross-Cultural Filmmaking  |  Nomad Meets the City  |  Director:  Anji Clubb
• Thaddeus Stevens Prize for Social Engagement  |  How the Monuments Came Down  |   Directors:  Lance Warren and Hannah Ayers
• Ralph Steiner Prize for Poetic Cinema  |  Me To Play  |   Director:  Jim Bernfield 
• Honoree for Sustained Vision, Courage and Excellence in Filmmaking  |  Sam Pollard
• Honoree for Sustained Excellence and Imagination in Casting  |  Heidi Levitt
• Honoree for Sustained Excellence in Acting  |  Karen Allen

MNFF7 AWARD WINNER HOW THE MONUMENTS CAME DOWN TO PREMIERE SEPTEMBER 15 ON PBS' WORLD CHANNEL!
 

Filmmakers Hannah Ayers and Lance Warren, directors of the magnificent documentary How the Monuments Came Down, have informed us that the film will premiere on PBS' World Channel next week, on Wednesday, September 15.  Winner of the MNFF7 Thaddeus Stevens Prize for Social Engagement, this powerful film will also be streaming on pbs.org.  Teachers can access clips from the film via PBS Learning Media for use in their classrooms.  Congratulations on this distribution deal, Hannah and Lance!  We are thrilled that the film can be seen across the United States!

MNFF SELECTS RETURNS TO TOWN HALL THEATER
 

The popular monthly movie screening series MNFF Selects returns to Town Hall Theater beginning October 17 and running through May 2022.  The Series theme will be Humans and Animals, exploring the deep and profound relationship that exists on this planet.  The eight films in the Series are being finalized at this time and will be announced in our upcoming newsletter early next week.  So, stay tuned for titles, descriptions and Series pass and ticket information.