Returning to Montpelier in March 2025

Established in 1997, the Green Mountain Film Festival is a non-competitive festival showcasing narrative, documentary, and experimental features and shorts from all over the world - nestled in downtown Montpelier, Vermont

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Halloween Dance Party & Announcements!

25 Oct 2024

Join us Saturday, October 26th for a GMFF Halloween Dance Party and Fall Fundraiser!

Join us for a Green Mountain Film Festival Fall Fundraiser & Halloween Dance Party! 📽️👻🎵 Saturday, October 26th! 7pm - 10pm @ Montpelier Performing Arts Hub We will be spinning records with DJ XAVWAX at Montpelier’s newest venue - the Montpelier Performing Arts Hub! Come dressed as your favorite movie character

10 Oct 2024

Help us get ready for the 2025 Green Mountain Film Festival!

Greetings friends! The Green Mountain Film Festival is returning to Montpelier and Central Vermont in March 2025 and we are grateful for your support to make this coming year’s festival a beautiful and expansive weekend of international and local film! We have a goal of raising $12,000 in

6 Aug 2024

Highlights from the 2024 GMFF!

What a lovely way to end the 2024 Green Mountain Film Festival!After screening our Closing Film, JOONAM - we heard from Vermont based filmmaker and director Sierra Urich and our Festival Programmer Sam Kann. A beautiful close to our long awaited return and a wonderful night at The Capitol

10 Apr 2024

GMFF Finale

Saturday's program fostered so much conversation that we hope will carry beyond the festival. From Vermont's Black farmers talking about the reparative act of land sharing to the Vermont Production Collective's discussion about whose stories get told, we are heartened to hear that what

17 Mar 2024

GMFF expands to three screens 🚀🚀🚀

Some of the heartwarming experiences from today included watching 90+ fourth-graders walk from school over to the Savoy for the cinematic treat of Robot Dreams, listening to the stories of longtime festival goers as we assist them with their movie schedule, and the introductions we've been able to

16 Mar 2024

“Great curation, wonderful gatherings for filmmakers, and engaged post-screenings conversations - grateful to be part of it.” ~ John Killacky, Vermont Filmmaker

TGI GMFF! 😺

Phew! Pictures will come later. For now, we want to say a hearty thanks for everyone who came by the hub--we got to meet so many new and returning folks and talk with you all about your hopes and dreams for this event. Festival volunteers also were the best--you brought

23rd GMFF opens Thursday, March 14th 🎊

What a wonderful session at the Montpelier High School today showcasing local youth film projects. We also met alot of you who came to the Festival Hub and whom we met when we were out an about delivering guidebooks today. We will be at the Hub starting at 9 AM

FAQ for the 2024 Festival

We've had a lot of questions, here are a few of the most frequent ones we encounter. As always, if you cannot find your answer here, stop by the Festival Hub inside Rabble Rouser and ask one of our volunteers. Thanks! TICKETING * All tickets are available online at

Guidebooks are out, and films about women's lives

Good morning! We have a soft-launch of our festival this afternoon with a Youth Film + Media Panel at the Montpelier High School at 1 PM. This event is primarily for the MHS students and their guests, but the public is welcome to attend, provided you RSVP first with this form.

Comedies, media coverage, guidebooks

Word is getting out! The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus did a preview of the festival, and they also wrote about the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra's weekend performances, which kicks off as part of our Opening Night Party. And Susan Apel's Artful newsletter included us in her latest round

1 volunteer shift = 1 free ticket

Happy Monday, Friends! 👋🏽 We've sold out of another great event: Vermont Shorts, featuring new works set in our lovely state made by local filmmakers, all of whom will be in attendance for the Q&A. We have also sold out of the Film Slam & Youth Media