Overview
Connecticut champions filmmaking and filmmakers. The state is proud to host over a dozen annual film festivals celebrating the best in independent cinema — from student programs and international offerings to films highlighting faith and culture.
View links to film festivals happening throughout the state, find screenings, discussions and more.
Annual Film Festivals
Hartford Jewish Film Festival
March
Hartford
http://www.hjff.org
Environmental Film Festival at Yale (EFFY)
April
Yale University, New Haven
http://effy.yale.edu/
Bridgeport Film Festival
September
Bridgeport
http://BridgeportFilmFest.org
Greenwich International Film Festival
May
Greenwich
http://www.greenwichfilm.org
Quiet Corner Film Festival
May
Multiple Locations
http://quietcornerfilmfestival.org
Out Film Ct — Annual LGBT Film Festival
October
Multiple Locations
https://outfilmct.org
Lighthouse Lens Film Festival
June
New Haven
https://filmfreeway.com/lighthouselensfilmfestival
Jewish FilmFest of Eastern CT
June
Virtual
https://jfec.com/resources/jewish-filmfest/
New Haven 48-Hour Film Project
July
New Haven
https://www.48hourfilm.com/newhaven
Hartford Jewish Film Festival
August
Hartford
http://hjff.eventive.org/welcome
UConn School of Fine Arts Film Festival
September
Storrs
https://sfa.uconn.edu/sfa-film-festival/
Norwalk Film Festival
January
Norwalk
https://www.norwalkfilmfestival.org/
Greater New Milford Film Festival
September 29, 2022
New Milford
http://www.bankstreettheater.com/event/greater-new-milford-film-festival/
Ridgefield Independent Film Festival
May
Ridgefield
https://www.riffct.org/
Mystic Film Festival
October
Mystic
http://mysticfilmfestival.com
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Independent Theaters
Avon Theatre Film Center
272 Bedford St.
Stamford, CT 06901
(203) 967-3660
www.avontheatre.org
Bantam Cinema
115 Bantam Lake Road
Bantam, CT 06750
(860) 567-1916
www.bantamcinema.com
Cinestudio
300 Summit St.
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 297-2544
www.cinestudio.org
Madison Art Cinemas
761 Boston Post Road
Madison, CT 06443
(203) 245-3456
www.madisonartcinemas.com
Real Art Ways
56 Arbor St.
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 232-1006
www.realartways.org/cinema.htm
Contact
For additional information or questions, contact Mark Dixon at (860) 500-2318 or mark.dixon@ct.gov.