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.

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Annual Film Festivals

Viva Cinema — Latin American Cinema Festival
September
Hartford
http://ctfilmfest.com/landingpage/

Connecticut Film Festival
September
Bethel
http://www.ctfilmfest.com/bethel/

Greater New Milford Film Festival
September
New Milford
http://www.bankstreettheater.com/event/greater-new-milford-film-festival/

Mystic Film Festival
October 
Mystic
http://mysticfilmfestival.com

Ridgefield International Film Festival
October 
Ridgefield
https://www.ridgefielddevelopment.com/ridgefield-independant-film-festival-riff-2018/

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/

Greenwich International Film Festival
May
Greenwich
http://www.greenwichfilm.org

New Haven International Film Festival
May
New Haven
https://filmfreeway.com/NewHavenFilmFestival

Trinity Film Festival
May
Hartford
http://www.trinityfilmfestival.org

Quiet Corner Film Festival
May
Multiple Locations
http://quietcornerfilmfestival.org

The New Haven Documentary Film Festival
May/June
New Haven
http://www.nhdocs.com/

OutFilmCt — Annual LGBT Film Festival
June
Multiple Locations
https://outfilmct.org

The 48-Hour Film Project
July
New Haven
http://www.48hourfilm.com/en/new-haven-ct

UConn School of Fine Arts Film Festival
September
Storrs
https://sfa.uconn.edu/sfa-film-festival/

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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.