Screenwriter Hawk Ostby will receive "Vermonter of the Year" Award!

Academy Award-Nominated Screenwriter Hawk Ostby will receive our "Vermonter of the Year" Award!
This Year's Festival Will Also Include Panel Discussions, The 3rd Annual Horror Fest,
Special Film Showcases, Receptions, Q & As with Filmmakers, and More

This year's festival will feature more special events than ever, including-

Vermonter of the Year-An Evening with Academy Award®-nominated Screenwriter Hawk Ostby with screenings of Children of Men and Iron Man

A Romanian Film Showcase-Romanian-Made Features and Shorts Presented by Miruna Vasilescu

Film Financing Panel-Led by Boston Attorney Vinca Jarrett with topics related to raising money for independent films

A Suleiman Retrospective-First Two Films in the Director's Trilogy

Net Neutrality Panel-With an Appearance by Georgia Sugimura Archer, Director of Barbershop Punk and moderated by Jon Stout of Free Speech TV

Horrorfest-A Full Day of Creepy Gore on Halloween Weekend

Vermont Filmmakers' Awards-The Presentation of Awards to This Year's Winners

Special Appearances-Q & As with Directors, Producers, and Writers Offering Unique Perspectives on Today's Cinema
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The 2010 festival will run from Friday, October 22 through Sunday, October 31 at Palace 9 Cinemas in South Burlington, Vermont.

VTIFF is Vermont's longest running film festival and this year marks its 25th anniversary.

The festival is best known for featuring groundbreaking and independent films from around the world and Vermont, with a special focus on entertaining films that seek to broaden our views of the world.

Please visit our website info on these events, our schedule and more! Program guides are available at the Palace 9 and in the current issue of Seven Days!