The festival will run April April 18 – 25, 2026We closed submissions for the 2026 Julien Dubuque Film Festival and awarding over $35,000!  Watch the 2023 AWARDS CEREMONY Highlights Video by...

  Aly Yeganeh winner enjoying his Best Ensemble Cast Trophy for Sibel's Silence with Festival Director Susie Gorell     Best Feature: “Pinball: The Man that Saved the...

Only 20 miles away from Dubuque I had to pay a visit to the movie site of Field of Dreams, a film which I have distributed in France during my Sony Days!        

Bruno Chatelin met in Dubuque and Chicago airport with Aly Yeganeh, the director of Le Silence de Sibel (2020) which just won best ensemble cast at JDIFF. This film tells the story of 13-year-old...

'Pinball - The man who saved the game' tells the story of Roger Sharpe, GQ journalist and real-life pinball wizard who in 1976 helped overturn New York City's 35-year ban on pinball. Bruno Chatelin...

Bruno Chatelin met in Dubuque during JDIFF with Jim Belilove who took on the mission to tell the story of "Jerry's Last Mission" which had its world premiere at the festival. The film is a moving...

FILM FINANCING 101: PACKAGING/FINANCING/GREENLIGHTING YOUR PROJECT FOR ALL BUDGETS Saturday, April 29, 2:30 - 3:30 PM @ Holiday Inn - Blue Moon Room  Spend some time with...

Quite a trip, 9 hours from Paris to Chicago with a three hour drive transfer to Dubuque! Sharing the good vibes with you from The Julien Dubuque Hotel!  

Bruno Chatelin met on the opening night networking event with the team behind JDIFF: Brad Cavanagh the mayor of Dubuque, Sarita Koneru: the board of Directors President and Susan Gorrell executive...

Interview with Bill Robertson, producer of Midnight at the Paradise which had it s US premiere on opening night at JDIFF 2023