<< Est. 1997 in Montpelier, Vermont >>

The Green Mountain Film Festival returns March 14-17, 2024 in downtown Montpelier, Vermont. The non-competitive festival showcases narrative, documentary, and experimental features and shorts from all over the world. Nestled in the hills of Vermont, the GMFF is a both a warm community to celebrate the best of world cinema and a breeding ground for young filmmakers and new ideas.

We especially encourage queer and BIPOC filmmakers and boundary-pushing storytellers to submit.

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Questions? Email programmer@gmffestival.org

Awards & Prizes

GMFF does not give out awards. We aim to create a non-hierarchical space for filmmakers of diverse backgrounds to celebrate cinema, discover new work, and build long-term connections with fellow filmmakers and the Vermont community.

Rules & Terms

GMFF accepts films from all genres by filmmakers of all backgrounds.

Films with premieres before March 2022 are not eligible. All films must be Montpelier, VT premieres. If you have questions about eligibility, please contact programmer@gmffestival.org.

If your film is not in English, please submit it with English subtitles.

The filmmaker guarantees that they have legal right to submit their film to the 2024 Green Mountain Film Festival and have obtained all necessary rights and clearances to have it publicly screened during the festival dates. Submission of the film confirms that the Green Mountain Film Festival has permission to exhibit the work at the 2024 festival, should it be accepted.

Filmmakers give permission to the festival to use press kits for marketing purposes and a clip from film in festival trailer.
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  • Iva Gocheva

    I had a wonderful time at the festival. It was one of the most thoughtful and caring programming I have seen in a long time. Thank you to the entire team for hanging with us. 

    March 2024
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  • John Killacky

    Great curation, wonderful gatherings for filmmakers, and engaged post-screenings conversations - grateful to be part of it.

    March 2024
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  • Susan Scott

    Great communication from the festival. Thrilled we screened at GMFF!

    July 2020
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  • teymour ghaderi

    Tanks for your great festival

    April 2020
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  • Ellie Foumbi

    Amazing communication!! Really sad I wasn't able to attend but the lineup of films was incredible! We felt honored to have been selected. Look forward to submitting more work.

    April 2019
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