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  • Fantastic festival and incredibly well run. One of my favorite parts was the panel discussions where real industry professional opened up a space to have direct dialogue about various topics like their process of screenwriting or sound mixing. Will return next year without a doubt and thank you for having Nos Vemos Pronto screen at your festival!

    Andrew Kirschenbaum, Director

  • "What an awesome festival! They host a few great networking events for filmmakers. They're very friendly to filmmakers and really make us feel welcome. And they were happy to give me an opportunity to speak on a panel. Couldn't have been more delighted with this festival! Plus, it's a really great quality theater as well with good sound too."

    Sherene Strausberg, Director

  • "This was the first film festival I had work shown at in a while. Their team of volunteers were extremely helpful, venues were beautiful, and most importantly it was a lot of fun. I would recommend going to this festival whether or not you have a film being screened there."

    James Lucarz, Director

  • "The Norwalk Film Festival curated top notch panelist guests in educational categories like screenwriting, audio, and casting. Everyone running the festival did an amazing job of introducing folks and helping make connections between filmmakers across disciplines. It felt like a weekend well spent learning, connecting and watching talented, purpose driven creators' work."

    Molly Chiffer, Director, Actress

  • "The people running this festival are true professionals. Everyone was friendly, and everything was well organized. In terms of both picture and sound, the projection quality was top-notch. Even the ancillary aspects of the festival were well done: we stayed at one of the hotels with which the festival had secured a discount, and we loved our accommodations. We hope to attend the Norwalk Film Festival in the future!"

    Jon Bacon, Director, Writer

  • "Although I unfortunately couldn't attend the event this year, I greatly appreciated The Norwalk Film Festival's dedication towards sharing interest in all of the filmmakers and creating a welcoming atmosphere! They contacted me right away when my film was selected, and even held a zoom call interview with me before the event. I can't wait to submit to Norwalk again in the future, and plan to attend next time around!"

    Caleb Morgan, Director, Screenwriter

  • "This was a great festival that emerged from the depths of the pandemic to showcase 50+ films at live venues, many made by Norwalk/CT based filmmakers. There's a lot of talent in this area, so to be included in my hometown fest was indeed an honor. From the start, the all-volunteer leaders of the fest were supportive and engaging. They really set out to design a festival that showcased and reflected the unique place that Norwalk is: diverse, artistic, historic -- and they delivered."

    Kathy Drasky, Filmmaker, Photographer

  • "This was a fantastically run festival overall. Small but mighty, it is great to be able to experience the entire festival given it is condensed into one weekend. The panels were engagingly moderated, with thoughtfully-selected panelists. I especially found the Navigating Film Festivals panel to be useful to me as a young filmmaker. I was also quite impressed by the student shorts package. It was a stellar selection, with some impressive student directors!! Overall, great people, great panels, and great films!!

    Hannah Gearan, Director

First BIG announcement of the festival! In addition to our Friday night party on January 10 we will be hosting a special, CT Premier screening of the documentary "I Hope This Helps." The film directed by written & directed by Daniel Fre
Time to unveil this year's poster! The Sheffield Island lighthouse shines light on our 5th Annual Festival. Join us on Wall Street January 10-12, 2025. Keep an eye out later this week as we start to announce some of our special screenings and event
Film started in Black & White so we can't forget our roots! Additional B&W options of the new design for that clean, cool look. Shout out to @nicole.wilkinson.creative & @damianwilkinson1!

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