Are you ready for the New Bedford Film Festival 2025? 

April 10-13, 2025, we will celebrate bold and diverse cinematic stories and storytellers in the whaling city of New Bedford, Massachusetts!

Film lovers and makers, save these dates to experience the New Bedford Film Festival for your first or second time!

We look forward to having you!

Schedule:

April 10, 2025

Aha! Earth Day Parade

Downtown New Bedford 5:00pm-7:00pm

Opening Night Award Ceremony Steeple Playhouse-159 William Street 7:00pm-9:30pm

Award Presentations for:

Aha! Award, Special Achievement Award, Best Wardrobe, Best Production Design, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Youth Performer, Best Psa, Best Voiceover Performance

April 11, 2025

Filmmakers Breakfast

9:30-11:00am - New Bedford Art Museum-608 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, Ma

Panels & Workshops

Harbor Hotel-222 Union Street, New Bedord, Ma

12:00pm - color Grading Crash Course With Dan Goldsmith 2:00pm-funding for Your Film Led by Vincente Disanti

4:00pm - Sag-aftra Contracts for Indie Films With Katie Riccio + Benjamin Shallop

Screenings

Gallery X-169 William St

Peace Seekers (Documentary Features)

9:30am-12:30pm

Uncomfortable

Pivden 23

A Fragile Peace: Brexit and Northern Ireland

Love Where You Live

1:00pm-4:00pm

For the Ones We Love - My Friend Laird

I Am Kanka

Bankie Bank King of the Dune

Lgbtq+ Identity

4:00pm-6:30pm

Il Tempo Di Un Ricordo

The Paradise Road

Kuch Sapney Apne

Steeple Playhouse - 159 William St

Beyond the Grave

11:00am-1:30pm

Til Death Do Us Part

Soul Family: a Day in the Lives

Southcoast Stories (Part 1)

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Mr. Glow

Frankenskin

Riders to the Sea -better Than I Was

Made (W)hole

Right Above There: Artist Autumn Liv Cyr

All About Love (Shorts)

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Moby Dick 4 Dummies

The Overlook

Trumpet Gumbo

Bailando

A Beautiful Day

Low Power Mode -hearts of Stone

New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant St

Shorts in the Art Museum

11:00am-12:30pm

Hell is Empty

The Snowy Owls of Logan Airport

Waves

Ball Lightning

Sit Down

And the Hills Can Walk in the Midst

Networking Night

Harbor Hotel-222 Union Street

Honoring the Music of Film 7:30pm-9:30pm

Award Presentations for:

Best Original Score, Best Song, Best Song of a Music Video, Best Music Video, Best Editing of a Music Video

April 12, 2025

Panels & Workshops

Harbor Hotel - 222 Union Street, New Bedord, Ma

10:00am-southcoast Filmmakers With Ethan De Aguiar 12:00pm-women Behind the Camera

3:00pm-bring Your Subject to Life With Susan Sargent

Screenings

Gallery X-169 William St Political Documentaries

9:30am-12:30pm

Dukakis: Recipe for Democrarcy

Un-american Activites

Capturing Kennedy

Love at All Ages

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Aloha Means I Love You

Silversizzle

Broken Pieces

Young Identity

3:00pm - 5:30pm

Something Beautiful in the Daylight

Water Lilies

Music Video Showcase

5:30pm-7:00pm

Steeple Playhouse - 159 William St

Coping With Loss

9:00am-11:30am

Lillian's Oven

The Screens

Crookedfinger

Animation for All

11:30am - 1:00pm

Jimmy and Me

Truth Detector: Regifted -birds of a Feather

Black Sanga: the Prototype -hot Mess

Puggy Huggy

Into the Reds Tale -the Running Man

Southcoast Stories (Part 2)

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Catch the Tradition

Soul Calling Retreats

Women of Truth and Courage

Candida

Mind-thinking Thrillers

5:00pm-7:00pm

3:00 Am

#pizzagate

Cheat Meal

Mr. Ankles

Smile

Orange

Interference

New Bedford Whaling Museum 18 Johnny Cake Hill

Nb48 Screening + Awards

3:00pm - 5:00pm

Networking Night

Harbor Hotel - 222 Union Street Honoring the Screenwriter 7:30pm-9:30pm

Award Presentations for:

Best Screenwriting (Tv Series), Best Screenwriting (Feature Film), Best Screenwriting (Short Film), Best Screenwriting (Student Film)

April 13, 2025

Panels & Workshops

Harbor Hotel - 222 Union Street, New Bedord, Ma

11:30am - Making a Film as a Student

Screenings

Gallery X-169 William St

Competition to the Max

9:00am 11:00am

Brian Reynolds: the Leadville Trail 100

Fielding Dreams: A Celebration of Baseball Scouts

Tv Series (Part 1)

11:00am-1:00pm

Francine, the Fixer Witch

United Crafts of America

American Ghost Hunters in Prague

Davina, the Deliver Witch

Tv Series (Part 2)

1:30pm-4:00pm

Dick Bunny

Open to It (Episode 7+ Episode 9)

He'll Be Home for Christmas

Dark Arcadia

Steeple Playhouse - 159 William St

Drama Shorts

9:30am-11:30am

Redcoat

47:10:00

The Painter

Like a Wandering Cloud

Darcine's Day

3.400kg

Student Shorts Showcase

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Viva Portugal 3:00pm-4:30pm

First Date

The Forcados: Brotherhood of the Bulls

Malassada Day

Vip Cocktail Hour

Gallery X-169 William Street

5:30pm-7:00pm

Closing Awards Ceremony

Steeple Playhouse - 159 William Street 7:00pm-9:30pm

Award Presentations for:

Best Director (Short Film), Best Director (Feature), Best Director (Tv Series), Best Director (Student), Best Actor & Best Actress (Short Film), Best Actor & Best Actress (Tv Series), Best Actor & Best Actress (Feature Film), Best Subject of a Documentary, Best Supporting Actor & Supporting Actress, Best Ensemble, Best Southcoast Film, Best New Bedford Filmmaker, Best Student Film, Best Animated Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Tv Series or Pilot, Best Feature Film, Best Short

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Date: April 10- 13, 2025

Location: Various Venues in New Bedford, MA

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