The 26th Woodstock Film Festival taking place October 15–19, 2025 will kick off on Opening Night with The Testament of Ann Lee, and Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire headlining on Closing Night film.
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‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ to Open 26th Woodstock Film Festival Lineup
The Testament of Ann Lee by Mona Fastvold (Searchlight Pictures)
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‘My Dead Friend Zoe’ ‘Porcelain War’ ‘Brooklyn, Minnesota’ Are Big Winners at 25th Woodstock Film Festival
My Dead Friend Zoe (Briarcliff Entertainment) Wrapping up on October 20th, the 25th edition of the Woodstock Film Festival announced the winners for this year’s jury award. My Dead Friend Zoe, directed by Kyle Hausmann Stokes won the Gigantic Pictures Award For Best Feature Narrative, along with the Haskell Wexler Award For Best Cinematography, and an Honorable Mention for the Best Narrative Editing Award.
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‘Men of War;’ ‘Blitz’ ‘A Real Pain’ Headline 25th Woodstock Film Festival Lineup
Men of War by Jen Gatien and Billy Corben (Neon) Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Woodstock Film Festival will kick off on opening night with Men of War by Billy Corben and Jen Gatien, Blitz directed by Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen will screen as centerpiece film, and A Real Pain directed by Jesse Eisenberg as closing night film.
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Woodstock Film Festival Reveals Jury + Adds Ramona at Midlife, American Symphony, The Featherweight
Ramona at Midlife (screenshot) Matthew Heineman’s American Symphony, a documentary about musician Jon Batiste, Robert Kolodny’s The Featherweight and Brooke Berman’s Ramona at Midlife have been added to the main slate of the 24th Woodstock Film Festival taking place September 27 to October 1, 2023.
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Chloe Domont’s ‘Fairplay’ Headlines 24th Woodstock Film Festival Lineup
Alden Ehrenreich as Luke and Phoebe Dynevor as Emily in Fair Play. (Netflix) The critically-acclaimed Sundance hit Fair Play directed by Chloe Domont will kick off this year’s Woodstock Film Festival, now in its 24th year, taking place from September 27 to October 1, 2023, across the Hudson Valley towns of Woodstock, Rosendale and Saugerties.
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Woodstock Film Festival 2021 Announces Lineup, Closes with ‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Woodstock Film Festival (WFF) announced the full lineup of 45 feature films and 85 shorts for its 22nd Anniversary, taking place September 29 – October 3, 2021 at indoor and outdoor venues in the Hudson Valley towns of Woodstock, Kingston and Saugerties, and online.
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Woodstock Film Festival 2021 Returns to In-Person Format + Fest to Honor NEON Founder Tom Quinn
Woodstock Film Festival 2021 Poster The Woodstock Film Festival (WFF) will return to using indoor venues in Woodstock, Kingston and Saugerties for its upcoming 22nd anniversary slated for September 30 – October 3, 2021. Tom Quinn, CEO and Founder of the groundbreaking film distribution company NEON, will be the recipient of the Woodstock Film Festival’s 2021 Honorary Trailblazer Award.
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“Nomadland” and “The Brothers” Win Top Prizes at 21st Woodstock Film Festival
Frances McDormand in the film NOMADLAND. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved The 21st Woodstock Film Festival announced the winners of its annual Maverick Awards competition, with Nomadland, directed by Chloé Zhao winning the award for Best Narrative Feature and Los Hermanos/The Brothers, directed by Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider winning for Best Documentary Feature
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Documentary LOS HERMANOS / THE BROTHERS to Premiere at Top Film Festivals in Fall
Los Hermanos/The Brothers co-directed by Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider The new documentary Los Hermanos/The Brothers co-directed by Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider World Premiere as the opening night film of Woodstock Film Festival. The film looks at Cuban-born brothers – Ilmar Gavilan the violinist, and Aldo López-Gavilán the pianist – who live on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half century wide. Linked by music and dreams, their unfolding story offers a nuanced, often startling view of nations long estranged, and a vision of what can happen when borders can be crossed.
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Woodstock Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup, THE FATHER, THE BROTHERS, AMMONIITE
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan in Ammonite The Woodstock Film Festival announced the official lineup of more than 100 short and feature-length films for its 21st edition, taking place September 30th – October 4th, 2020.
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Woodstock Film Festival 2020 Proceeds as Drive-In and Online Fest
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Woodstock Film Festival will be holding its 21st outing as a hybrid festival in area drive-ins and online.
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Woodstock Film Festival 2019 Award Winners – SWALLOW, 17 BLOCKS, SENECA Win Awards
SWALLOW, directed by Carlo Mirabella-Davis The 20th annual Woodstock Film Festival came to a close with the annual Maverick Awards Ceremony where the top jury prizes went to Swallow, by Carlo Mirabella-Davis for Best Narrative Feature, and 17 Blocks, directed by Davy Rothbart for Best Documentary Feature. The Ultra Indie Award went to Seneca, directed by Jason Chaet.