Fjord
Opening Night Film
October 16, 7 pm
2026 Vermont
International Film Festival!
October 16-25, 2026
Main Street Landing
Burlington
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TICKETS ON SALE TO PUBLIC ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6
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FESTIVAL INFO
FILMS A-Z | VISITING FILMMAKERS AND GUESTS
PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE | STAFF & BOARD
FESTIVAL STAFF | SPONSORS
TICKET PRICES
$12 general admission | $6 students
$150 festival pass | $100 10-pack
Friday, October 16
Opening Night Film
7 pm Fjord Film House
9 pm Opening Night Party Lake Lobby
Saturday, October 17
12 pm Iron Boy Film House
12:15 pm Amazomania Black Box
2 pm Nuisance Bear Film House
2:15 pm Jail Time Records Black Box
4 pm Coward Film House
4:30 pm The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony Black Box
6 pm Happy Hour Lake Lobby
7 pm Minotaur Film House
7:15 pm Ben’imana Black Box
8 pm Mikey and Nicky The Screening Room
Sunday, October 18
12 pm Adam’s Apple Film House
12:15 pm Crocodile Black Box
2:30 pm Cotton Queen Film House
2:45 pm Everything Else Is Noise Black Box
4:15 pm The Last Critic Film House
4:45 pm A Fox Under a Pink Moon Black Box
6 pm Happy Hour Lake Lobby
7 pm Elephants in the Fog Film House
7:15 pm The Red Hangar Black Box
Monday, October 19
12:15 pm Shorts Program I Black Box
12:45 pm La Gradiva Film House
2:15 pm A Bit of Light Black Box
3:45 pm Union Town Film House
4:30 pm Soy Mario Black Box
6 pm Happy Hour Lake Lobby
7 pm All of a Sudden Film House
7:15 pm Agnus Dei Black Box
Tuesday, October 20
1:15 pm Clarissa Film House
1:30 pm Ben’imana Black Box
3:45 pm Zweitland (A Land Within) Film House
4:30 pm Shorts Program II Black Box
6 pm Happy Hour Lake Lobby
7 pm Labrador – Autopsy of Silence Black Box
7:15 pm Once Upon a Time in Harlem Film House
8 pm Master of the Flying Guillotine The Screening Room
Wednesday, October 21
1:30 pm A Girl Unknown Film House
1:45 pm Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building Black Box
3:45 pm Land: I Saw and I Didn’t See Film House
4:30 pm Adam’s Apple Black Box
6 pm Happy Hour Lake Lobby
7 pm Everytime Film House
7:15 pm The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony Black Box
8 pm Musical Silents: A Page of Madness The Screening Room
Thursday, October 22
12:15 pm Dao Film House
2 pm Her Game Is Hardball Black Box
4 pm Labrador – Autopsy of Silence Black Box
4:15 pm Unless Something Goes Terribly Wrong Film House
6 pm Happy Hour Lake Lobby
7 pm Rose Film House
7:15 pm Amazomania Black Box
9 pm Carrie Film House
Friday, October 23
12 pm The Only Living Pickpocket in New York Film House
12:15 pm Everything Else Is Noise Black Box
1:45 pm The Last Critic Black Box
2 pm Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep Film House
3:45 pm Test Black Box
4 pm Josephine Film House
6 pm Happy Hour Lake Lobby
7 pm Look Back Film House
7:15 pm A Fox Under a Pink Moon Black Box
9:15 pm Jail Time Records Film House
Saturday, October 24
11:45 am 9 Temples to Heaven Film House
12 pm The Red Hangar Black Box
12:45 pm Shorts Program I The Screening Room
2:15 pm Queen at Sea Film House
2:30 pm Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building Black Box
3:15 pm Shorts Program II The Screening Room
4:45 pm The Seoul Guardians Film House
5 pm Agnus Dei Black Box
6 pm Happy Hour Lake Lobby
7 pm Fatherland Film House
7:15 pm A Bit of Light Black Box
8 pm News from Home The Screening Room
9:30 pm The Rocky Horror Picture Show Film House
Sunday, October 25
10:30 am Animation Workshop Atrium
12 pm Whispers in May Film House
12:15 pm Little Kids Flicks Black Box
1:15 pm Made Here Film Festival, Best of 2026 The Screening Room
1:45 pm Soy Mario Black Box
2 pm Her Game Is Hardball Film House
3:30 pm Car Wash The Screening Room
4:15 pm Crocodile Black Box
4:30 pm Rehearsals for a Revolution Film House
6 pm Happy Hour Lake Lobby
Closing Night Film
7 pm Mouse Film House
9:45 pm Closing Night Party
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Programming Committee
Steve MacQueen (Chair), Janet Biehl, Ryan Chartier, Lynn Chlumecky, Gail Clook, David Goodridge, Graydon Hanson, Jacob Hawk, Max Johnson, Anna Karnedy, Arnie Malina, Oliver O’Sullivan, Jackson Reeves, Deborah Schapiro, Travis Weedon, Orly Yadin
2026 Festival Staff
VTIFF STAFF
Executive Director: Steve MacQueen
Associate Director: Gail Clook
Marketing Manager: Oliver O’Sullivan
Volunteer Coordinator: Kim Janson
Year-Round On-Site Coordinators: Max Johnson, Anna Karnedy, Olivia Milens, Ben Portway, Jackson Reeves, Joe Wehry
PROJECTION
Coordinator: Max Johnson
Projectionists: Jon Huber, Jacob Hawk, Aidan Saunders, Ben Youngbaer
BOX OFFICE SUPERVISORS
Olivia Milens, Paula Willoquet
BOX OFFICE STAFF
Katharine Cohen, Kim MacQueen, Maureen McLoughlin
ON-SITE COORDINATORS
Blair Bean, Sage Dephoure, Anna Karnedy, Ben Portway, Jackson Reeves, Joe Wehry
DESIGNERS
Poster, look and feel: Oliver O’Sullivan
Production design: Anne Linton
Festival teaser: Oliver O’Sullivan
UVM INTERNS
Claudia Cacace, Simon Stanwood
PHOTOGRAPHER
Oliver O’Sullivan
A special thank you to Mariah Riggs, Kyla Waldron, and the staff at
Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center for their support in hosting our festival!