Movies
VTIFF presents films throughout the year.
- Weekly at the Screening Room @ VTIFF, 60 Lake Street, 1st floor
- Curated movies and special series presented in our micro-cinema.
- $10 General Admission | $5 Student w/ID | Member benefits do not apply
- Screenings sell out. Order your tickets online in advance to guarantee your seat.
- Monthly at the Main Street Landing Film House, 3rd floor
- Global cinema presented free for VTIFF Members and open to the public.
- $12 General Admission | $6 Student w/ID
- Host sponsor: Main Street Landing | Corporate sponsor: Northfield Saving Bank
- Additional dates not listed below: November 14 and December 5.
Upcoming films
Friday, November 22 @ 7 pm
Frightful First Films!
LAKE MUNGO (2008)
The film has a strong reputation among those in the know. It’s a favorite of horror-movie maven and series presenter Eric Ford, who says “Unlike other found footage horror films like Blair Witch or Paranormal Activity, Lake Mungo doesn’t rely on jump scares, it creeps ever so slowly under your skin, staying there long after the credits roll.”
Saturday, November 23 @ 7 pm
CEDDO (1977)
The great Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembene has made more than his share of classics—films like Black Girl and Guelwaar—and Ceddo is right near the top of the list. It is an ambitious, multilayered epic that explores the combustible interstices among ancient tradition, religious colonization, political opportunism, and individual freedom.
Thursday, December 5 @ 7 pm
BLACK DOG (2024)
Winner of the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes (as well as the Palm Dog Award for best performance by a canine), Guan Hu’s neorealist film tells the story of ordinary people left behind by the rapid economic development in China.
Friday, December 6 @ 7 pm
RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE (2010)
“Who doesn’t love a Christmas horror movie?” offers our host Eric Ford, asking a question we’d never actually pondered before. “This Norwegian Krampus tale is totally unique, off the wall, and over the top, but built around great story and characters. It’s funny and has a bloody heart.”
Saturday, December 7 @ 11 am
Family Fun Matinee!
THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED (1926)
As visually staggering today as it must have been on its release 98 years ago (!!!), Lotte Reiniger’s The Adventures of Prince Achmed is the oldest surviving animated feature film…and it’s a doozy, sure to stagger all newcomers, adults and children alike.
Friday, December 13 @ 7 pm
VIVA (2007)
In the cult favorite Viva, Anna Biller takes the ‘auteur’ concept to the next level. In addition to starring, writing, directing, editing, and producing the film, she also wrote the music, painted the paintings, designed and made the costumes, and created the production design, down to sewing the pillows for the sofas.
Saturday, December 14 @ 7 pm
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (2000)
At once delicately mannered and visually extravagant, Wong Kar Wai’s In the Mood for Love is a masterful evocation of romantic longing and fleeting moments. It’s the best-looking movie with the best soundtrack and the best cinematography and the best actors with the best director and it’s still more than the sum of its parts.