Film submissions begin January 1st.
Montgomery International Film Festival
Join us for a cinematic journey of creativity.
Montgomery International Film Festival
Join us for a cinematic journey of creativity.
Film submissions begin January 1st.
Join us for a cinematic journey of creativity.
Join us for a cinematic journey of creativity.
We aim to foster a community of free thinking filmmakers, those who are pushing the boundaries of sound and vision into a new frontier. We believe the world is ready for the reemergence of Art films, and we bring distributors, filmmakers, media and fans together to achieve global awareness of this vital art form.
The theme of our festival is "Return to Art Noumenon", which emphasizes the awareness of achievement in the art house film industry from all over the world. Welcome to join our festivities at the beautiful Montgomery county in Maryland. We look forwarding to seeing you here!
Our first Festival concluded with an awards ceremony, closing and gala dinner. Directors, actors and many others from the film industry came from all over the globe to attend Montgomery County, Maryland's only international film festival. We engage, educate and empower individuals and the community to express diverse viewpoints.
Individual film screenings of outstanding independent filmmakers from around the world
Previously selected Official Films
Film exhibition and screening events, in cooperation with Embassies of numerous countries, in the United States
Detailed documentation, including: a synopsis of the film, a biography and complete filmography of the director, a selection of stills from the film, a recent photograph of the director, a full list of artistic and technical credits, dialogue or spotting list in English, film clips/trailer, digital and three-print copies of the poster, and the festival and awards history of the film, if applicable.
Additionally, the Festival press office requires photos, biography and filmography of the leading actor/actress and a list of the film’s delegates attending the festival, as well as press kits, stills, posters, and video-extracts of the films.
The Festival reserves the right to use all materials for promotional purposes and for the Festival Catalogue. During the Festival, selected films will be available in the digital video library, open exclusively to accredited film professionals, journalists and festival organizations through MIFF’s own closed-circuit server. By accepting to participate in MIFF, submitters grant permission for their film to be included in the video library, unless otherwise mentioned in the entry form. To this end, all participants will be requested to make available a QuickTime h.264 version of their film for encoding purposes.
The decision regarding the selection of films and the section in which they will be presented belongs exclusively to MIFF. The Festival is not obliged to offer comments or reasons for not selecting a film submitted for one of the Festival’s programs. No legal claim to participate in the Festival can be filed.
For all films participating in the exhibition and films entering the competition, the organizer has the exclusive right to display, broadcast or use non-commercial activities on the public media during the festival free of charge.
Our 2025, Film Festival showcased some of the best independent films from around the globe. Join us in celebrating the creativity & storytelling of our 2025, award recipients!
We were honored to have Maryland's Secretary of State Susan Lee, Delegate Lily Qi and other distinguished guest present for the award's ceremony!
We would like to thank Montgomery Community College for hosting our 2025 Festival and we look forward to working with you in the future! We would also like to thank all of the submitters, fans, online viewers, social media followers and friend's and family for supporting us! Without you, none of this would have been possible. Thanks!!
Do you have questions about MIFF? Would you like to submit a film for next year's festival? Send us a message, and we will get back to you soon.
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