Press Releases

OCTOBER 26, 2020 – MONTCLAIR FILM AND MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM LAUNCH2020 REEL ABILITIES FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAM, PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY

OCTOBER 26, 2020 – MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2020 AWARD WINNERS

OCTOBER 12, 2020 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES 2020 MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL EMERGING FILMMAKER COMPETITION & JUNIOR JURY PARTICIPANTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020 – MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL 2020 PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 – MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2020 STORYTELLER SERIES, PRESENTED BY AUDIBLE

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 – MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2020 SPECIAL EVENT SCREENINGS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 – MONTCLAIR FILM LAUNCHES VIRTUAL CINEMA

JULY 24, 2020 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES DATES FOR THE RESCHEDULED MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL

JUNE 5, 2020 – MONTCLAIR FILM LAUNCHES CARPOOL THEATER

MARCH 12, 2020 – MONTCLAIR FILM POSTPONES 2020 MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL

FEBRUARY 14, 2020 – MONTCLAIR FILM UNVEILS 2020 FESTIVAL ARTWORK

FEBRUARY 11, 2020 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES THE FUNDING OF THE MARK URMAN AWARD

JANUARY 21, 2020 – MONTCLAIR FILM RECEIVES $50K IN SUPPORT FROM CRAIG NEWMARK PHILANTHROPIES TO HELP SUPPORT 9TH ANNUAL MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL – ADDITIONAL RECENT DONATIONS INCLUDE $20.5K FROM NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF STATE, DIVISION OF TRAVEL & TOURISM, AND $15K FROM HORIZON BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NEW JERSEY

JANUARY 16, 2020 – MONTCLAIR FILM CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH 9th ANNUAL FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING

DECEMBER 6, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES DIVAS: A DANCE PARTY FEATURING JOE MCGINTY & THE LOSER’S LOUNGE

NOVEMBER 22, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF THE MARK URMAN AWARD FUND

NOVEMBER 6, 2019 – THE MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL EMERGING FILMMAKER COMPETITION NOW OPEN

OCTOBER 7, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM LAUNCHES MATINEE PROGRAM AND ANNOUNCES NEW FILM SERIES WITH FIAF

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES 1ST ANNUAL DOCUMENTARY FILM WEEKEND

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM HOSTING FILM TRIVIA NIGHT ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 PRESENTED WITH SUPPORT FROM RAO’S HOMEMADE AND MONTCLAIR SOCIAL CLUB

AUGUST 14, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM TO SCREEN HAPPENING: A CLEAN ENERGY REVOLUTION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF NEW JERSEY

AUGUST 5, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM WELCOMES PROFESSOR IBRAM X. KENDI FOR TALK AND SIGNING OF HIS NEW BOOK HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST

AUGUST 2, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM RECEIVES GRANT FROM NEW JERSEY STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS

AUGUST 2, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL NAMED IN TOP 25 COOLEST FILM FESTIVALS IN THE WORLD BY MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE

JUNE 26, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM CELEBRATES THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL WITH SCREENING SERIES

JUNE 26, 2019 – MONTCLAIR IMPROV COMEDY TO PERFORM MONTHLY, FEATURING THE MOVIE AT MONTCLAIR FILM

MAY 16, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES 2019 SUMMER SERIES FILMS

MAY 13, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2019 AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS

MAY 11, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2019 AWARD WINNERS

MAY 3, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES 2019 MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL EMERGING FILMMAKER COMPETITION & JUNIOR JURY PARTICIPANTS

APRIL 30, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL LAUNCHES THE MARK URMAN AWARD FOR FICTION FILMMAKING

APRIL 23, 2019 – BLINDED BY THE LIGHT ADDED TO 2019 Montclair Film FESTIVAL PROGRAM

APRIL 15, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL TO PARTNER WITH FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES TO PRESENT “TOLKIEN”

MARCH 29, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2019 SPECIAL EVENT FILMS

MARCH 1, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM UNVEILS 2019 MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL ARTWORK

FEBRUARY 5, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CALL FOR APPLICANTS FOR 2019 JUNIOR JURY

FEBRUARY 4, 2019 – STEPHEN COLBERT JOINS PATRICK WILSON,
WARREN ZANES TO HEADLINE THE GLITTER BALL: A DANCE FLOOR CELEBRATION OF SOUL, R&B, AND FUNK

JANUARY 21, 2019 – MONTCLAIR FILM CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH 8th ANNUAL FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING

DECEMBER 11, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM COMPLETES $2.6 MILLION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT COSTS OF BUILDING A PERMANENT HOME + HEADQUARTERS FOR YEAR-ROUND ARTS PROGRAMMING

DECEMBER 3, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES THE GLITTER BALL FUNDRAISER FEATURING THE LOSER’S LOUNGE PATRICK WILSON WARREN ZANES AND MORE

NOVEMBER 5, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES MERYL STREEP RETROSPECTIVE & MEMBER SCREENINGS

OCTOBER 30, 2018 – THE MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL EMERGING FILMMAKER COMPETITION NOW OPEN

OCTOBER 2, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY PARTNER SCREENINGS FOR FALL 2018

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES 8TH ANNUAL BENEFIT EVENT FEATURING STEPHEN COLBERT AND MERYL STREEP

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM RE-OPENS CINEMA505 WITH SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER PROGRAMS

AUGUST 1, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM RECEIVES 2018 GRANT SUPPORT

JULY 23, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES 2018-19 STORYSLAM PROGRAM

JULY 10, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM AND HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH MOUNTAINSIDE MEDICAL CENTER ANNOUNCE FREE SCREENING

JULY 2, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES JULY & AUGUST FILM PROGRAM AT CINEMA505

JUNE 8, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES SCIENCE ON SCREEN® PROGRAMMING

MAY 10, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES UPCOMING SCREENINGS & EVENTS

MAY 7, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES
2018 AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS

APRIL 9, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES 2018 MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL EMERGING FILMMAKER COMPETITION & JUNIOR JURY PARTICIPANTS

APRIL 5, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2018 PROGRAM

MARCH 22, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES APRIL LINEUP

MARCH 22, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM LAUNCHES STUDENT MEDIA LITERACY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS

MARCH 19, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM UNVEILS 2018 MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL ARTWORK & CAMPAIGN

FEBRUARY 22, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES MARCH LINEUP AT CINEMA505

FEBRUARY 5, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CALL FOR APPLICANTS FOR 2018 JUNIOR JURY

JANUARY 30, 2018 – JON BATISTE JOINS MONTCLAIR FILM’S ‘70’s MIXTAPE LINEUP

JANUARY 26, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM TO HOST VOLUNTEER FAIR FOR LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATION

JANUARY 22, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES FEBRUARY CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH

JANUARY 4, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM LAUNCHES STORYSLAM PROGRAM

JANUARY 2, 2018 – MONTCLAIR FILM AND THE FILM INSTITUTE AT MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCE 2018 BEHIND THE SCREEN PROGRAM

DECEMBER 19, 2017 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES CINEMA505 FILM PROGRAM FOR JANUARY 2018

DECEMBER 18, 2017 – MONTCLAIR FILM RECEIVES NEW GRANT AWARDS

DECEMBER 4, 2017 – TAYLOR MAC TO PERFORM “A 24-DECADE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC (ABRIDGED),” MAY 4 AT THE WELLMONT THEATER, AS PART OF THE 2018 MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL

NOVEMBER 14, 2017 – MONTCLAIR FILM WELCOMES BACK JOE MCGINTY & THE LOSER’S LOUNGE FOR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER EVENT

NOVEMBER 7, 2017 – THE MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL EMERGING FILMMAKER COMPETITION NOW OPEN

OCTOBER 23, 2017 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES CINEMA505 PROGRAM FOR NOVEMBER 2017

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES CINEMA505 PROGRAM FOR OCTOBER 2017

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES 505 FILM + FRIENDS PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES BENEFIT EVENT FEATURING STEPHEN COLBERT AND SAMANTHA BEE

AUGUST 22, 2017 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES CINEMA505 PROGRAM FOR SEPTEMBER 2017

JULY 20, 2017 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCESCINEMA505 PROGRAM FOR AUGUST 2017

JUNE 20, 2017 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES CINEMA505 PROGRAM FOR JULY 2017

MAY 19, 2017 – MONTCLAIR FILM ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL CINEMA505 PROGRAM

APRIL 20, 2017 – PANELISTS CONFIRMED FOR 2017 CONVERSATION SERIES, PRESENTED BY AUDIBLE

APRIL 6, 2017 – MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2017 STUDENT WINNERS AND JURORS

April 3, 2017 – MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2017 PROGRAM

March 30, 2017 – MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL CUTS RIBBON ON NEW HOME

March 27, 2017 – MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES OPENING, CLOSING, AND CENTERPIECE FILMS