The 17th Annual 2025 Ashfield FilmFest is coming up Fast!
Don’t miss it – mark your calendars for September 19th & 20th.
Submit your short films for consideration by August 31st, 2025. Learn more about submitting a short film. And here’s an incentive for submitting a film: for the 2025 FilmFest we’re offering a $1,000 cash prize for the best film in the History category. Learn more.
The 16th Annual 2024 Ashfield FilmFest was a smash hit!
The 2024 FilmFest took place on Friday and Saturday evenings, September 20th and 21st in Ashfield’s historic Town Hall.
Check out the films of 2024
Friday’s Feature Film screening
Opening night of the 16th annual Ashfield Film Festival featured Oscar-winning filmmaker Darius Marder and a screening of his award-winning film, “Sound of Metal.” Following the screening, Marder answered questions about his film from the engaged audience.
Filmmaker and Ashfield resident Darius Marder answers questions from the audience. Jason Schwartz and Tracey Batiste generously provided expert ASL interpretation.
Saturday’s Shorts Competition
The Ashfield Film Festival continued on Saturday with screenings to a sold-out audience of twenty-one short films submitted by community members. And the winners are…
Best Documentary — “Home” by Clara Delacruz.
Best Natural World — “A Year on the Dam” by Sarah Welch and the Hilltown Land Trust.
Best Music Video — “I Was a Fool” by Brendan Leowolf.
Best Animation — “The Valley” by Peter J. Moser.
Best Original Concept — “Waiting for Sea Serpents” by Ben Tobin.
Best Local Humor — “Play It Again Sam” by Stewart “Buz” Eisenberg and Mary Patierno.
Grand Prize — “Deep Sea” by Cole Whitaker (not yet available online)
Audience Choice Award — “Deep Sea” by Cole Whitaker
“Everyone leaves in a good mood. Perhaps I’m reviewing the community as a whole, but after my second year attending, this is something I’m scheduling my calendar around from now on.”
Some Memories from the 2024 FilmFest
What We're About
The Ashfield FilmFest brings together two of our favorite things: film and community. Every year, we come together to watch inspiring films and local shorts, engage in meaningful conversation, and, most importantly, have a good time! Whether you’re a filmmaker, film connoisseur, or just love going to the movies, the Ashfield FilmFest is perfect for you!
