International Film Festival
AWARDS
EWINGS ARTS AWARDS
WE WON AN AWARD!
Presenter of the Arts 2024
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners of the Ruth & James Ewing Arts Award!
Events
13th Annual Film Festival
That’s A Wrap!
Thank you and see you in 2026 for more
Shorts, Doc Features, Narratives
Films, Filmmakers, Q&As & Events
GONE GUYS
Jonathan Daniels Award
Congratulations, Chad Ervin!
Thought-provoking feature set in rural Vermont that explores the disengagement of boys and young men
SUBMIT YOUR FILM
2026 FESTIVAL SUBMISSIONS
14TH ANNUAL MONIFF FILM FESTIVAL
October 2-4 in person | 6-15 online
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nonprofit organization
14th annual festival
october 2026
Oct. 2 – 4 in-person
Oct. 6 – 15 online
Got a film? Submit to MONIFF on FilmFreeway
2025 award winning films
Jonathan Daniels Award
GONE GUYS
David Ervin, Director
Sponsored by MONIFF
Audience Choice Award
Best Documentary Feature
THE RAMBA EFFECT
Claire Sandberg, Director
Sponsored by Florentine Films
Audience Choice Award
Best Narrative Short
MORE DEAD THAN LIVING
JT Doran, Director
Sponsored by MONIFF
Audience Choice Award
Best Documentary Short
BIG MOUNTAIN SOUL: SKI AFRICA
Brendan Russo, Cam Sale, Co-Directors
Sponsored by MONIFF
Monadnock International Film Festival
Vision
Our vision is to bring the community together and highlight the local, regional and international films and filmmakers that inspire, engage and expand our worldview.
Named “Up and Coming Film Fest” by New Hampshire Magazine, the Monadnock International Film Festival (MONIFF) showcases high-quality, independent cinema every year in the beautiful Monadnock Region, known for its vibrant arts culture and Mt. Monadnock, one of the world’s most climbed mountains. MONIFF features award-winning films on the festival circuit, domestic and foreign, along with premieres of regionally produced films by New Hampshire and New England filmmakers. The festival’s highlight every year is the presentation of the Jonathan Daniels Award, given to a filmmaker whose work fuses social and/or political awareness with artistic excellence and encompasses Jonathan Daniels courage by telling stories of hope, redemption, and triumph of the human spirit.