Founded in 1998, the Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) is a project of the Maine Film Center. The 10 days of the festival showcase nearly 100 films, representing the best of American independent and international cinema, and spotlight some of Maine and New England's most exciting and innovative filmmakers.

Schedule of Events:

Friday, July 11, 2025

6:30 pm: The Librarians (Opening Night) at Waterville Opera House
9:00 pm: Shahid at Maine Film Center 1
9:20 pm: The Victoria System at Maine Film Center 3
9:40 pm: Beautiful Evening Beautiful Day at Maine Film Center 2

Saturday, July 12, 2025

12:00 pm: Winter Kills at Maine Film Center 1
12:20 pm: My Sunshine at Maine Film Center 3
12:40 pm: Night Moves at Maine Film Center 2
01:00 pm: Suspended Time at Waterville Opera House
03:00 pm: Fantasy Life at Maine Film Center 1
03:20 pm: Yo y La Que Fui shown with: Forbidden Pond at Maine Film Center 3
03:40 pm: New Nigerian Shorts at Maine Film Center 2
04:00 pm: Helen and the Bear at Waterville Opera House
06:00 pm: Phantom Lady at Maine Film Center 2
06:20 pm: Shahid at Maine Film Center 3
06:40 pm: Relay at Maine Film Center 2
07:00 pm: Predators at Waterville Opera House
09:00 pm: Paying for It at Maine Film Center 1
09:20 pm: Cracked at Maine Film Center 3
09:40 pm: By Design at Maine Film Center 2

Sunday, July 13, 2025

12:00 pm: The Phantom of Liberty at Maine Film Center 1
12:20 pm: East of Wall shown with: Place and Time: Home at Maine Film Center 3
12:40 pm: Color Book at Maine Film Center 2
01:00 pm: Mulholland Drive at Waterville Opera House
03:00 pm: Make it Look Real at Maine Film Center 1
03:20 pm: Kaleidoscope Shorts at Maine Film Center 3
03:40 pm: Outerlands at Maine Film Center 2
04:00 pm: Dead River Rough Cut shown with: The Constituent at Waterville Opera House
06:00 pm: Minimals in a Titanic World at Maine Film Center 1
06:20 pm: By Design at Maine Film Center 3
06:40 pm: The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire at Maine Film Center 2
07:00 pm: Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore at Waterville Opera House
09:00 pm: Nineteen at Maine Film Center 1
09:20 pm: Omaha at Maine Film Center 3
09:40 pm: Forge at Maine Film Center 2

Monday, July 14, 2025

1:00 pm: Coexistence, My! at Waterville Opera House
3:00 pm: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead at Maine Film Center 1
3:20 pm: Battersea at Maine Film Center 3
3:40 pm: Cracked at Maine Film Center 2
4:00 pm: Visiting Hours at Waterville Opera House
6:00 pm: The Terminal Man at Maine Film Center 1
6:20 pm: Suspended Time at Maine Film Center 3
6:40 pm: Yo y La Que Fui shown with: Forbidden Pond at Maine Film Center 2
7:00 pm: East of Wall shown with: Place and Time: Home at Waterville Opera House
9:00 pm: Assembly at Maine Film Center 1
9:20 pm: Minimals in a Titanic World at Maine Film Center 3
9:40 pm: The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire at Maine Film Center 2

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

11:00 am: Drop-In Screenprinting Workshop at Hinge Collaborative
01:00 pm: Children of Men at Waterville Opera House
03:00 pm: Omaha at Maine Film Center 1
03:00 pm: 3D Printing: Lithophanes and the Movies at Ticonic Classroom
03:20 pm: Paying for It at Maine Film Center 3
03:40 pm: If You Let Me Go shown with: Gevald at Maine Film Center 2
04:00 pm: Closer at Waterville Opera House
06:00 pm: Last Night I Saw You Smiling shown with: Life. Love. Bliss. and Sound of the Night at Waterville Opera House
06:20 pm: Beautiful Evening Beautiful Day at Maine Film Center 3
06:40 pm: Battersea at Maine Film Center 2
07:00 pm: Croupier (Mid-Life Achievement Award Presentation) at Waterville Opera House
09:00 pm: Relay at Maine Film Center 1
09:20 pm: Predators at Maine Film Center 3
09:40 pm: Kaleidoscope Shorts at Maine Film Center 2

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

9:00 am: Youth Filmmaking Workshop at Ticonic Classroom
1:00 pm: Gosford Park at Waterville Opera House
3:00 pm: The Three of Us at Maine Film Center 1
3:20 pm: Nineteen at Maine Film Center 3
3:40 pm: A Savage Art at Maine Film Center 2
4:00 pm: Duplicity at Waterville Opera House
6:00 pm: Listen to the Voices at Maine Film Center 1
6:20 pm: Cutting Through Rocks at Maine Film Center 3
6:40 pm: Diamond Island shown with: Rice at Maine Film Center 2
7:00 pm: The Negotiator (Centerpiece Film) at Waterville Opera House
9:00 pm: Mulholland Drive at Maine Film Center 1
9:20 pm: Last Night I Saw You Smiling shown with: Life. Love. Bliss. and Sound of the Night at Maine Film Center 3
9:40 pm: Coexistence, My! at Maine Film Center 2

Thursday, July 17, 2025

12:00 pm: Art in the Park: Lazy Susan Animation & Festival Fun at Castonguay Square
01:00 pm: Night Moves at Waterville Opera House
03:00 pm: Short Films by Huey, 1977-1983 at Maine Film Center 1
03:20 pm: Visiting Hours at Maine Film Center 3
03:40 pm: Memories of a Burning Body at Maine Film Center 2
04:00 pm: Folktales at Waterville Opera House
06:00 pm: Walk With Me at Maine Film Center 1
06:20 pm: Make it Look Real at Maine Film Center 3
06:40 pm: Assembly at Maine Film Center 2
07:00 pm: 76 Days Adrift shown with: Foreshore at Waterville Opera House
09:00 pm: Legal at Maine Film Center 1
09:20 pm: Listen to the Voices at Maine Film Center 3
09:40 pm: My Sunshine at Maine Film Center 2

Friday, July 18, 2025

1:00 pm: InhuMaine at Waterville Opera House
3:00 pm: Cutting Through Rocks at Maine Film Center 1
3:20 pm: Forge at Maine Film Center 3
3:40 pm: The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos at Maine Film Center 2
4:00 pm: Maine Documentary Shorts at Waterville Opera House
6:00 pm: Color Book at Maine Film Center 1
6:20 pm: Fantasy Life at Maine Film Center 3
6:40 pm: L'Amour Fou at Maine Film Center 2
7:00 pm: The Long Goodbye (Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation) at Waterville Opera House
9:00 pm: Oh, Hi! at Maine Film Center 1
9:20 pm: Memories of a Burning Body at Maine Film Center 3

Saturday, July 19, 2025

10:30 am: Producing for New England's Public Media at Greene Block + Studios
12:00 pm: 45th Maine Student Film and Video Festival at Maine Film Center 1
12:20 pm: Legal at Maine Film Center 3
12:40 pm: 76 Days Adrift shown with: Foreshore at Maine Film Center 2
01:00 pm: Maine Documentary Shorts at Waterville Opera House
03:00 pm: InhuMaine at Maine Film Center 1
03:20 pm: Oh, Hi! at Maine Film Center 3
03:40 pm: Bulle Ogier: Portrait of a Hidden Star at Maine Film Center 2
04:00 pm: Budgeting Toolbox for Indie Filmmakers at Greene Block + Studios
04:00 pm: Maine Narrative Shorts at Waterville Opera House
06:00 pm: A Moment in the Sun shown with: Our Solar System (2003-2023) at Maine Film Center 1
06:20 pm: Folktales at Maine Film Center 3
06:40 pm: The Victoria System at Maine Film Center 2
07:00 pm: Wilderness and Spirit: A Mountain Called Katahdin at Waterville Opera House
09:00 pm: Sight Unseen shown with: When You Whistle at Night at Maine Film Center 1
09:20 pm: A Savage Art at Maine Film Center 3
09:40 pm: Peacock at Maine Film Center 2

Sunday, July 20, 2025

12:00 pm: Outerlands at Maine Film Center 1
12:20 pm: Peacock at Maine Film Center 3
12:40 pm: Batang West Side at Maine Film Center 2
01:00 pm: A Moment in the Sun shown with: Our Solar System (2003-2023) at Waterville Opera House
03:00 pm: Sight Unseen shown with: When You Whistle at Night at Maine Film Center 1
03:20 pm: The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos at Maine Film Center 3
04:00 pm: Maine Narrative Shorts at Waterville Opera House
07:00 pm: Closing Night: Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake) at Waterville Opera House

Date:
July 11 - 20, 2025

Location:
Various Venue in Waterville

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