Honoring the filmmakers behind their narratives in New Bedford

The New Bedford Film Festival celebrates authentic cinematic stories, cultivates bold storytellers, and champions the city’s growing creative economy. NBFF takes place in the vibrant city of New Bedford on the South Coast region of Massachusetts.

The New Bedford Film Festival is committed to, our vision is spotlighting the diverse human experience through cinematic storytelling such as short & feature films, episodic, music videos, documentaries, and PSA shorts through a yearly film festival.

For its inaugural year, the opening night will be held at the prestigious state-of-the-art New Bedford Whaling Museum theater, featuring a red-carpet arrival as well as a closing Academy-Award style event at Steeple Playhouse on April 21.

The New Bedford Film Festival will utilize spaces at New Bedford Ground Work, the second floor in the New Bedford Creative offices, Gallery X, the Co-Creative Center and the first and fourth floor of Ground Floor Coffee.

The three screening areas will allow for blocks of films to screen simultaneously and have a room for panels and networking during and in between screenings.

Throughout the day, explore our downtown small business scene where filmmakers will be offered discounts and promotions when presenting their official NBFF badge. Every night there will be a networking experience on fourth floor of Ground Floor Coffee.

And finish up the night at the New Bedford Harbor Hotel’s Late Night Reels, an encore of films playing in the ballroom from 11pm - 1am.

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