Easthampton Film Festival
Since 2022, the Easthampton Film Festival has been celebrating independent filmmaking and enriching our local arts scene by hosting events and workshops that bring people together through a shared passion for cinema.
What’s Happening
Five College Film Festival March 7
The Five College Film Festival showcases short films from students across the Five Colleges. The mission of The Five College Film Festival’s is to share the stories of students from across the Five Colleges through the medium of film. We hope that all students, regardless of background or experience with filmmaking, share their stories. The annual festival will be held in-person on Saturday, March 7, 1:00PM - 7:00PM at Pruyne Lecture Hall, Amherst College. The festival is organized by students, for students!
The deadline for submissions was Friday, February 13, 2026.
More info here
Filmmaker meetup Thurs, March 19 @ ABB
Connect with other local filmmakers and enthusiasts at Abandoned Building Brewery in Easthampton between 7-9pm for a casual networking session. ABB boasts delicious craft beer and Vegan Pizza Land is open in the courtyard out back until 8pm that night (or bring in your own favorite food from elsewhere). All are welcome!
EFF @ Meat for Tea 20th anniv. March 21
A multi-media gala at Abandoned Building Brewery in celebration of 20 years of Meat for Tea and the Cirques, featuring art on exhibit by Chrissy Howland, Sebastian Robbins, Jeffrey Lewis, and Ian St George, short films by EFF filmmakers Jaina Cipriano, Ben Tobin, MacKenzie McCree, Althea Keaton, & Cole Whitaker, spoken word, and live music from Lolabelle and Trash Panda Kill Kill. Admission: $10
Event link: https://www.facebook.com/share/1DnAu5BuLv/
Calling student filmmakers
If you are a student filmmaker in our area, there are two other festivals you should be aware of: The Northampton Youth Cinema Festival (April 26th) and The Williston Film Festival (May 2nd). Both are excellent opportunities for student filmmakers to showcase their work and meet collaborators - click on the links above to learn more about each, and get involved.
EFF is now on Letterboxd
We now have an HQ page on Letterboxd, and will be building that out more as we move forward. This will be another fun way to connect with our audiences and to help promote the indie filmmakers we feature each season, so definitely check it out!
Here’s the link: letterboxd.com/easthamptonfilm
