The Montclair Film Festival in Monclair New Jersey is currently taking submissions from filmmakers for the 11th annual Montclair Film Festival, October 21 - October 30, 2022. The regular deadline is June 24, 2022. The festival is known for hosting diverse audiences and dozens of professional film and television guests.
The festival entertains audiences and filmmakers from around the country and holds a special place for New Jersey artists.
"Past MFF guests have including Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dionne Warwick, Mindy Kaling, Ben Stiller, Jessie Buckely, Rachel Weisz, Nick Offerman, Jeff Daniels, Imagine Dragon's Dan Reynolds, Ethan Hawke, Taylor Mac, John Tuturro, Bill Nye, Kenny Anderson, Lee Ranaldo, Kyra Schon, Stanley Nelson, Bettye Lavette, Zoe Lister-Jones, Norman Reedus, Rob Reiner, Margo Martindale, Richard Curtis, Richard Gere, John Stewart, Nelson George, Barbara Kopple, Steve Carell, Jimmy Fallon, Julie Taymor, Kevin Smith, Lake Bell, Ice-T, Kathleen Turner, Olympia Dukakis, Michael Moore, Judy Blume, Patrick Wilson, Stephen Colbert and many others."