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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Join us for the joyful presentation of the VTeddy Awards celebrating the winners for Best Documentary Short, Best Documentary Feature, Best Narrative Short, Best Narrative Feature, Audience Award – Short, Audience Award – Feature, the Hernandez/Bayliss Prize, the Clio Visualizing History Prize for the Advancement of Women in Film, the Gaia Prize for Environmental Filmmaking, the Shouldice Family Prize for Best Vermont-Made Film, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Award, the AICEF Prize for Cross-Cultural Filmmaking, the Thaddeus Stevens Prize and the inaugural Ralph Steiner Prize for Poetic Cinema. Afterwards is an onstage discussion with Raj Patel (Director) following the screening of The Ants & The Grasshopper. Hosted by Jay Craven. [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV

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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]A discussion with Karen Allen (Actress) following the screening of Starman. Hosted by Jay Craven. [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV

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[/ezcol_1third] Q&A with local Vermont teens, selected from the winners of the statewide Freedom and Unity TV Competition. The films illuminate their lives, passions, and interests and serve as a kaleidoscopic beacon toward all that is hopeful. In the midst of challenging times, these young filmmakers redefined community and highlighted the beauty all around them.  Hosted by Jay Craven. [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV

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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]A discussion with Sofia Bara (Producer) following the screening of The Other Side andJoel Gershon (Director) following the screening of Cirque Du Cambodia. Hosted by Lloyd Komesar. [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV

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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]A discussion with Matteo Moretti (Director) following the screening of Just Being Here and Leslie Koren (Director) following the screening of Now Return Us To Normal. Hosted by Lloyd Komesar. [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV

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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]A discussion with  Liz McBee (Director) following the screening of Burning The Village. Hosted by Jeanine Frost. [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV

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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]A discussion with MNFF Honoree Actress Karen Allen following a 40th Anniversary screening of the Steven Spielberg classic, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. Hosted by Jay Craven. [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV