Oscar-Nominated Shorts

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October 16-19, 2025

23rd Annual NHFF

2024 Highlights

2024 BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE

Bob Trevino Likes It

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2024 BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Porcelain War

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2024 BEST NH FEATURE NARRATIVE

Eephus

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2025 Entries Now Open!

Call for Entries! Film and screenplay submissions to our 2025 edition are now open. The 23rd Annual New Hampshire Film Festival will take place Oct. 16-19, 2025 in downtown Portsmouth, NH.

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New Hampshire Film Festival Named Academy Award Qualifying Festival in All Three Short Film Categories

January 29, 2025

PORTSMOUTH, NH (January 29, 2025) – The New Hampshire Film Festival (NHFF) has been named an Academy Award® qualifying festival for the Short Film Awards in all three categories: Live Action Shorts…

The 22nd Annual New Hampshire Film Festival Announces Award Recipients

October 22, 2024

PORTSMOUTH, NH (October 22, 2024) – That’s a wrap! New Hampshire’s largest film festival has announced the recipients of the New Hampshire Film Festival’s (NHFF) prestigious awards after f…

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