The 2025 Maine Outdoor Film Festival: Portland Flagship Exceeded Expectations
The five-day festival hosted 35 filmmakers from across the country and featured 95 films, 20 unique screenings, 5 panel discussions, 3 networking events, and 3 sold-out shows.
The Maine Outdoor Film Festival (MOFF) successfully wrapped its sixth Portland flagship festival on Sunday, July 27th with record-breaking turnout.
MOFF hosted five days of outdoor screenings of conservation and adventure films, as well as panel discussions, networking events, and filmmaker Q&As. The response from attendees was nothing short of incredible:
“Thank you so much for, yet again, an incredible series of short films during the Lupine program. It lit my soul on fire!”
“This was my first time attending. The films I saw were outstanding! Great comedy and laughs and very interesting documentaries.”
“You guys do such great work. This festival is a huge benefit to the community.”
“I’m a new Mainer and felt so welcomed by the energy of everyone at the screenings! It made me feel so much closer to the place I now call home.”
MOFF kicked off with our Maine Filmmaker Showcase on the Eastern Promenade, which featured exclusively Maine-made short films. The event sold out in the days leading up to our kickoff and attracted dozens of Maine filmmakers and members of the Maine film community.
This year’s MOFF also included a host of feature film screenings, including two Maine-adjacent feature films: CANOE DIG IT, written by Maine-born filmmaker Samuel Francis Daunis Dunning and is set in Moosehead Lake. Also, A MOMENT IN THE SUN, shot in Houlton, Maine, which was featured in Forbes Magazine in promotion of their MOFF screening.
This year’s flagship festival also featured international films from 20 different countries and gathered filmmakers from Canada and Dubai alongside filmmakers from across the United States. There were 14 Maine premieres, 23 New England premieres, 2 United States premieres, 3 North American premieres, and 3 World premieres.
Our jury recognized the following films with awards:
Emerging Filmmaker
Victor San Martin-Diaz, ECHOES IN THE DARK
Best Feature
A MOMENT IN THE SUN, Mia Weinberger and Thomas Van Kalken
Best Maine Film
CANOE DIG IT? Samuel Dunning
Best Maine Student Film
OFF TRACK, Briana Lary
Best Short Feature
AROUND THE COVE, Noah Keates
Best Short
BRIDGERS, Joseph P Fletcher
Conservation Award Short
BOCA CHICA, Ái Vuoung, Samuel Díaz Fernández
Conservation Award Feature
FAIRY CREEK, Jen Muranetz
Inspiration Award
YOUR LAST BEST: A MEMPHIS ROX STORY, Jarmond Johnson
A portion of MOFF’s proceeds benefited Teens To Trails, a nonprofit based in Brunswick, devoted to connecting middle and high school students to life-changing outdoor experiences. MOFF has contributed over $10,000 to Teens To Trails over the years.
After the Portland Flagship event, MOFF will be hitting the road, traveling throughout Maine to bring film screenings to over 18 Maine towns with our Selects Tour in late summer/early fall.
MOFF 2025 Selects Tour Schedule
Alphabetical List of Selected MOFF 2025 Films
For More Information: maineoutdoorfilmfestival.com
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- For photos of MOFF events: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1C1XkHvFQpbxQAkqMMe9Mun7xrfsurN67?usp=drive_link
MOFF would also like to thank its sponsors for their continued support, as without it this festival would not be possible.
About The Maine Outdoor Film Festival (MOFF): The Maine Outdoor Film Festival’s flagship event is held each July in Maine’s cultural capital, Portland. This year, from July 23 to July 27, MOFF welcomed thousands including filmmakers, outdoor enthusiasts, art lovers, and brands to its five-day, multi-venue film festival. Featuring international outdoor adventure and environmental documentaries screened at local theaters and outside under the stars; as well as expert panels, networking events and much more.
#OutdoorFilmsShownOutdoors.
For more information about the festival:
Nick Callanan
nick@maineoutdoorfilmfestival.com
(207) 619-3622
Meg Friel
press@maineoutdoorfilmfestival.com