MTN Craft Film Festival

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MTN Craft Film Festival
DateFirst weekend in October
Venue Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center
Location Clarksburg, West Virginia
Type Film Festival
Cause Appalachian Culture
Website Official website

The MTN Craft Film Festival is an annual film festival established in 2023 and based in Clarksburg, West Virginia. [1] The festival aims at promoting Appalachian culture, while also only selecting films within the Appalachian region. [2] [3]

Contents

Awards

The MTN Craft Film Festival gives out a total of nine awards, which include five judge-based and three audience-choice awards; [4]

Judges Choice Awards

Audience Choice Awards

Alumni

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