Freeland Film Festival

09/18/2025

Congratulations to the talented award winning filmmakers at Freeland Film Festival!

Some of these films are available online— we highly recommend you go check them out!

09/17/2025

Congratulations to the award winners of Freeland Film Festival! We were blown away by the quality of the films this year. Thanks to all the filmmakers who shared their beautiful work with our audience!

Audience Award for Best Feature: An Invitation to Wonder: Waubesa Wetlands .film by

Jury Award for Best Feature: Bad River by

Jury Award for Best Planetary Health Feature: Wilding by

Jury Award for Best Short Film: A Wilderness Act by Melonee Montano and Tom Deschenes

Special thanks to our thoughtful and talented jury: Farhan Umedaly , Luis Palomino , and Onkuri Majumdar !

09/14/2025

What a beautiful day to welcome Freeland Film Festival. See below for activities and films at the library.

Cash only tickets can be purchased at the library. Kids under 10 are free! Visit https://www.freeland.org/film-festival.html for the full schedule of events and to purchase tickets online.

09/13/2025

Day Number Two of the Freeland Film Festival, here is what is showing today at Thrasher Opera House. 🎥🐒🦏🎶🚜🎶🏈

09/12/2025

It’s a great day to start the world’s best small town international film fest! Don’t miss it!! Here’s a message from festival Executive Producer Steve Galster.

Grab your tickets before they sell out: https://www.freeland.org/film-festival.html

09/12/2025

09/12/2025

Be a part of something special in downtown Green Lake! 🎬✨

The Freeland Film Festival is back this weekend, Friday, September 12 – Sunday, September 14, with screenings and events at multiple venues such as Thrasher Opera House, Town Square Community Center, Deacon Mills Park & Caestecker Public Library!

Enjoy a weekend filled with inspiring films, engaging panels, and incredible live music - all centered around stories that inspire change. 🌍💡

Get your tickets online or at the door! 🔗 https://www.classy.org/event/freeland-film-festival-2025/e720928

09/10/2025

Special guests announcement! We have a wonderful group of speakers and panelists coming to the festival this year. Check out their bios here, and make sure you say hi at the fest! If you haven’t got your festival tickets yet, you can buy them at the link in our bio, or get them in person when you arrive to the festival. 🎟️🎟️🎟️

09/10/2025

Check out all of these incredible films! We couldn’t be happier with the program this year, and we really hope you enjoy it. There’s something for everyone: Check out the film descriptions here to learn about each one of them and pick which ones you’d like to see! And don’t forget to grab your tickets at this link: https://www.freeland.org/film-festival.html

See you this weekend, and get ready to be inspired!!

09/10/2025

Thank you Green Lake School District! We had a great time sharing some films and stories at the school today, and can’t wait to see our great student volunteers and audience members at the fest this weekend!

09/09/2025

We have an incredible lineup of musicians playing at the festival this weekend! You can get your festival tickets online at the below link, or buy them at the door! https://www.freeland.org/film-festival.html