The 2015 Newtown Film Festival is just a few weeks away, and volunteers are needed.

Festival Founder Cristin Carlin is hoping to find a few people who would be willing to hang festival fliers around town as soon as this weekend.

Help will also be needed the weekend of the festival, September 18-20. In addition to openings at Edmond Town Hall, where the festival will be presented, volunteers are needed to man an NFF booth at Fairfield Hills during the Newtown Arts Festival.

For additional information or to volunteer, contact Ms Carlin at 203-512-8892 or newtownfilmfest@gmail.com.

The inaugural Newtown Film Festival will have five programs over its three day presentation. The NFF Programming Team has curated a selection of documentaries, features, animated films and shorts, all with a positive message. Most a family-friendly offerings; all are suitable for audiences of at least 13 years or older, Ms Carlin believes.

The goal of the festival is to bring inspiring, motivational, moving pieces to a community that invokes those very traits, according to organizers. The festival will include screenings of shorts, documentaries, animation and features. Admission to all screenings is free.

The three-day festival is an event of Newtown Arts Festival, presented by Newtown Cultural Arts Commission.

It will open with the short film A Place in The Middle. Derived from a feature length film called Kuma Hina, directors Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson have created a 25-minute piece that tells the story of a young Hawaiian girl who aspires to lead her school’s all-male hula troupe, and the inspiring teacher who uses traditional culture to inspire her.

The Connecticut premiere of Don Hertzfeldt’s award-winning short, World Of Tomorrow, will also be part of opening night.

 Saturday’s schedule will begin at 1 pm, with Saturday Morning Cartoon Shorts. The day will continue with Connecticut Connection Shorts at 2 o’clock, Comedy Shorts at 3 pm, and the screening of Most Likely To Succeed at 7.

Song of The Sea will open Sunday’s schedule, which will continue with Social Impact Shorts at 3 pm, and the finalé, a screening of Imba Means Sing, at 5 pm.

 “This is a labor of love for film to all those involved and we want to bring a constant flow of guests enjoying the amazing selection we’ve compiled,” said Ms Carlin. “We are going to be occupying the theater for the entire fall weekend.”

Donations, however large or small, are greatly appreciated and can be made in person to one of the several Newtown Film Fest employees who will be at Edmond Town Hall during the festival weekend, or online at www.newtownfilmfest.com (a Donate button can be found at the bottom of the page).

In addition to all of the films, the festival will host a number of programs related to films and film screenings. All weekend, attendees are invited to dress up and post like a movie star with costumes and props provided by NFF. Poster making, flip book making, character making, and a Meet The Programmers event have also been scheduled. The festival will conclude on Sunday with a closing night ceremony that will include the Audience Choice Awards.

For additional information visit newtownfilmfest.com or follow Newtown Film Fest on Facebook.