March 28,29 & April 4,5 2025

The 2025 Media Film Festival is four nights of independent short films across four different venues throughout Downtown Media, Pennsylvania. Since 2007, the Media Arts Council (MAC) has been celebrating the best of local and regional moviemaking talent, as well as national and international films, showcasing their creative spirit and striving to elevate the quality of local filmmaking. The festival is about connecting filmmakers with other filmmakers, industry professionals and audiences while having fun doing it!

29 Movies. Four Great Locations!

Saturday, March 29 Beer and A Movie Sligo Irish Pub 11 West State St

Friday, March 28 Opening Night The Townehouse 117 Veterans Sq

Saturday, April 5 Movies & Awards The Media Theatre 104 East State St

Friday, April 4 Documentary Night Institute of Science 11 Veterans Sq

Friday, 3/28: 7pm Townehouse

Opening Night

  • My Name is Jonas (drama, Phila)

  • Grin (horror, Philadelphia)

  • Driven Out (thriller, regional, NJ)

  • Warmth (animation, Korea)

  • My Couch (comedy, Media)

Saturday, 3/29: 7pm Sligo

Beer & A Movie

  • The Concert (drama)

  • Come Out, Wherever You Are (apocalyptic)

  • Willow (Newark)

  • For You (heartwarming, Iran)

  • Be Kind! (heartwarming, France) 

Friday, 4/4: 7pm Institute of Science

Documentary Night

  • Adidas Owns the Reality

  • Gardner of the Galaxy (Villanova)

  • Trash and Burn (Chester)

Followed by Q & A with the Directors

Saturday, 4/5: 3pm Media Theatre

Best of Local & Regional

  • Her Own Skin (dystopian, West Chester)

  • Good Job, Troy (Langhorne)

  • MACFI

  • Singing in the Lifeboat (Elmhurst, NY)

  • Baby Love (Merion Station)

  • Ah-Ma-Burns (drama/fantasy, West Chester)

  • MACFI

Saturday, 4/5: 7pm Media Theatre

Movies & Awards

  • Jules (drama, West Phila)

  • The Waiting (heartwarming, Iran)

  • Steps (Comedy, Canada)

  • Warmth- (Animation, Korea)

10 min intermission

  • Please Send Help (drama)

  • The Pizza Connection (dark comedy, Schuylkill Haven)

  • Crowboy (animation, Penn State)

  • Allure-(animation)

  • Muddy Goes To College (comedy, Phila)


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The Media Film Festival Began in 2007. Learn More About Our History