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Home » Wilmington International Film Festival 2025

Wilmington International Film Festival 2025

More than a movie festival, the Wilmington International Film Festival is a cultural experience celebrating independent film, local artists, live music, and community, creating a unique gathering that blends film culture, arts, and entertainment.

W.I.F.F. films, countries, venues. Out & About

October 9 – October 12, 2025

Celebrate Cinema with Us

Tickets starting at $15.
All-access VIP Passes & 4-Film Packages available.

Purchase Tickets: Wilmington.Film

Film Screenings Across Three Distinct Venues in the City

  • The Screening Room at 1313
    1313 N. Market Street, Downtown
  • Theatre N @ Nemours
    221 W. Tenth Street (Market West), Downtown
  • The Delaware Contemporary
    200 S. Madison Street, Riverfront

Festival Hub

  • The Chancery Market
  • 1313 N. Market Street, Downtown

Film & Event Schedule

Thursday, Oct. 9

Shelf Life

  • Tribeca Film Festival Winner
    (USA • Doc. • 78 min.)

VIP Opening Night – Wine & Cheese Tasting

  • Screening Room 1313 • 5PM
Friday, Oct. 10

End of the River

  • (BULGARIA/UKRANE • Drama • 110 min.)
    Screening Room 1313 • 11am

I Hate Myself and I Want to Die

  • (USA • Comedy • 85 min.)
    Theatre N • 11am

The Spies Among Us

  • (USA • Doc. • 92 min.)
    Screening Room 1313 • 11:30am

Lunchtime Short Films

  • The Delaware Contemporary • 11:30am
    *Admission includes lunch from the Claymont Steak Shop food truck

Shuffle

  • with Q+A
    (USA • Doc. • 82 min.)
    Screening Room 1313 10/10 2:00pm

Espina

  • (PANAMA • Comedy • 90 min.)
    The Delaware Contemporary • 2pm

Arrest the Midwife

  • (MEXICO • Drama • 81 min.)
    Screening Room 1313 • 2:30pm

The Pool of Nobodies

  • (MEXICO • Drama • 81 min.)
    Screening Room 1313 • 2:30pm

Beyond the Screen

  • Filmmaker & Actor Meet & Greet
    Entertainment Lawyer Aaron Harburg
    Theatre N • 4pm

Cotton Candy Bubble Gum

  • (USA • Comedy • 89 min.)
    The Delaware Contemporary • 4pm

The Canfather

  • (USA • Comedy • 91 min.)
    Screening Room 1313 • 4:30pm

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

  • (IRELAND, UK, USA, ZAMBIA • Comedy/Drama • 95 min)

About Face

  • with Q+A
    (USA • Doc. • 61 min.)
    Theatre N • 6pm

DOA

  • with Q+A
    (USA • Doc. • 83 min.)

DOA

  • with Q+A
    (USA • Doc. • 83 min.)

The Delaware Contemporary • 7pm

  • with Q+A
    (USA • Doc. • 83 min.)
    The Delaware Contemporary • 7pm

17th Annual Festival of Shorts

  • with Gordon DelGiorno
    (116 min.)
    Screening Room 1313 • 7:30pm

4 Clones Alone

  • with Q+A
    (USA • Comedy • 82 min.)
    Theatre N • 8pm
Saturday, Oct. 11

Beyond the Screen

  • Actor & Business Person Headshots
    Creative Image Photography
    Chancery Market • 8am-Noon

Kids Shorts

  • A Collection of Shorts for Kids
    Screening Room 1313 • 11am

How to Build A Library

  • with Q+A
    (KENYA • Doc. • 100 min.)
    Theatre N • 11am

Becoming Vera

  • (USA • Drama • 87 min.)
    The Delaware Contemporary • 11am

Beyond the Screen

  • Live Performance
    A Day of the WOZ: A Cinematic Journey
    Two Events: Chancery Market• 12-3pm, The Delaware Contemporary • 6-8pm

Friends & Neighbors

  • (USA • Doc. • 74 min.)
    Screening Room 1313 • 12pm

The Snare

  • (USA • Crime Thriller • 110 min.)
    The Delaware Contemporary • 11:30pm

The Caribbean Film & Fashion Night

  • Film Screenings & Fashion Show
    Screening Room 1313 • 2pm – 10pm

Four Mothers

  • (IRELAND • Drama • 89 min.)
    Theatre N • 2pm

Alberto Sordi Secret

  • (ITALY • Doc. • 86 min.)
    Two Events: Food & Bar / Photo Exhibit @ Cafe Mezzanotte • 3pm, Film Screening w/ Q&A @ Theatre N • 6pm

Relative Control

  • (USA • Comedy/Drama • 109 min.)
    Screening Room 1313 • 3pm

Berlin Loop

  • with Q+A
    (GERMANY • Drama • 87 min.)
    The Delaware Contemporary • 4pm

Beyond the Screen

  • Live Performance
    Elon Busk – The World’s Poorest Band
    Chancery Market • 4-6pm

Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story

  • with Q+A
    (USA • Doc. • 87 min.)
    Screening Room 1313 • 7pm

Fun Shorts

  • Collection of Short Films
    (93 min.)
    The Delaware Contemporary • 8pm

Delco Horror Haven Film Fest

  • (USA • Horror • 95 min.)
    Screening Room 1313 • 9:30pm
Sunday, Oct. 12

Beyond the Screen

  • Sunday Awards Brunch: All the Film Awards & More!
    Chancery Market • 11AM

Phunny Business: A Black Comedy

  • (USA • Doc. • 81 min.)
    Screening Room 1313 • 1:30pm

Film Sponsors

23 Journeys
Bayard
Bright Fields, Inc.
The Chancery Market
The Ciro Poppiti Family
Convergence Public Affairs
Creative Image Brand Photography
Crosby Connect International Consulting
Dawson Wealth Management LLC
Delaware Division of Small Business
The Delaware Contemporary
The Delaware Elder Law Center
Delaware LIVE
Delaware Today
The Delaware Valley Italian-American Herald
DelCo Horror Haven
Diamond State Black Film Festival
Dogfish Head Brewery
EPIC Marketing Consultants Group
Film Freeway
Flavia Loreto Photography
Friends of Italian Culture – Wilmington, DE
Goldstein & McClintock LLLP
Highway One Companies
HOTEL DU PONT
Interiors by Tanyell
John William Gallery
Kennedy
Main Line Today
Out & About Magazine
Residence Inn Marriott
The Screen Room at 1313
ShopRite
Sister Cities of WIlmington
Theatre N
Wilmington University
The Women’s Journal
World Trade Center Delaware
Xalo Global Enterprises
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