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.

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
Shelf Life
- Tribeca Film Festival Winner
(USA • Doc. • 78 min.)
VIP Opening Night – Wine & Cheese Tasting
- Screening Room 1313 • 5PM
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
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
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
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 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
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





Caribbean Film & Fashion Night