As our 2025 Erie International Film Festival has now come to a close, I wanted to extend a few parting words and reminders.

Please know that all 2025 Official Selection Laurels have been emailed to every single participating Filmmaker via the email address provided at the time of film submission.

To our Award Winning Filmmakers, all Awards and Award Laurels will be sent out shortly, and within 10-14 days of today. Now that this year’s EIFF has past, I am very happy to report that our event this year was one of the most successful that we have had in the past 11 years, and certainly one of the best festival events since our inception.

To every participating Filmmaker, thank you all so much for allowing us the incredible honor of presenting your films, all full of passionate vision that certainly encompasses the spirit of independent filmmaking.

I would also like to thank all of this year’s attendees and Filmmakers who have sent me private emails. Please know that it is the kind and remarkable thoughts and feelings that have been expressed to me that inspire me to continue to grow and better our event every single year.

Thank you all once again for helping to make the 2025 Erie International Film Festival one of the most outstanding Festivals that we have ever had, and I truly look forward to the opportunity of considering another of your films for a future Festival.

Sincerely,

Frank Leczner, Jr.

Festival Director