Description: This year’s festival, in collaboration with Catamount Arts, will add a satellite location in St. Johnsbury, expanding its reach into the Northeast Kingdom. Focus on Film, the festival’s parent organization, has shown independent, international and documentary films in and around the state capital since 1997. The main festival holds screenings at three locations in downtown Montpelier, including the festival’s headquarters at the Savoy Theater. This year will feature ten days of screenings in downtown Montpelier from March 19-28, then the focus will shift to St. Johnsbury, April 9-11, when Catamount Arts will host the festival at its community arts center on Eastern Avenue and at two other locations in town. In addition to screening many of the same films as the Montpelier locations, Catamount Arts will feature a high school filmmakers showcase. Donald Rae, the Executive Director of Focus on Film recently commented on the addition of St. Johnsbury as a satellite location. “The Green Mountain Film Festival has become one of the most vibrant events of its kind in the region. This new collaboration with Catamount Arts enables us to reach an even broader audience, while retaining the intimate scale and friendly atmosphere that is so much a part of the festival.”