Montclair Film Fest Adds Wild Horse Nine, Elsinore, 14th, Behemoth!
The 2026 Montclair Film Festival has announced its lineup, featuring high-profile films like 'Wild Horse Nine' and 'Behemoth!'. The event will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a diverse selection of fiction, documentary, and animated features.
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Film festivals serve as critical platforms for industry networking, award season positioning, and the promotion of independent and mainstream cinema.
The 2026 Montclair Film Festival has revealed its opening, closing and centerpiece films.
The annual New Jersey event will kick off with Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine , starring John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell, and close with Tony Gilroy’s Pedro Pascal starrer Behemoth! Searchlight is set to release Wild Horse Nine , which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival last week, on Nov. 6 and Behemoth! , which will have its world premiere at the NY Film Festival on Oct. 2, on Dec. 4.
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