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The Greater New Milford Film Festival will be held Sept. 24 to 30 in that Litchfield County town, with film screenings, seminars and presenations about films and filmmaking.

The event begins on Sunday, Sept. 24, at 3 p.m. with a screening of the short documentary “Last Train to Pittsfield,” a 1978 short about a train that once ran from Danbury to Pittsfield, Mass. The event, at Bank Street Theater, 46 Bank St., will be hosted by State Rep. Mo Buckbee. Admission is free. At 7 p.m. at Bank Street, the narrative short “Fry Day,” will be shown. The 16-minute narrative short about serial killer Ted Bundy was produced in New Milford. Admission is $10.

On Monday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m., the Litchfield Hills Screenwriters Group will meet at 19 Main St. Anyone is welcome. Admission is $5.

On Tuesday, Sept. 26, Charter Cable will present a comic presentation and will discuss their filmmaking classes. The venue is TheatreWorks at 5 Brookfield Ave. Admission is free.

On Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 6 p.m., “Megan Leavey” will be shown at the New Milford Public Library, 24 Main St. Admission is free. At 6:30 p.m. that day at Bank Street Theater, the films of this year’s 48 Hour Film Project New Haven will be shown. Admission is free.

On Thursday, Sept. 28, at 6 p.m., Bank Street will host the Manhattan Shorts Film Festival, the worldwide evening of short films at which audience members vote for the best. It will be shown again on Saturday, Sept. 20, at noon, followed by a reception. Admission is $15.

On Friday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. at Bank Street, shorts made by local fimlmakers will be shown.

The week will wrap up on Saturday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m., when “Jungle Book” will be shown on the town green. filmnewmilfordct.org.