The Montclair Film Festival has unveiled the full lineup for its 2025 edition, which will run from Oct. 17 to Oct. 26.

The New Jersey fest will award its performer award to Brendan Fraser , following a screening of his new Searchlight Pictures dramedy, “ Rental Family ,” which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film has been selected as the fest’s fiction centerpiece. Stephen Colbert will join Fraser onstage after the screening for a discussion about the film.

The festival will also honor casting director Ellen Lewis with its inaugural casting award for her work on David Michôd’s “Christy,” which serves as the closing night film. Other notable fall favorites screening out-of-competition at the festival include Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly” on opening night, Y

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