Film Otsego

Cannabis Culture Film Fest - 2025

For immediate release:

Comedian Rob Cantrell will host the Cannabis Culture Film Fest at

Foothills PACC in Oneonta on Friday Sept. 5 and Saturday Sept. 6.

The traveling film festival has been in business for a decade,

touring the country showing stoner films. The 2025 Oneonta version

is sponsored by Film Otsego, Foothills and Dosha Farms Dispensary.

“We’re excited for a big star like Rob to meet our beautiful

Stoneonta,” Film Otsego Film Commissioner Greg Klein said.

“We have a great lineup of movies and he is the perfect guy to

host the weekend. It is going to be a great festival.”

Cantrell was on the Last OG, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and is

well known for his appearances on The Colbert Report. He has a

podcast about cannabis, The Cannabis Coffee Hour.

In addition to hosting Friday’s event, Cantrell will help judge

Saturday’s pitch competition and be on Saturday’s panel.

Movie tickets are free all weekend. However, there is a special

ticketed event Friday night, with Sum Noodle Coop serving food. A

21+ event with a $25 ticket allows food, free samples, popcorn,

and entry to the outdoor Hippy Hour Lounge. Go to @SumNoodleCoop

on Instgram for ticket information.

Doors open at 7 pm Friday, Sept. 5, with The Big Lewbowski

beginning at 8 pm. There will be a trivia contest and costume

contest.

Doors open at 12:30 pm Saturday, Sept. 6, with the pitch contest

beginning at 1 pm. At 2 pm, Cantrell with join Dosha president

Korey Rowe, CCFF executives David Walters and Tim Mattson, and

film maker Elana Frankel to discuss how cannabis is helping arts

communities.

Saturday movies will begin at 3 pm with two documentaries,

“Hempman Vs the State,” and “Rolled With Care.” The Long Shorts

block begins at 4:20, followed by the Short Shorts at 6:15 pm.

Astral Plane Drifter, the feature film, begins at 7:30 pm.

“It is going to be an amazing event,” Klein said. “I am excited

about the host, about the movies, about the film makers. CCFF has

a great reputation for hosting these events. We’re going to have a

great festival in September.”

There will be cash bar both nights, plus samples, promotionals, vending and contests. Go to filmotsego.org or on IG and Facebook

for more information.

Foothills is at 24 Market Street in Oneonta.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Film Otsego secures funding for Made By New York Women Film

Festival

Community Foundation of Otsego County awards $6,575 for second-

annual event in Oneonta

ONEONTA, NY — The Community Foundation of Otsego County has

awarded Film Otsego a grant of $6,575 to fund the second annual

Made By New York Women Film Festival, which will take place March

6 to 8, at Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center in Oneonta.

“In three months, we’ve gone from anxiety about our inaugural

event taking place, to staging an incredible event, to securing

its future and making it an annual event,” said Greg Klein, Film

Commissioner for Film Otsego.

“Because of the Community Foundation of Otsego County, we have

ensured there will be another group of talented female filmmakers

visiting Oneonta and learning about what we have to offer as a

film making hub,” he continued. “Because of the Community

Foundation of Otsego County, we have ensured the event will be

free to the public and we can attract the biggest audiences

possible to support these film makers and watch their work.”

For more information, contact Greg Klein, greg@filmotsego.org or

315-527-3082.

For More Information

Contact Greg Klein, greg@filmotsego.org or

315-527-3082.

The Official Film Commission for Otsego County, New York

Cannabis Culture Film Fest - 2025

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