Norwalk Film Festival brings Power Ballad premiere and filmmaker conversations to Connecticut

The 2026 Norwalk Film Festival announced an East Coast premiere, director and filmmaker conversations, student work, shorts, panels, and a filmmaking workshop.

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Reported by the CT Video Services Film & TV Desk. Published March 12, 2026.

The 2026 Norwalk Film Festival announced an East Coast premiere, director and filmmaker conversations, student work, shorts, panels, and a filmmaking workshop.

The sixth annual festival’s program included the East Coast premiere of Power Ballad with Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas, an opening-night conversation around Little Richard: I Am Everything, and a Bloom documentary panel.

The weekend also made room for student films, local shorts, audience awards, and a workshop at Lot48—useful connective tissue for the state’s emerging production community.

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