GREENFIELD — The LAVA Center at 324 Main St. is gearing up for its sixth annual LAVA Film Festival, which will take place Thursday, Nov. 12, through Saturday, Nov. 14.

The LAVA Film Festival shines a spotlight on emerging local filmmakers. All films were made by current residents of Massachusetts, with more than half of them hailing from western Mass.

The schedule of events is as follows:

Thursday, Nov. 12

5 to 8 p.m. — Opening reception with refreshments. Though the reception is free to attend, donations are accepted to benefit The LAVA Center. Attendees can meet the filmmakers whose work will be screening over the weekend, while the filmmakers can network with fellow filmmakers and perhaps meet collaborators for future films. A selection of trailers of the films will be screened.

Friday, Nov. 13

7 p.m. — Experimental and comedy films will be screened. Admission is on a sliding scale from $8 to $20, though additional Card-to-Culture discounts are available for attendees who receive certain state or federal benefits. There will be a question-and-answer session with the participating filmmakers.

The experimental films are:

  • “composing motion.” directed by Hallie Bahn.
  • “Da Poet” directed by Gyuri Kepes.
  • “DON’T CALL ME CUPCAKE” directed by Gretel Schatz.
  • “Glasses Down the Hole” directed by Bella Levavi, Max Levavi.
  • “Neverie” directed by Laxman Soni, Shaurya Dalal.
  • “Nighttime Ornamented Ritual” directed by Jonah Creaney.
  • “Relevé” directed by Charlotte Schaub, Jocelyn Connors.
  • “Sensitive Fern” directed by Joshua Crane.
  • “The Ring” directed by Justine Nankabirwa.
  • “Turtleheads” directed by Anne Ciecko.
  • “White Noise” directed by TJ LaLonde.
  • “You Are Not a Memorial” directed by Jaina Cipriano.

The comedy films are:

  • “Bittersweet” directed by Soe Noire.
  • “The Clayton Effect” directed by Jacob Clayton.
  • “The Five Stages” directed by Joshua Smith.
  • “French Fries and Coke” directed by Jonah Durbin.
  • “Fresh Meat” directed by Jonathan Oliver Pereira.
  • “Last Call” directed by Mike Pratt.

Saturday, Nov. 14

Noon — Dramas will be screened. Admission is on a sliding scale from $8 to $20, though additional Card-to-Culture discounts are available for attendees who receive certain state or federal benefits. There will be a question-and-answer session with the participating filmmakers.

The dramas are:

  • “The Curious Incident of Everett Wilder” directed by Ben Tobin.
  • “HARBORING SORROW” directed by Isaiah Mott.
  • “A Heart to Heart” directed by Arth Joshi.
  • “Purgatory Chasm” directed by Rachel Knowles.
  • “The Secret” directed by Vlahdimeer Lafortune.
  • “Thickly Settled” directed by Brian D Jones, Jordan Brooks.
  • “We Need To Talk” directed by James Calnan III.

3 p.m. — Documentary films will be screened. Admission is on a sliding scale from $8 to $20, though additional Card-to-Culture discounts are available for attendees who receive certain state or federal benefits. There will be a question-and-answer session with the participating filmmakers.

The documentary films are:

  • “Chasing Dragonflies” directed by Milena Milagros Mahoney.
  • “Goolsby vs. The State of Georgia” directed by Orice Jenkins.
  • “Handy Ma’am” directed by Christina Hodel.
  • “MA250 in Greenfield” directed by Susan Maiorana.
  • “Walls of Demand” directed by Jenna Patrice.

7 p.m. — Thriller, horror and science fiction films will be screened. Admission is on a sliding scale from $8 to $20, though additional Card-to-Culture discounts are available for attendees who receive certain state or federal benefits. There will be a question-and-answer session with the participating filmmakers.

  • “Artichoke” directed by Amir Moini.
  • “Bad Apples” directed by Craig Montalbano, Sean Hall.
  • “Director’s Cut” directed by Scot Megan.
  • “Do Not Disturb” directed by Austin Gerrard.
  • “The Door” directed by Connor Murray.
  • “Hope Ryder Trilogy” directed by Matt Gorman
  • “Martyr” directed by Denizen Tog.
  • “MEDIC” directed by Zavius Aponte.
  • “Twisted Roots” directed by Rose M. Bennett, Sophie Mechem.

More information is available at thelavacenter.org/lava-film-festival.