Woodstock Film Festival organizers Tuesday afternoon announced this year's lineup, which includes east coast premieres of "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" at Woodstock and "The Great Buck Howard" at Rosendale to close out the festival Oct. 5.

"Zack and Miri Make a Porno" is directed by Kevin Smith, best known for movies like "Mall Rats," "Dogma," and "Clerks," which include the characters Jay and Silent Bob. The film follows roommates "faced with hard times and a mountain of debt" who decide to make a homemade pornographic movie for some quick cash.

Smith will receive this year's Honorary Maverick Award, to which he responded in a prepared statement: "I don't know about the 'Maverick' part, but I'm delighted to be getting an award from Woodstock, as I've been a Peanuts fan for years."

Film Festival Executive Director Meira Blaustein called Smith "an outstanding choice for this award" because "his films perceptively pursue humanity with a satiric and fiercely independent eye."

The other closing film "The Great Buck Howard" was directed by Sean McGinly and tells the story of a "has-been mentalist extraordinaire" who longs for another shot at the spotlight.

One of the festival's two centerpiece films "Wendy and Lucy," the tale of an Indiana native traveling through the American Pacific Northwest while migrating to Alaska to work at a fish cannery, was directed by Bard visiting professor Kelly Reichardt and includes a cameo from Phoenicia actor/producer Larry Fessenden, whom Blaustein described as "one of the darlings of the indy film industry."

Blaustein said it is always "a plus" to support local actors, but this particular film was chosen because it is high quality. She noted it was "well-received at (the Cannes Film Festival)."

Blaustein called the other centerpiece film "The Secret of Grain," which is about a laid-off Tunisian boat worker's quest to open a restaurant, "a beautiful, multi-award-winning film."

Of films with local connections, Blaustein highlighted the world premiere of "Gospel Hill," a narrative memorializing the 40th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights activist Paul Malcolm.

The movie was directed by Giancarlo Esposito, who also appears in the film, along with Danny Glover and Samuel L. Jackson. Festival Press Director Ilene Marder said Esposito owns a house in Saugerties, and he has family members who attend schools in the area.

Other movies with local connections in the festival include "Dinosaurs and Rocketships," "The Pride," "Edge of Town," "The Guest of Cindy Sherman," "Natural Causes," "Predisposed," "Blood Red Earth," and "Superman #1."

Blaustein also pointed to this year's documentaries as a strength of the festival, describing them as "volatile, important, and about issues that affect our lives." The subject matter ranges from Lyme disease to the Beatles.

The Ninth Annual Woodstock Film Festival takes place from Oct. 1-5 and includes over 150 films, panels, concerts, and special events at Woodstock, Rhinebeck, and Rosendale venues. The festival includes 44 premieres, 10 of which are world premieres.