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The Maine Jewish Film Festival (MJFF) comes of age in 2010 when it celebrates its 13th year!
We curate a program of films that explore the Jewish experience through the lens of film - screening features, documentaries and shorts. Since 1998, MJFF has been bringing American and international cinema and filmmakers to enthusiastic southern Maine audiences....
To continue reading click HEREPosted by Mark Ireland at 01:49 PM. Filed under: Screenings/Festivals • (0) Comments • Permalink
We hope you had a chance to catch our meeting this past Saturday at the Maine Studios. Screenings of some very diverse and compelling Maine films in progress, with incisive commentary by industry experts. It can be a challenge for filmmakers to first encapsulate their work into a short clip and then put it out there to before the critical eyes of several experts. But we applaud them for doing so as it gave all in attendance a change to grow and learn in the process.
Following are links to some of the project clips. Stand by as we post links and information about the panel of industry experts who were in attendance (in the next few days).
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OPEN CASTING CALL FOR SHORT FILMS
WHEN: Tues., March 16 & Wed., March 17,
7:00 p.m.
Lots of juicy parts and low time commitment - these short films will be shot in early to mid-April and usually in one day. There will be a public screening of completed films on Thurs., May 13th at Luther Bonney Auditorium on USM’s Portland campus.
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The next meeting of the Maine Film & Video Association is 5:00PM Saturday, March 6, 2010 at the new Maine Studios, 235 Presumpscot St., Portland, ME, and features ROUGH CUT screenings of two or three excerpts of projects/trailers of some of Maine’s most active professionals before a panel of festival and distribution experts and an audience of your peers.
All are welcome. Free for members; $7 for non-members. Included in the admission price are free drinks, including beer and wine, and pizza.
Posted by Mark Ireland at 03:33 AM. Filed under: MFVA Meetings • Screenings/Festivals • (0) Comments • Permalink
We love to hear from our members and so we’ve created a fun and easy survey for you to let us know what you like or don’t like about MFVA. Add your input on how we can improve our meetings, make our website better and serve you, our membership as best we can.
Go to our community page, MFVA March meeting - http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php/forums/viewthread/36/
At the bottom of the announcement you’ll see a pdf that you can download and print. Please fill it out an bring it to our next meeting. Or mail it to:
Mark Ireland
158 Pleasant Point Rd.
Topsham ME. 04086
Thanks!
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A message from our Web Committee Chair, Mark Ireland
Among the many benefits for MFVA members (and my personal favorite) are the regular meetings for our members. The meetings take place in towns from Camden to Portland, from Lewiston to Bangor and are structured in a variety of formats. Many are set up as forum-style meetings, with specific topics presented by a panel of experts. Sometimes we meet for film screenings with live music. All meetings include time to meet with colleagues over food and drinks.
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The national 7DAYPSA competition will be coming to The Maine Studios in Portland in May. The contest is the brainchild of Duncan Putney and Andre Stark of Original Concept & Development and is a way for film makers to showcase their talent while helping local charities.
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Continuing MFVA’s commitment to bring our member’s work to a greater audience.....
MPBN features Internationally Challenged Traveler Bruce McToose, who, in a search of Scandinavian Fjords, ends up in Norway Maine.
The adventures of Bruce McToose, the fictional “Celebrity. Traveler and Explorer”, is the subject of “The Norway Show”, to be featured on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network new series “Maine Community Film Collaboration.
Josh Hrehovcik portrays the fictional character Bruce McToose, the celebrated traveler and explorer, on his search for the famous fjords of Norway. In “The Norway Show”, to be aired on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network in February, Bruce McToose is about to learn he is visiting the city of Norway, Maine - not the Scandinavian country, Norway
To continue reading click HEREPosted by Mark Ireland at 09:43 PM. Filed under: MFVA Member news • Screenings/Festivals • (3) Comments • Permalink
Calling all MFVA members! Maine Film & Video Association is seeking submissions of independent films and videos, with a regional (preferably Maine) focus. This work will be broadcast on MPBN (Maine’s public television station). The projects need to be fairly recent, of broadcast quality and non-commercial. Genres can include documentaries, fiction, educational, animation and event coverage. This offer is available to MFVA members and submissions need to go directly to MFVA. This is a great opportunity to expand your audience and bring in new revenue through broadcast sponsorship.
To continue reading click HEREPosted by Mark Ireland at 01:19 AM. Filed under: MFVA Member news • Screenings/Festivals • (0) Comments • Permalink
York County Community College is hosting a student film festival as part of their annual Senior Animation at Smitty’s Cinema in Sanford, Maine this May.
Any current or former student of a college in Maine is eligible to submit a film.
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MFVA is pleased to have assisted one of our members, Iain McCray Martin in bringing his film Life By Lobster to the attention of the Maine Public Broadcasting Network. MPBN will be broadcasting Martin’s film on February 13th and 14th.
This collaborative effort is part of MFVA’s ongoing initiative to bring our members work to the attention of such broadcasters as WPXT and MPBN as well as through an upcoming statewide screening series.
The Life By Lobster project should serve as an inspirational model to many young, aspiring filmmakers. Fresh out of high school, Martin found a topic within his immediate community and began to document it. In the process he matured into a accomplished filmmaker.
A full interview with Iain McCray Martin follows below….
To continue reading click HERE
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A message from MFVA chair, Richard Kane:
Dear MFVA Members and Friends,
Welcome to our newly re-designed website! I hope you will find it informative and helpful in keeping our community up-to-date about your business and work in the industry. We are continuing to serve you with news and information from Maine and around the country including job listings, classifieds, auditions, film festivals, screenings, articles, new technology info, production company news, and a host of other subjects. But it will only be effective if you participate by submitting articles and keeping us posted about upcoming news and events about your company. Members can now post these notices themselves. Check out the new Community section where you can participate in or even start new forums, post classifieds, jobs, sell or rent equipment, and post your bio and resume for all to see.
To continue reading click HEREPosted by Mark Ireland at 09:26 PM. Filed under: Membership • Permalink
MPBN, in its commitment to broadcast the work of Maine Film & Video Association members, will be airing Richard Kane’s film “Protecting the Nature of Maine: Fifty Years of the Natural Resources Council of Maine”. Broadcast dates are February 6th, 7th and 28th (see our calendar listings for broadcast times).
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VIA-VISION Video receives 2010 Brides Choice Award from Wedding Wire
LEWISTON, MAINE, February 2, 2010 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced VIA-VISION Video has been selected to receive the WeddingWire 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for Wedding Videography!
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The Maine Film & Video Association is a trade association made up of an active group of production companies, film and video professionals, TV stations, students, actors, muscians, writers, crew members, and others who are interested in working together to create better business, educational and networking opportunities for the people working in this industry in Maine.
Need crew for your next production? Looking for that perfect location in Maine? Search our database of media professionals HERE.
Looking to buy, sell, or rent equipment? Looking to crew up for your next production? Want to post your resume or a casting call? Post it in the Classifieds.
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