Camden International Film Festival
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The Image Gazer Film Festival is coming to Ellsworth!

hree Day All Activity Pass $25
MFVA Members $15!

Festival details:

August 16 - August 18th 11:00am - 10:00pm
in Downtown Ellsworth, Maine.

Registration Starts August 16 at 9:30am at The Grand

IGFF is seeking all film types from all ages including films made by high school students, featuring full length films, short films, abstract films, fiction and documentary films. 

Points North Documentary Forum - a high level professional workshop that anyone interested in film, development, production and distribution will find beneficial. As a part of these events there will be a pitching session at which a select group of projects from the New England community will be presented to a group of industry executives.

A message from MFVA chair, Richard Kane:

Dear MFVA Members and Friends:

I would like to encourage all of you to attend the KahBANG Music, Art and Film Festival in Bangor beginning this Friday, August 6th.  See www.kahbang.com for details of activities.

The Maine Film & Video Association meeting will take place on Saturday, August 7th 5:30 - 6:30PM at the Bangor Opera House.  As part of KahBANG, this meeting is free and open to everyone. 

The Maine Studios Celebrates A Successful First Year

It has been an amazing year! Over forty different projects, ranging from short films and national commercials to our first two feature films, have benefited from services provided by The Maine Studios and members of the Maine Film Collaborative. 

“April’s Heart”, based on true stories from Sanford students and produced at Sanford High School Film Club will premiere August 7th.

The Portland Maine International Film Festival will be held, August 19th-21st

The Project AWARE Summer Film Institute, in its third year, has offered young people hands-on experience in creating high quality video to make a difference about issues youth are concerned about. The institute with be held for all levels of students in the month of August. The cost is $495 for 1 week. There are limited scholarships available for eligible young people. For more info: 207-282-5598.

Heads up!  There’s less than one month left to submit your film to the Camden International Film Festival!  Up-and-coming CIFF is in its 6th year, and welcomes documentary features and shorts of all lengths and from all corners of the globe.  Visit http://camdenfilmfest.org/submit/ for more info.

Position Open :  Part Time Editor with IT background. Watching Place is seeking an experienced true documentary style editor for an ongoing series.

Saturday, July 17, 5:00-6:30pm

At the REM Forum, The Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville

Hosted by Maine Public Broadcasting Network and Maine Film & Video Association

With support and participation from the Maine Film Office and the Maine Arts Commission

Join us for complimentary refreshments and outstanding networking!

“HARD WORK” A Locally produced documentary by MFVA member Jim Sharkey will air on MPBN COMMUNITY FILMS.

The documentary was made by Brunswick resident Jim Sharkey in collaboration with University of Maine, Orono, Maine Studies Professor Carol Toner in 2005.

Synopsis: 

IncredibleMAINE has received its second Emmy nomination for Director Dave Wilkinson. “Farm Camp,” to be aired on MPBN on Saturday, May 1 at 10:30 AM, was the honored show. In its third season, incredibleMAINE, hosted by LC Van Savage, has also garnered several Telly awards along with its large and loyal audience. Producer Marilyn Taylor created....

The Story Of Houlton, produced by MFVA member, Michael Fawcett, will air on Saturday April 17th at 11am.  Following is a brief overview of the program....