The 26th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival will be shown at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, and Saturday, Sept. 30, at The Public Theatre in Lewiston. This year’s Final Ten Films – from Australia, Afghanistan, Finland, Iran, Switzerland, UK and Canada, alongside three films from the USA – represent the best short films from […]
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Manhattan Short Film Festival to screen at The Public Theatre
The Public Theatre will host the 26th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, and Saturday, Sept. 30. The 10 films hail from from Australia, Afghanistan, Finland, Iran, Switzerland, UK and Canada, alongside three films from the USA. This year’s Final Ten Films represent the best short films from among […]
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Auburn filmmaker’s ‘Father Figures’ to premier June 26 in Los Angeles
‘Father Figures’ is a short film from Auburn-based filmmaker Alessandro Chillé and will premier at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Los Angeles June 26. Chillé plans to stay in Maine as he continues working on future projects set in or filmed in the state.
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UMF brings acclaimed filmmakers to campus as Libra Scholars
Events feature preview of documentary “Man From Pretensia” and workshop on Cinéma Vérité
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Maine Jewish Film Festival launches statewide showings of “Four Winters” documentary
The Maine Jewish Film Festival will offer film screenings statewide of the new documentary film, “Four Winters,” written, produced and directed by Julia Mintz. Described as a “stunning, heartfelt narrative of heroism and resilience,” this film tells the story of the 25,000 Jewish partisans who organized in the forests of Ukraine and Poland to resist […]
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Bill to incentivize movie production in Maine put on hold for further review
The Legislature has carried over the bill to the next session, but supporters believe the issues with it should have been addressed earlier.
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Sawyer Memorial to show film by Maine producer
GREENE — Multimedia producer Rick Groleau will present his film, “The Town that Moved a Mountain,” at 2 and 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, at the Sawyer Memorial. In the late 1950s a group of ski enthusiasts in Maine built a ski area on Spruce Mountain in North Jay — they cleared trails, bought and […]
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Free showing of the film 'Eating You Alive'
FARMINGTON — The Greater Franklin Food Council, which is convened by United Way of the Tri-Valley Area and Healthy Community Coalition, invites you to a free movie showing of “Eating You Alive” at 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, at its offices at 218 Fairbanks Road. The movie will conclude with a vegetarian potluck. A brief […]
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Award-winning GMO documentary premieres at MIFF
WATERVILLE — “Modified,” an award-winning new documentary that follows a poignant mother-daughter investigative journey into the controversial world of genetically modified foods (GMOs), will have its premiere at the Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) this month. The film screens at Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville on Sunday, July 15 and at the Waterville Opera House […]
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Spruce Mountain film to be shown Saturday on Maine Public television
A film about the history of Spruce Mountain Ski Area has taken on a life of its own since it came out a year or two ago. The film, “A Town that Moved a Mountain (and then forgot they did it),” is scheduled to be shown on Maine Public television at 10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, and at […]