The Points North Institute has set their dates for the 18th edition of the Camden International Film Festival, which will run from September 15-18, 2022 in Camden, Rockport, and Rockland. The festival will be held in-person once again, while also streaming their program online through its virtual festival.

Points North has been approved to receive an American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic. Points North is recommended to receive $150,000 and may use this funding to save jobs and to fund operations and facilities, health and safety supplies, and marketing and promotional efforts to encourage attendance and participation. In total, the NEA will award grants totaling $57,750,000 to just 567 arts organizations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington, DC.

Points North is one of seven organizations in Maine to receive funding this round, and will use the grant to add three, new, year-round positions to its core team in order to amplify its work and build its sustainability as an organization: Marketing Coordinator, Program Coordinator, and Production Manager. The safety of festival-goers, filmmakers and Artist Programs Fellows will again be prioritized in 2022, and communications with audiences will be paramount at the 18th edition of CIFF. The core team will work together to deliver an impactful, robust, engaging in-person festival.