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2022 MFA Winter Film Challenge Virtual Premiere

Witness the VIRTUAL premiere screening of 18 short films from Maine filmmakers at 7pm on Thursday, February 10 From February 3rd to 6th, Maine filmmaking teams braved the winter chill to spend 72 hours writing, shooting, and editing original short films.  All of the tickets for the in-person premiere have been claimed by Challenge team members, […]

Indie Film: Aspiring actor and Windham resident Anthony Carignan stars in the first episode of a new series

A brand-new streaming service was looking for someone with compelling screen presence and a location with some great production value. Luckily, the producers of the new travel outdoor series “Finding Adventure” found both right here in Maine, filming its premiere episode in Portland, Minot and Scarborough, and choosing for its first-ever guest Windham resident and […]

Oscar Nominations 2022: See the Full List (Updating Live)

The nominations are being revealed bright and early Tuesday morning by comedian/actors Leslie Jordan and Tracee Ellis Ross. Follow along below as IndieWire updates the nominees. The nominations will be announced via a live stream, which you can watch on Oscars.org, ABC, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. Or right here.

Smooth Feather Film School: ‘This theater, I feel like it has some magic about it.’

For nearly a century and a half, The Kezar Falls Theater has sat on the corner of Main Street where Porter and Parsonsfield meet. The old theater had been closed for about 40 years when Silas Hagerty, who grew up in Kezar Falls, bought the theater with the idea of creating a film school. That […]

Indie Film: Amid pandemic challenges, Belfast’s Colonial Theatre shifts focus

Moving away from screening first-run films, the independent venue will bring old favorites back to the big screen, and concentrate on Maine-made cinema. Citing the pandemic’s effect on the public’s willingness to go out to the movies, Walton explains that The Colonial is largely abandoning first-run exhibition for the time being. Instead, the theater will […]