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Filming a movie or TV show can take a long time. According to cinematographer Margaret Kurniawan, “One or two script pages will take a whole day to film.” The longer the script, the longer actors are away from home. 

Actors who are filming on location can be away for days, weeks, or months at a time, meaning they need a temporary place to call home. From lavish villas to economical trailers, there is a wide range of places actors can live while filming.

Hollywood unions and entertainment studios both support doing something to tighten firearms safety rules in the wake of the “Rust” shooting.

The studio and union bills each include provisions for armorer certification, which is not currently required. But the two sides don’t agree about much else.

Kennebec Valley Tourism Council has awarded $2,000 in sponsorship support funds to the Maine Film Center for the 25th Maine International Film Festival.

This funding aims to assist in the growth of tourism in Maine’s Kennebec Valley and produce a positive economic impact on the region, according to a news release from the council.

The short film has been accepted into five festivals and has its sights set on more

An avid bowhunter from a family of avid bowhunters, Wright stars in the new short film “The Hunting Trail.” The spare and grueling story of a young hunter’s very bad day in the Maine woods came from an idea Wright had back in 2016, when he’d first started pursuing acting. Teaming with frequent filmmaking partner Henry Riley (who wrote, directed and edited the film), Wright is all alone on screen for the entire 20-minute run time. 

Colby College students Charlie Jodka and Quinn Burke spent four months making a documentary film about the South End neighborhood of Waterville.

“The South End,” a one-hour film, is scheduled to be shown at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at Railroad Square Cinema, 17 Railroad Square in Waterville, admission is free.