Camden Film Festival hosts POINTS NORTH DOCUMENTARY FILM FORUM October 2 in Rockport Maine

[Susi Walsh/Center for Independen]

This inaugural event is crafted for the New England filmmaking community and is free and open to the public. Points North will begin at 2 PM on Friday, October 2nd at the Theater at Union Hall, #2 Central Street, Rockport, ME
For complete information visit: http://camdenfilmfest.org/pointsnorth

The afternoon will consist of two sections: A New World: Non-fiction Film Funding, Trends, and Players with a round table of industry veterans and funders presenting the current funding process, trends and players. This will be followed by The Survivor's Guide - a panel of filmmakers discussing "sustainable" filmmaking, DIY distribution and offering tips on how to make a living as a filmmaker in this unique economic climate. Panelists will include top doc filmmakers drawn from this year's festival as well as some CIFF alumni.
Sponsored in part by the LEF Foundation and Maine Media Workshops, Points North provides attendees an opportunity to connect with industry leaders in an environment conducive to discussion.

Schedule:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
2:00 - 2:15
Welcome/ intro
2:15 - 3:45
A New World: Non-fiction Film Funding, Trends and Players
· - 5-7 minute presentation from each panel participant, including clips, on their organization, the types of projects they fund and what they look for
· - 45-60 minute moderated panel discussion w/ Q on overall funding trends, with a specific focus on relevance to New England based filmmakers

Panelists include Greg Rhem from HBO, Patirica Finneran from Sundance Documentary Film Program, Ryan Harrington from th Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund, Jalyn Henton from PBS and Sara Archambault from the LEF Foundation.

3:45 - 4:45
The Survivor's Guide: Filmmaker roundtable on Sustainable Filmmaking w/ Q, with topics including
· - DIY Distribution
· - How to make a living as a documentary filmmaker
· - Tips and tools on how to make films in the current economic climate
· - Moderated by Pamela Cohn (Still In Motion)
· - Panelists to to be announced. Check back for more information.
4:45 - 5:00
Wrap up and closing remarks
5:00 - 6:00
Cocktail reception at Maine Media Workshops (open to panel attendees), 70 Camden Street, Rockport, ME 04856

This is a FREE event! Hope to see you there