Ben Fowlie Stepping Down As Executive Director Of Points North Institute, Leadership Of Camden International Film Festival
deadline.comBen Fowlie, founder of the Camden International Film Festival, is departing as executive and artistic director of the Points North Institute, the nonprofit that produces the highly-respected documentary festival in coastal Maine.
Rick Rector, a board member of the Points North Institute, has been appointed PNI’s interim executive director in Fowlie’s stead.
Fowlie, in addition to founding the film festival in 2005, established the Points North Institute in 2016, co-founding the nonprofit with Sean Flynn and Caroline von Kuhn.
Von Kuhn will remain as PNI board chair and Flynn will continue to lead PNI’s artist programs and fellowships and expand his role to oversee the upcoming 20th Camden International Film Festival, set for September 12-15, 2024. “After twenty incredible years building this organization from the ground up, it’s the right time for me to step down,” Fowlie said in a statement. “Leading our efforts to establish a home for independent documentary film, while collaborating with so many inspiring filmmakers and partners, has been an honor.
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