Points North Institute Announces 2024 Artist Fellowship Recipients Ahead Of Camden International Film Festival
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: A diverse group of documentary filmmakers and major industry professionals will converge on the Maine coast next month for the 20thCamden International Film Festival (CIFF), one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the year for the nonfiction film community.
The Points North Institute, which produces the festival, today announced an unprecedented number of filmmakers and projects have been selected to take part in this year’s Artist Programs, which run in tandem with CIFF.
The institute also unveiled its Points North Forum program, which features artist talks and field-building conversations during the festival.
Scroll for complete information. “Eight years after CIFF launched the Points North Institute to provide more robust, year-round support to documentary filmmakers, the organization is supporting more projects-in-development and filmmaking teams than ever across 6 different fellowship programs and multiple partnerships with mission-aligned nonprofits,” the institute said in a release. “Each program is designed to connect filmmakers with mentors, funders, and potential collaborators, using the 20th annual Camden International Film Festival as a platform to build a community of support, while nurturing the careers of emerging and established nonfiction storytellers as they develop their unique artistic voices.” In the week leading up to CIFF, selected filmmaker fellows will participate in “mentor-led workshops and feedback screenings, which culminate in a series of 400+ industry meetings taking place both in person and online.” The institute noted that collectively, the artist programs will support 48 independent film projects in development that originate from 28 countries.
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