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UMA French Club presents screening of award-winning film ‘The Intersection (Le Carrefour)’
“French at UMA” presents the award-winning documentary film “The Intersection (Le Carrefour)” at an in-person screening at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, and via streaming from Sept. 23-30. This powerful film about friendship, language, and community was filmed in Maine, focusing on the friendship between Cécile, a Franco-American, and Trésor, a new immigrant from […]
The Public Theatre to host Manhattan Short Film Festival
The 25th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival is planned for 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1, at The Public Theatre in Lewiston. Film lovers will unite in over 500 venues worldwide to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world. Finalists from the festival’s […]
‘Scattering CJ’ to be shown on public television
Award-winning documentary profiles grieving mother’s inspired idea to honor her son’s life
Wolfgang Petersen, blockbuster filmmaker of ‘Das Boot,’ dies
His breakthrough feature about life aboard a German U-boat was hailed as an anti-war masterpiece and nominated for six Oscars.
Vegan Kitchen: More plant-based foods partner with pop culture icons
Younger generations are more interested in vegan foods, and marketing professionals have taken notice.
Local filmmakers win prizes at 25th Maine International Film Festival
The Maine Film Center announces the winners of the Tourmaline and Audience Favorite Prizes from the 25th annual Maine International Film Festival (MIFF). Running from July 8-17, this year’s MIFF featured nearly 100 films, 22 of which were made in Maine. The Tourmaline Prizes, awarded for the first time this year and named for Maine’s […]
Maine Outdoor Film Festival kicks off Thursday evening
A curated selection of outdoor adventure and conservation short films, shown outdoors, over three weekends throughout Portland from July 28 – Aug. 14
Finding Our Voices short documentaries featured in MIFF showings
Two movies starring Maine domestic violence survivors will premiere at the 25th edition of the Maine International Film Festival on Saturday, July 16, in Waterville. The short documentaries will share the stage with the award-winning documentary “And So I Stayed,” about women serving long prison sentences for killing their abusers. The Finding Our Voices films […]
In the new Wakanda cookbook, Black Panther food lore comes to life
The author created a story-within-a-story for a cookbook set in the fictional nation.