The Academy Award-nominated Owen, 60, has starred in many films including ‘Croupier,’ ‘Duplicity,’ ‘Closer’ and ‘Gosford Park.’
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Wabanaki film fest in Portland aims to tell the stories of Indigenous peoples
The free program will be Sunday at the Portland Museum of Art and includes 5 films — including 3 involving Maine filmmakers.
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First Biddeford film fest features documentaries on social issues
Local filmmakers will showcase documentaries on relevant social issues in Maine at next month’s first Mini Film Fest.
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Maine Jewish Film Festival offers 15 thrilling offerings from around the world
The Maine Jewish Film Festival is one of the big events on the Maine movie calendar. MJFF’s 26th festival is taking place this week, from Saturday through March 9 at venues in Portland, Waterville, Lewiston and Brunswick and featuring 15 fascinating and thrillingly different films from around the world. As ever, the Maine Jewish Film […]
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Animation Planet Film Festival animates community for local artists
On Saturday, the festival showcased 27 animated shorts by artists from Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire, with the goal connecting artists of all experience levels.
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Documentary highlights futsal community in Kennedy Park
The young Portland director received the Emerging Maine Filmmaker Award for the project showing the community in one of Maine’s most diverse neighborhoods.
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Twenty years in, Camden film festival keeps getting more competitive
The festival, which starts Thursday, received more than 2,000 submissions for about 50 spots.
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Sailing for sustainability: Maine filmmaker begins sailboat film tour
James Merkel is sailing along Maine’s coast and using only electric vehicles to avoid fossil fuels as he screens his climate change film “Saving Walden’s World.”
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‘Saving Walden’s World’ looks at 3 societies believed sustainable and fair
The film, which spotlights Cuba, Slovenia and Kerala (India), is showing at the Maine Outdoor Film Festival on July 28.
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Salute to cinema gets underway at 27th Maine International Film Festival in Waterville
MIFF runs through July 21 and offers more than 100 films.