The Camden International Film Festival is an annual film festival

Film festival

A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...

 based in Camden, Maine

Camden, Maine

Camden is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,254 at the 2000 census. The population of the town more than triples during the summer months, due to tourists and summer residents. Camden is a famous summer colony in the Mid-Coast region of Maine...

, in the United States

United States

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. Created in 2004 by Benjamin Fowlie to support and generate interest in independent documentary films, the festival is a grass-roots, community-based organization.

The festival has featured 100 documentary films (features and shorts), and 50 regional premiers from over 20 countries have been screened in venues in Camden, Rockport and Rockland, Maine. Screenings are followed by Q&A sessions with directors and industry professionals. Festivities over the weekend also include a course through the University of Maine

University of Maine

The University of Maine is a public research university located in Orono, Maine, United States. The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is referred to as the flagship university of the University of Maine System...

, panels, workshops, photographic exhibits, musical concerts and parties.