North Star Fellowship
Developed in collaboration with Kickstarter, the North Star Fellowship is one of the cornerstones of the Points North Institute, supporting four innovative media artists and filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds who are developing projects that span the latitudes of creative nonfiction. These might include film, video installation, audio and photo-based work, immersive experiences, performance or other modes and genres.
Fellows gather for one week on the coast of Maine, leading up to the annual Camden International Film Festival. A series of workshops, screenings, meals and excursions create time and space for an ongoing critical dialogue about expanded documentary aesthetics, representation, radical collaboration, the context of research, and more.
Fellows are joined by curators, critics, filmmakers, multidisciplinary artists, and industry professionals, each of whom provides new perspectives on the Fellows’ creative process and the evolving universe of nonfiction.
The program culminates during four days of CIFF, where North Star Fellows plug into a global community of storytellers and artists, attending screenings, artist talks, panel discussions, industry meetings, and special events.