Save the date for the 22nd annual Camden International Film Festival September 17-20th, in person at various venues throughout Camden, Rockport, and Rockland, Maine! As always, CIFF will feature a slate of boundary-pushing documentary films and filmmakers from across the globe. 

How to Fest FAQ!

How accessible is the fest?

CIFF takes place in multiple venues throughout the Midcoast which include working boatyards, temporary multipurpose spaces, and restored turn-of-the-century opera houses, churches, and art house theatres. These locations are rich in unique architectural charm but not all of them are ADA accessible. 

Of our annual venues, the Camden Opera House and Strand Theatre have accessible entrances and elevators. Journey’s End Marina, the location of the majority of our late night, After Dark parties doorways are not accessible but the garage door bay entrances are. 

More information about each 2026 venue and its accessibility information will be available on the Accessibility page soon!

Film program accessibility options are also available. Personal closed captioning devices are available upon request at all screening venues. Devices transmit dialogue to a small, easy-to-read personal screen which attaches to your seat. Closed captioning and audio description availability is subject to the content made available by filmmakers. If you would like to request accommodations, please contact us at [email protected] or (207) 615-4236. 

What are the ways to get around during the Festival? 

We recommend attending CIFF with a car — taxi’s are rare and ride share options like Uber and Lyft are not active in Midcoast. 

CIFF does offer a free Festival Shuttle, operational between Rockland and Camden, with times structured around the film schedule and our late night, After Dark parties. Unfortunately, the Festival Shuttle is not ADA accessible. The 2026 Shuttle Schedule will be available early September on the Shuttle page.