Following the heels of the 2010 CINEMA EYE HONORS, Toronto IFF and Stranger Than Fiction’s Thom Powers put together a list of 20 industry leaders worth keeping an eye on.  Listed among the talented and hard-working leaders of the non-fiction frontier is  Camden International Film Festival’s Founder and Director, Ben Fowlie.  Put simply by Power’s, “Ben Fowlie, founding director of the Camden Film Festival, has put a small town on the map of a crowded festival calendar. In order for film culture to flourish, we could use an organizer like Ben in every small town.”

Thanks for the recognition Thom!  Powers and his top-notch programming has been a major influence in our programming over the years.  We’ve been fortunate enough to have Thom’s wife, Raphaela Niehausen (who also made the list!) attend CIFF (MISS GULAG, CIFF ’07) and have also collaborated with his NY based Stranger Than Fiction Screening Series (THE WAY WE GET BY, STF SPRING ’09).

Congrats to everyone else mentioned.  CIFF is in exceptional company!  A special shout out to list-makers and major CIFF alums, David Redmon and Ashley Sabin!  For a complete list of the 20 Under 40: Film Industry Talent to Watch, visit the STF blog.