That’s right…October is right around the corner.  With that comes fresh autumn air, colors only leaves could conceive of, a new batch of award winning documentaries and an opportunity for us New Englander’s to experience some decent “summer” weather.

Last Friday we announced our Opening and Closing Night films and honestly, we couldn’t be more excited.  The program is really starting to take shape with a slew of major releases from the past months making the trek to Maine.

The 2009 Camden International Film Festival will open on October 1st with the New England Premiere of CONVENTION, directed by doc mogul, AJ Shnack.  If you’re not familiar, take a trip to his blog and you’ll understand why we are so excited to have him attend.  In the film AJ assembles an all-star crew of documentary filmmakers to tell the story behind the mounting of one of the biggest events of the decade: the 2008 Democratic National Convention.  Director / Producer AJ Schnack,  Producer / Co-Editor Nathan Truesdell and others from the crew will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A moderated by one very special guest!

Closing the 2009 Camden International Film Festival will be acclaimed director Robert Stone’s latest documentary, EARTH DAYS.  Visually stunning, vastly entertaining and awe-inspiring, Earth Days looks back to the dawn and development of the modern environmental movement—from its post-war rustlings in the 1950s and the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson’s incendiary bestseller Silent Spring, to the first wildly successful 1970 Earth Day celebration and the subsequent firestorm of political action.

Sponsored by Unity College, this film will be part of our “Gone Green” Day at CIFF.  As usual, we’ll be highlighting docs on sustainability and environmental issues because, well, they’re still VERY important.  Using an array of archival footage, this film is a must-see for anyone who grew up during the dawn of the environmental movement…and all others who are looking to follow in the footsteps.  Back to the land we go!

Our full lineup will start to be announced starting September 1st.  Expect more then 50 titles at this years Camden International Film Festival!   We’ll also have a forum on documentary filmmaking free and open to the public (much more on that later), loads of doc filmmakers, music, photo exhibits and parties!  Check our website or our facebook page for more info on all our films, including trailers starting in early September.

Stay tuned – T – 5 weeks!