VENUES

The Camden International Film Festival and Points North Forum take place in a number of beautiful and unique venues throughout Camden and Rockland. Venues include restored turn-of-the-century opera houses, beautifully maintained churches, and one of the most spectacular art house theatres in the country. Learn more about each venue and location below.

• Camden Opera House. 500-seat exquisitely restored Victoria-era Opera House in the heart of downtown Camden. The home of the Points North Forum and our Opening and Closing Night screenings, as well as additional screenings throughout the festival weekend. (29 Elm St, Camden)
• The Strand Theatre. 350-seat historic cinema in downtown Rockland built in 1923 and lovingly restored in 2005. (345 Main St, Rockland)
• Farnsworth Art Museum. Art museum in downtown Rockland housing a nationally recognized collection of almost 16,000 works celebrating Maine’s important role in American art. (16 Museum Street, Rockland)
• Strom Auditorium. 826-seat proscenium theater located in Camden Hills Regional High School. (25 Keelson Dr, Rockport)
• CIFF Box Office and Hub. Located inside of Arctic Tern Sanctuary in Rockland, the exhibit and event space of Arctic Tern Books. (434 Main St, Rockland)
• The YETI Lounge. Designed and custom built by a team of local creatives inside the Yellow Barn in Rockland, for those with accreditation. (20 Winter St, Rockland)
• Journey’s End Marina. A working marina in the heart of downtown Rockland. (120 Tillson Ave, Bay G6, Rockland)
• Bisbee Theatre. Modern theater located in Camden Rockport Middle School. (34 Knowlton St, Camden)
• St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church. An English Gothic style church built in the early 20th century, in the center of downtown Camden. (33 Chestnut St, Camden)
• Other Media Other. A home for the arts in the heart of Camden, created by siblings and Ian Cheney and Claire Cheney. (27 Washington Street, Camden)
• The Villager Cafe. Community hub serving breakfast and lunch year round, and home to the Midcoast Villager newsstand. (25 Mechanic Street, Camden)
• The Apprenticeshop. An educational boat-building and sailing non-profit committed to inspiring personal growth through craftsmanship, community, and traditions of the sea. (655 Main St, Rockland)