The Maine Film and Video Association
<http://www.mainefilm.com/index.html> (MFVA) is proud to announce that
its Fall 2007 meeting and panelist program will be held on Thursday,
September 27th, at the Maine Media Workshops
<http://www.theworkshops.com/> (MMW) in Rockport, from 3:30pm –
7:30pm. This event promises to be an exciting one, with three Workshop
faculty presenting; a reception hosted by The Workshops; dinner at the
Workshops; and an Opening Night program at the Camden International Film
Festival.

Scheduled to speak at the MFVA's panel are:

Jim Planette, Feature Film Lighting Jim is one of Hollywood's most
reknowned and respected Chief Lighting Technicians (Gaffer) with more
than 30 years experience in the motion picture business. As Gaffer, he
collaborated with the DP in the lighting of over 35 films including
"Young Frankenstein," "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial," "The Fisher King,"
"Legends of the Fall", "Braveheart", "Twister", and "The Rainmaker".

Chandler Griffin, Documentary Camera Chandler is a New York City based
filmmaker with more than eight years of experience instructing workshops
under the umbrella of Barefoot Workshops and such prestigious institutes
as the International Film & Television Workshops in Maine.

Geoff Uloth, New DV Filmmaker A former professional snowboarder, Geoff
has spent the last seven years working within the Montreal film
community, and has written, directed and produced three award-winning
short films. Wildflowers, a fourteen-minute short earned four festival
awards, including the Canadian Society of Cinematographers award for
best cinematography as well as the award for Best Dramatic Short at the
Niagara Independent Film Festival.

The full schedule of events is as follows:

3:30 - MFVA Membership Meeting begins

4:00-5:00 - MFVA Members meet and exchange with Film Instructors here
that week: Jim Planette (Feature Film Lighting); Chandler Griffin
(Documentary Camera); and Geoff Uloth (New DV Filmmakers).

5:00-6:00 - Informal Reception for MFVA members and MMW instructors

6:00-7:00 - Dinner for MFVA here at MMW for those interested at
$10/person RSVP to kanelewis@.... (For a map of the Maine Media
Workshop campus, click here
<http://www.theworkshops.com/geninfo/campus-map.asp?SchoolID=> .)

7:30 - Camden Int'l Film Festival at the Strand in Rockland
<http://www.rocklandstrand.com/home.html> . Premiere of film "Meeting
Resistance", followed by Q&A with Director's Molly Bingham and Steve
Connors ($8 admission). For more information, visit
www.camdenfilmfest.com <http://www.camdenfilmfest.org/film.php?film=7>

"Meeting Resistance", the aforementioned film, is a verite-style
non-fiction feature-length film set in the streets, alleyways and
ubiquitous teashops of the Adhamiya neighborhood of Baghdad. It enters
the physical and psychological heart of the "insurgency" against the
American occupation. Photojournalists/directors Steve Connors and Molly
Bingham spent ten-months among the insurgents there to create this
exclusive, unique, and at once horrifying, compelling and insightful
film about their lives, motivation, and goals. They will be in
attendance to lead a Q&A.

For more information, contact Richard Kane, MFVA Board,
kanelewis@.... The entrance fee for the MFVA panel is $5 for
non-members; MFVA members enter for free. Tickets to the MFVA's
dinner at MMW are $10/person; please RSVP to Richard Kane as soon as
possible. This is a panel that is not to be missed!



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