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Wild & Scenic Film Fest

About the Film Festival

Friends of Casco Bay is proud to host the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Saturday October 4th at Abromson Auditorium in Portland. This nationally-touring festival features films that seek to enhance environmental awareness and inspire action.

 

Created by a river conservation group in California, the festival has grown to become the largest environmental film festival in the country. Friends of Casco Bay is delighted to have been selected as the organization in Maine to host this festival, and we are planning a celebratory gala in Portland.
 

 

Thank You for Sponsors

THANK YOU to all those that voted for the People's Choice Film.  After all the votes were counted, Oil & Water Project was the clear winner. This light-hearted documentary follows two kayakers as they embark on a 35,000 km road trip from Alaska to Argentina in a retro-fitted Japanese fire truck - without using a single drop of petroleum.  Travel with this dynamic duo as they search for the best whitewater in the Americas and advocate for alternative energy all along the way.  You can watch the trailer here.

The biggest environmental film festival in the nation is coming to Portland — don’t miss it!

 

WHEN: Saturday, October 4, 2008, 5 - 9 pm
WHERE: USM’s Abromson Center, 88 Bedford Street, Portland ME (free parking in the Bedford Street garage)

THE FILMS: Our program includes a variety of films, from humorous shorts to inspiring documentaries.  Click here for film descriptions and schedule.

TICKETS: $15 in advance/ $20 at the door - includes films, food, and festivities

Tickets on sale beginning September 1st at:

Whole Foods Market (Portland)

Cycle Mania (Portland)

Bull Moose Music (all locations)

Patagonia Outlet (Freeport)

Buy tickets online

 

 

Gloria Reuben, star of stage and screen, perhaps best known for her role in the TV series ER, will join us October 4th introduce the Maine premier of the film Grand Canyon Adventure, featuring Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 

 

Thanks to our Sponsors

The Wild & Scenic Film Festival has received major funding from:

Whole Foods - Mariner sponsor

98.8 WCLZ - Navigator sponsor

Portland Press Herald - Navigator sponsor
FairPoint Communications - Beacon sponsor

Pierce Atwood, LLP - Beacon sponsor

Macdonald Page & Company, LLC - Beacon sponsor

Mike Boyson and Tony Jesson on behalf of Smith Barney - Beacon sponsor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsorship Opportunity

If your company or organization would like to sponsor the film festival, click here for more information about sponsorship levels.  Please contact Will Everitt at (207) 799-8574 to discuss sponsorship options.