Bangor Film Festival
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The first annual BFF took place in late December 2007.[2] The festival was founded by Shadow Puppets Entertainment, a local film production company. The special focus of the 2007 festival was on the independent short film.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The festival also hosts the first annual 28-Eighty Film Shootout Competition, in which filmmakers have 2,880 minutes (48 hours) in which to write, direct and edit their films.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 2010, the Bangor Film Festival merged with the KahBang Film Festival, becoming part of the KahBang Music, Art & Film Festival.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Now in its fifth year, the KahBang Film Festival is a three-day festival, taking place on the Bangor Waterfront during New England's indie & largest discovery festival; showcasing emerging talents in music | art | film. To that end, KahBang Film is a discovery festival for independent cinema, dedicated to showcasing emerging films and filmmakers and exposing them to new audiences.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The festival is a program of the non-profit organization KahBang Arts. To serve this mission, the KahBang Film Festival uses a free ticket model allowing for a wide, diverse audience of festival-goers.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
KahBang film receives submissions for independent filmmakers from across the globe.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Notes and references
- ↑ Bangor Opera House
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External links
- New England Film online magazine listing
- KahBang Film Festival website
- KahBang Arts website
- KahBang Music, Art & Film website