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Check out the Camden International Film Festival September 29th through October 2nd in Camden, Rockport, and Rockland, Maine. Special events include the Points North Documentary Film Forum, which concludes with the Points North Pitch, an opportunity for filmmakers to pitch projects they’re working on. Festival passes are available. Learn more at http://camdenfilmfest.org/.

Celebrate at the Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival September 8–11. Highlights include opening and closing night receptions and a selection of international short films. Festival passes. For the full schedule and more information, visit http://www.mvfilmfest.com/.

The Latchis Theatre in Brattleboro, Vermont hosts the 2nd Annual Flickers North Country Film Festival September 30th to October 2nd. Proceeds will benefit the Brattleboro Retreat, a treatment center for mental health and addiction. For more information, visit http://www.film-festival.org/index07A.htm.

Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Images Cinema? The Williamstown, Massachusetts theatre presents Muppets, Music & Magic: Jim Henson’s Legacy September 19–25 thanks to a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Highlights include film selections, a reception, and appearances by puppeteer Kevin Clash of Sesame Street. Learn more at http://www.imagescinema.org/film_events/muppets-music-magic-jim-hensons-legacy.

The Boston Film Festival runs September 16–22. The festival will take place at the Stuart Street Playhouse and will feature a panel discussion with writer-producer Keith Dorrington. Visit http://www.bostonfilmfestival.org/ for more information.

The Music Hall of Portsmouth, New Hampshire hosts Telluride by the Sea September 23–25. The program features six exclusive selections from Colorado’s Telluride Film Festival. Passes are available. Read more at http://www.themusichall.org/calendar/event/telluride_by_the_sea_2011

If Midnight in Paris left you wanting more, check out “The Neurotic Genius of Woody Allen” at the Brattle Theatre September 6–15. The repertory series will feature screenings of Manhattan, Annie Hall, Hannah and Her Sisters, Match Point, and more. For more details, visit http://brattlefilm.org/category/calendar-2/repertory-series/the-neurotic-genius-of-woody-allen/.

Providence, Rhode Island hosts Movies on the Block at Grant’s Block (corner of Westminster St. and Union St.) every Thursday through the end of this month. All films begin at dusk and are free and open to the public. This month, catch The Lost Boys on September 1st, Notorious on September 8th, Saturday Night Fever on September 15th, Pineapple Express on September 22nd, and Purple Rain on September 29th. Check out the event Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=99983909480&v=info for more information.

The New England Festival of Ibero American Cinema runs September 30th to October 9th. Films will screen at several locations in New England and include special events and discussions. Visit http://www.nefiac.com/ to learn more.

Unleash your inner artist at the International Festival of Films on Art September 3–15 at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. Films include Comic Books Go to War, The Reach of Resonance, and Basquiat, A Life. For more details, visit http://www.mfa.org/programs/series/international-festival-films-art.

The Forest Park Film Festival in Springfield, MA, will be making its screenings open to the public on September 18th as a day of recovery for Springfield after its devastating tornado. To learn more, or to submit a film for the festival (deadline September 10th), please visit www.YourWorldDiscovered.com and select Film Festival.

Film producer Barri Evins is bringing his weekend screenwriting seminar, Big Ideas Boston Seminar, to Hingham September 30th to October 2nd. Cost is $395 per person and the seminar is limited to ten students, but Barri will also hold a free talk, Seven Surefire Secrets to Breaking into the Film Biz – Even When You’re 2992 Miles from Hollywood, at 6:30pm on September 29th at Emerson College. Visit www.bigBIGideas.com for sign up information.

Industry Buzz

Production is scheduled to begin in Massachusetts this month on Universal Pictures’ supernatural feature R.I.P.D. The film will star Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges; Robert Schwentke directs.

3PASTMIDNIGHT Films has begun filming the feature Capture on Long Island, Maine. Read more about the thriller, directed by Cate Carson, at http://capturemovie.wordpress.com/.

Filming continues around Massachusetts, including Cape Cod, on Adam Sandler’s new film I Hate You, Dad. Filmmakers recently created a replica of the Green Monster at the Nathan Wixon Middle School in Dennis. Read more at http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2011/07/29/green-monster-in-dennis?blog=233.

The pilot episode of Boston’s Greenview Entertainment’s series 617 will be available this month. Shot in Boston, the series follows a group of friends in their 20s. Check http://www.facebook.com/pages/617-The-Series/152775478117223 for updates.

Losing Control, the feature romantic comedy directed by Harvard Medical School graduate Valerie Weiss, has acquired distribution by House Lights Media. The film will be released early next year. Read more at http://www.losingcontrolmovie.com/.

Opportunities

Enter New London, Connecticut’s Whaling City Film Project September 23–27. Filmmakers will have four days to shoot and edit a short film that must feature a ship or boat, a New London landmark, a line of dialogue, and a character’s name. For more details and to sign up before September 23, go to http://whalingcityfilmproject.com/.

The WAM!Boston Film Festival is seeking entries for next spring’s event. Female filmmakers with stories about women are encouraged to apply. Submission deadline is November 1st. For official rules and more information, go to http://www.womenactionmedia.org/2011/08/23/submit-to-the-2012-wamboston-film-festival/.

The Maine Jewish Film Festival is currently accepting submissions for next spring’s event. Films are free to submit; the deadline is November 15th. Learn more at http://www.mjff.org/submissions.

The Green Mountain Film Festival is now accepting submissions for its Margot George Short Film Competition. Films must be under 10 minutes and celebrate “Vermont’s historical and culturally significant places.” Submission deadline is December 1st. For official rules and to submit a film, visit http://www.greenmountainfilmfestival.org/.

Register now for ProductionCONN 2011, a two-day media and video event in Cromwell, Connecticut. The conference will feature exhibitions and workshops on November 30th and December 1st. For more information and to sign up, visit http://productionconn.com/.