EXCLUSIVE: Documentary filmmakers facing funding cuts at the federal level on top of already-challenged distribution opportunities are getting a major boost from the Points North Institute , the nonprofit that puts on the Camden International Film Festival .

Today, the institute announced its 2025 artists programs selections and the Points North Forum program which run concurrently with the festival in mid-September. Taken together, these programs will support “30 independent documentary projects in development across more than 20 countries,” PNI said in a release. “Filmmakers will have access to a curated series of over 400 meetings with more than 100 industry professionals through Points North’s 1:1 Meetings initiative. Delegates from organizations such as HBO, Hulu, the Ford Found

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