The International Maritime Film Festival returns to Bucksport’s Alamo Theatre in September. The festival is supported by the town of Bucksport and community organizations in the Bucksport area, and includes partner WERU-FM community radio.
The festival was launched prior to COVID and is now in its eight year. The World Ocean Observatory creates and manages the juried contest, making these unique and exciting films readily available, both in person and virtually worldwide via its on demand festival (see link information below).
Celebrating maritime heritage, the spirit of adventure, the ingenuity of boats and waterborne pursuits, climate issues, and odes to our precious ocean environment, the International Maritime Film Festival is the premier event for maritime-themed filmmaking. Often including personal appearances by the filmmakers themselves, these works bring remarkable stories of the courage, skill, innovation, and adventures of mariners and their watercraft and the marvels and perils of our oceans.
World Ocean Observatory (W2O) is the leading organization advocating for the health and sustainability of global climate and ocean through an accessible worldwide network of communication. Through education, partnership, information exchange, public connection, and relentless communications, W2O is committed to building an expansive global community of ocean literate individuals who will promote and conserve natural and marine resources for the future of all mankind.
World Ocean Radio airs on WERU (89.9 FM) and other radio stations around the world, bringing timely updates and news to the global community. Learn more and listen to stories at WorldOceanObservatory.org.
The 2024 in-person festival will take place Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 26-28 at The Alamo Theatre in Bucksport, and the online festival will follow from Oct. 1-31 on Vimeo.com. A one-month pass will cost $10 and films will be made available for whatever time or frequency viewers wish to watch during the month. The link to the Vimeo option will be provided shortly on the IMFF website.
A major motion picture will screen Thursday evening after a welcome from W20, Friday evening brings music, and the films screen on Saturday. During scheduled intermissions of the in-person event Saturday, festival attendees will have opportunities to explore downtown Bucksport and its eateries, shops, and scenic waterfront walkway overlooking Penobscot Bay, with views of Fort Knox and the Penobscot Narrows Bridge.
Festival tickets can be purchased via the IMFF website and at the door.
On Friday night, Sept. 27, 7 p.m. bring music from The Oystermen, a much-loved trio who regale their audiences with tunes of the sea and sailors. Joining The Oystermen will be Kate McCann, a folk singer and banjo player.
