Events

MFA Calendar of Events & Workshops

The preliminary schedule below is subject to instructor availability, weather, and pre-registration sign-ups. Click each event title for more information. More information will be added as it becomes available!

Before registering for an event, please review our event cancellation policy.

  • MFA Basic-Level Workshop: Editing for the Story
    May 4, 2019
    Saturday, May 4, 2019, 10:00 am – 5:00 pmMaine College of Art Media Lab, Congress Street, Portland REGISTER TODAY!This workshop...
  • MFA Happy Hour with Maine Outdoor Brands
    May 8, 2019
      Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 5-7pm Flight Deck Brewing, 11 Atlantic Ave, Brunswick Join the Maine Film Association and the Maine Outdoor...
  • Maine Filmmaker Showcase:
    "In Stitches"
    May 10, 2019
    Friday, May 10, 2019, 7:00 pm Portland Media Center, 516 Congress Street, Portland Join the Maine Film Association, the Portland...
  • MFA Intermediate-Level Workshop: Hands-On Location Sound
    June 8, 2019
    Saturday, June 8, 2019, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Portland Media Center, 516 Congress Street, Portland This workshop is limited to...
  • MFA Happy Hour with Maine Ad + Design (MADE)
    & Screening: HELVETICA
    June 12, 2019
    Wednesday, June 12, 6:00-8:30 pm; film screening at dark Bayside Bowl, 58 Alder Street, Portland   Join the Maine Film Association and...
  • MFA Intermediate-level Workshop: Introduction to Digital Cinematography
    Date TBD
    DATE TBD, 2019, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Portland Media Center, 516 Congress Street, Portland MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION COMING SOON Instructor: Matt...
  • MFA INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL POSTPRODUCTION WORKSHOP: EDITORIAL, DATA, & COLOR GRADING
    September 28, 2019
    Saturday, September 28, 2019USM Communication & Media Studies Production Center21 Durham Street, Portland, ME More information and registration coming soon! Instructor:...
  • Post-Production: 3-D Modeling
    October 12, 2019
    Saturday, October 12 , 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Maine College of Art522 Congress Street, Portland MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION COMING...
  • MFA Annual Lighting Workshop
    October 26, 2019
    Saturday, October 26, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.High Output,  83 Bell Street, Portland, ME MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION COMING SOON Cost:...
  • MFA Annual Meeting
    November 2, 2019
    Saturday, November 2, 2019, time TBDPortland Media Center, 516 Congress Street, Portland FREE to all MFA Members! More information coming...
  • MFA Screenwriting Workshop
    November 9, 2019
    Saturday, November 9, 2019, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Portland Media Center, 516 Congress Street, Portland MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION COMING...
  • MFA Workshop: Directing for the Drama & Episodic
    December 8, 2019
    Saturday, December 8, 2019, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.Portland Media Center, 516 Congress Street, Portland MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION COMING SOON! Cost:...

Past Events

  • Maine Filmmaker Showcase: "The Kids We Lose"
    April 12, 2019
    Friday, April 12, 2019, 7:00 pm Portland Media Center, 516 Congress Street, Portland Join the Maine Film Association, the Portland...
  • MFA Happy Hour with Maine Theater Collective
    April 10, 2019
      Wednesday, April 10, 2019, 5-7pm Oxbow Blending & Bottling, 49 Washington Ave., Portland Join the Maine Film Association and the Maine...
  • MFA Indie VFX Crash Course
    April 6, 2019
    Saturday, April 6, 2019, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. USM Communication & Media Studies Production Center 21 Durham Street, Portland, ME This...
  • Feb 2018 Making It in Maine
    MFA In Production Series: Producing & Production Management
    March 30, 2019
    Saturday, March 30, 2019, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Portland Media Center, 516 Congress Street, Portland REGISTER TODAY THROUGH EVENTBRITE! Join the Maine...
  • Maine Filmmaker Showcase: "The Last Pig"
    March 8, 2019
    Friday, March 8, 2019, 7:00 pm Portland Media Center, 516 Congress Street, Portland Join the Maine Film Association, the Portland...
  • MFA at Greendrinks
    February 12, 2019
    Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 5:30 – 8:00 pmThink Tank Portland, 533 Congress Street, Portland In February 2019, the Maine Film...
  • The MFA Postproduction Bootcamp
    February 9, 2019
    Saturday, February 9, 2019, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Portland Media Center, 516 Congress Street, Portland REGISTER TODAY through Eventbrite! Due to...
  • 2017 MFA Lighting & Grip Workshop
    The MFA Production Bootcamp
    January 26, 2019
    Saturday, January 26, 2019, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Portland Media Center, 516 Congress Street, Portland REGISTER TODAY through Eventbrite! The MFA...
  • 2017 MFA Digital Production Workshop
    MFA Filmmaker Listening Forum & Networking Happy Hour
    January 19, 2019
    Saturday, January 19, 2019, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Portland Media Center, 516 Congress Street, Portland RSVP below. As Maine's leading coalition of...