Northern Light is headed to Visions du Réel in Nyon, Switzerland!
We’re so excited to be included in the competition slate.
Check out the amazing lineup at Visions du Réel.
Northern Light – International Premiere
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Northern Light – Canadian Premiere
Next up, we’ve got our Canadian Premiere at Hot Docs on May 1st!
Check out our awesome new screenings page for more info. Hope to see some of you in Toronto!
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Northern Light – World Premiere
BIG NEWS! Northern Light will have its world premiere at True/False Film Festival.
We are so excited to be sharing a program with all of these incredible films and filmmakers.
Northern Light will have its premiere screening on Friday, March 1st.
We cannot wait for you to see it! If any of you will be at True/False, let us know so we can make sure to say Hi. We’ll send lots of updates from the festival so be sure to check back here, follow us on twitter @NLightFilm and like us on Facebook.
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GREEN, GREEN, GREEN
Northern Light’s website has launched! Please check out our synopsis, read about our experience creating this film, and watch our trailer.
Check out these amazing portraits created by Dan Kelly, and explore this beautiful site designed by Ian Crowther and Carl Williamson of Familiar. Thanks to Sierra Pettengill for her incredible editorial sensibilities.
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THE FINAL COUNTDOWN on Kickstarter
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
We’ve got so many amazing things planned for this film, and it’s all thanks to you. Your generosity and excitement is so incredible, and we’re thrilled that we have so many great friends. We’re also very excited that Northern Light is going to be finished soon!
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Northern Light on What (Not) to Doc
From what (not) to doc by Basil Tsiokos:
In the Works: NORTHERN LIGHT
Against a harsh winter and an even harsher economic climate, working class America is revealed in a snowmobile competition in the north woods of Michigan.
In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, an annual snowmobile race draws thousands to observe family members and friends participate in a dramatic competition. This becomes the backdrop for an observational documentary about three of the families in the community. Filmed over two years, Nick Bentgen and Lisa Kjerulff’s portrait reveals not only the spectacle of the race, but the quiet lives of some of those involved as they struggle with the fallout of the economic crisis to provide for their families and survive in difficult times.
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Northern Light Selected by IFP for 2011 Project Forum
Northern Light will be a part of the Spotlight on Documentary section during IFP’s Independent Film Week. Sept. 18-22nd.
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Emerging Visions 2011
Recognized for the work on his feature directorial debut, Northern Light, Nick Bentgen was one of 25 filmmakers selected to participate in the Emerging Visions program at the 2011 New York Film Festival.
Press:
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Filmmaker Magazine
Film Society of Licoln Center Press Release
IFP Emerging Visions
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Northern Light Joins IFP’s 2011 Documentary Labs
From IFP Press Release:
IFP Announces Documentary Line-Up for Its Annual Independent Filmmaker Labs
by Dan Schoenbrun on September 9, 2011
Cannes, France (May 16, 2011) – The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) announced today the 10 documentaries selected for participation in the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Labs, a year-long fellowship for first-time feature directors that begins with initial sessions taking place May 16-20 in New York City.
Presented by IFP, the nation’s oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers, the Independent Filmmaker Labs are a highly immersive free mentorship program supporting first-time feature directors with projects in post-production as they complete, market and distribute their films. Focusing exclusively on low-budget features (<$1million), the Labs provide filmmakers with the technical, creative and strategic tools necessary to launch their films.
More IFP Labs Press:
Rooftop Films
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Northern Light Selected by IFP for 2010 Project Forum
Northern Light will be a part of the Spotlight on Documentary section during IFP’s Independent Film Week. Sept. 19-23rd.
Filmmaker Magazine ArticleIndiewire
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