Vacationland Film Festival
@vacationlandff.bsky.social
Hey y'all! We are an independent film festival in Biddeford, Maine, August 21st-23rd 2026. We're finalizing dates with the Board and then we will confirm + open up the Call for Entries! Details will be on our web site www.vacationlandfilmfestival.com
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Hey guys, I acted in this film called Avatar: Fire and Ash. It comes out this week and I'm trying to get the word out there.
December 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Hey guys, I acted in this film called Avatar: Fire and Ash. It comes out this week and I'm trying to get the word out there.
Friend of the Vacationland Film Festival Xander Berkeley is introducing this film (that he was in~!) Xander will be on hand for a 30th anniversary screening of Safe on December 21 at the Portland Museum of Art. www.portlandmuseum.org/films
December 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Friend of the Vacationland Film Festival Xander Berkeley is introducing this film (that he was in~!) Xander will be on hand for a 30th anniversary screening of Safe on December 21 at the Portland Museum of Art. www.portlandmuseum.org/films
In Danger of Being Discovered, Directed by Marc Dole and Michael Venn, has been awarded a Special Mention for Q&A for their wonderful back stories about the production of their film when they screened at Vacationland Film Festival.
September 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
In Danger of Being Discovered, Directed by Marc Dole and Michael Venn, has been awarded a Special Mention for Q&A for their wonderful back stories about the production of their film when they screened at Vacationland Film Festival.
Kitchen Tales, Directed by Jane Moriarty, and Executive Produced by Mainer Kerem Durdag, has been awarded a Special Mention for Production
September 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Kitchen Tales, Directed by Jane Moriarty, and Executive Produced by Mainer Kerem Durdag, has been awarded a Special Mention for Production
An Extraordinary Place, Directed by Tom Bell, a short documentary about the radio station WMPG, has seen awarded a Special Mention for Community
September 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
An Extraordinary Place, Directed by Tom Bell, a short documentary about the radio station WMPG, has seen awarded a Special Mention for Community
This Half Light, Produced, Directed, and Animated by Irene Kim-Ahiska, and Written by Kerem Durdag, has been awarded a Special Mention for Animation.
September 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This Half Light, Produced, Directed, and Animated by Irene Kim-Ahiska, and Written by Kerem Durdag, has been awarded a Special Mention for Animation.
Whisper, Directed by Carl Smith, about a sailing adventure off the Maine Coast, has been awarded a Special Mention for Outdoor Maine.
September 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Whisper, Directed by Carl Smith, about a sailing adventure off the Maine Coast, has been awarded a Special Mention for Outdoor Maine.
The 15th Annual Maine Mayhem, by the students at the Southern Maine Community College Communications & New Media Studies program has been awarded Special Mention for Student Work.
September 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The 15th Annual Maine Mayhem, by the students at the Southern Maine Community College Communications & New Media Studies program has been awarded Special Mention for Student Work.
April in Maine, Directed by the late Willem Holden Watkinson, won the Youth Prize and going forward, the Youth Prize will be called Will's Prize, in his honor.
September 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
April in Maine, Directed by the late Willem Holden Watkinson, won the Youth Prize and going forward, the Youth Prize will be called Will's Prize, in his honor.
Artfully United, Directed by David Benner, was the Audience Award Winner for Feature Length Film
September 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Artfully United, Directed by David Benner, was the Audience Award Winner for Feature Length Film
Sentinels, Directed by Matthew Luhrman, was the Audience Award Winner for Short Films
September 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Sentinels, Directed by Matthew Luhrman, was the Audience Award Winner for Short Films
Artfully United, Directed by David Benner and Produced by Chris Walters and Phiphen, has won the Spirit of Action Award, for their film that celebrates the important work that the artist Mike Norice is doing in his community.
September 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Artfully United, Directed by David Benner and Produced by Chris Walters and Phiphen, has won the Spirit of Action Award, for their film that celebrates the important work that the artist Mike Norice is doing in his community.
AND THE WINNERS ARE......
A Cassidy Brothers Production
A fun, sweet, relatable film made by two brothers on a road
trip from Maine to California, Nick and Cash brought their
film, the blue bus, and many followers, to Vacationland.
Thanks guys. We love your energy and your filmmaking!
A Cassidy Brothers Production
A fun, sweet, relatable film made by two brothers on a road
trip from Maine to California, Nick and Cash brought their
film, the blue bus, and many followers, to Vacationland.
Thanks guys. We love your energy and your filmmaking!
September 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
AND THE WINNERS ARE......
A Cassidy Brothers Production
A fun, sweet, relatable film made by two brothers on a road
trip from Maine to California, Nick and Cash brought their
film, the blue bus, and many followers, to Vacationland.
Thanks guys. We love your energy and your filmmaking!
A Cassidy Brothers Production
A fun, sweet, relatable film made by two brothers on a road
trip from Maine to California, Nick and Cash brought their
film, the blue bus, and many followers, to Vacationland.
Thanks guys. We love your energy and your filmmaking!
We had a wonderful festival! Thank you to everyone who joined us.
August 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We had a wonderful festival! Thank you to everyone who joined us.
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We just sat down with the Cassidy Brothers and had an awesome chat. See CHILDISH THINGS at the @vacationlandff.bsky.social at the City Theater in Biddeford tomorrow August 21!
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A Blue Bus & A Big Crowd: Maine-made "Childish Things" Comes Home
Maine-born filmmakers Nick and Cash Cassidy's latest feature is a deeply personal project, borne out of community and collaboration.
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August 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
We just sat down with the Cassidy Brothers and had an awesome chat. See CHILDISH THINGS at the @vacationlandff.bsky.social at the City Theater in Biddeford tomorrow August 21!
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The official poster is done!
July 31, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The official poster is done!
We are thrilled that Childish Things by the Cassidy Brothers will be our Opening Night film on August 21 at 7pm at the City Theater. Tickets here: citytheater.org/tickets/
July 31, 2025 at 5:57 AM
We are thrilled that Childish Things by the Cassidy Brothers will be our Opening Night film on August 21 at 7pm at the City Theater. Tickets here: citytheater.org/tickets/
The Vacationland Film Festival Program Guide for the 2025 Festival is here: vacationlandfilmfestival.com/wp-content/u...
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July 31, 2025 at 5:53 AM
The Vacationland Film Festival Program Guide for the 2025 Festival is here: vacationlandfilmfestival.com/wp-content/u...
Duplicitous, Directed by Quinn Wheatley, will screen at the Vacationland Film Festival on Friday August 22 at 6:30pm
July 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Duplicitous, Directed by Quinn Wheatley, will screen at the Vacationland Film Festival on Friday August 22 at 6:30pm
IN DANGER OF BEING DISCOVERED, Directed by Marc A Dole and Michael Venn, is a delightful rockumentary about music in the New Hampshire seacoast area in the 90's. It will screen at 5pm on Friday August 22 at the Vacationland Film Festival.
July 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
IN DANGER OF BEING DISCOVERED, Directed by Marc A Dole and Michael Venn, is a delightful rockumentary about music in the New Hampshire seacoast area in the 90's. It will screen at 5pm on Friday August 22 at the Vacationland Film Festival.
Suitcases, by Director Cody Alexander Curtis, will be part of the Vacationland Film Festival and will screen on Friday, August 22 at 3pm.
July 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Suitcases, by Director Cody Alexander Curtis, will be part of the Vacationland Film Festival and will screen on Friday, August 22 at 3pm.