Merrimack Valley Christian Film Festival
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The Merrimack Valley Christian Film Festival is a Christian film
festival in Lawrence, Massachusetts
. The festival typically draws 12,000 to 15,000 people and is held during Holy Week
. Festival organizer Tom Saab said the festival is among the more popular ones in the country. Saab began the festival in 1993 at the now closed Salem Tri Cinemas. For the past eight years, the festival has been held at the Showcase Cinemas
in South Lawrence.
No one is paid for the festival. Organizers raise around $28,000–$30,000 to rent the Showcase Cinemas movie theater for the week and to pay for publicity and associated costs. Some Christian schools in the area send all or most of their students to the festival as a field trip.
Christian film
The Christian film industry is an umbrella term for films containing a Christian -themed message or moral, produced by openly Christian filmmakers to a Christian audience....
festival in Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lawrence is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States on the Merrimack River. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 76,377. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and North Andover to the southeast. It and Salem are...
. The festival typically draws 12,000 to 15,000 people and is held during Holy Week
Holy Week
Holy Week in Christianity is the last week of Lent and the week before Easter...
. Festival organizer Tom Saab said the festival is among the more popular ones in the country. Saab began the festival in 1993 at the now closed Salem Tri Cinemas. For the past eight years, the festival has been held at the Showcase Cinemas
Showcase Cinemas
Showcase Cinemas is a movie theater chain owned and operated by National Amusements. Operating more than 1,354 indoor screens in the United States, United Kingdom and Latin America.-USA:* Connecticut* Massachusetts* Ohio* New Jersey* Rhode Island...
in South Lawrence.
No one is paid for the festival. Organizers raise around $28,000–$30,000 to rent the Showcase Cinemas movie theater for the week and to pay for publicity and associated costs. Some Christian schools in the area send all or most of their students to the festival as a field trip.
External links
- Official website
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