Filmgoers fill the seats Firday at the Waterville Opera House at the Maine International Film Festival. MIFF kicked off Friday night with a showing of "The Bookshop."

A filmgoer browses her phone Friday as she sits with a program at the Maine International Film Festival in Waterville. MIFF kicked off Friday night with a showing of "The Bookshop."

Ken Eisen, programmer of the Maine International Film Festival, speaks with a reporter Friday outside the theater at the Waterville Opera House in Waterville. MIFF kicked off Friday night with a showing of "The Bookshop."

Mike Perreault, director of the Maine International Film Festival, introduces Shannon Haines, president and CEO of Waterville Creates!, on stage Friday to speak about the arts and announced a capital campaign for a new arts center in downtown Waterville during the opening night of the Maine International Film Festival in Waterville. MIFF kicked off Friday night with a showing of "The Bookshop."

Shannon Haines, president and CEO of Waterville Creates!, takes the stage Friday to speak about the arts and announced a capital campaign for a new arts center in downtown Waterville during the opening night of the Maine International Film Festival in Waterville. MIFF kicked off Friday night with a showing of "The Bookshop."

Filmgoers fill the seats Friday at the Waterville Opera House at the Maine International Film Festival in Waterville. MIFF kicked off Friday night with a showing of "The Bookshop."