The annual Maryland Film Festival, now in its 11th year, takes place over four days in early May. Screening over 150 films — narrative, documentary, animation, experimental, and hybrid — the festival takes place in and around Baltimore’s Charles Theater in the Station North Arts District.
In addition to emerging contemporary films, signature film programs include: Opening Night Shorts & Party – a program of five short films with the filmmakers present; a classic 3-D film (past films have included, DIAL M FOR MURDER, HOUSE OF WAX, & MISS SADIE THOMPSON); a vintage silent film with live musical accompaniment by The Alloy Orchestra (past films have included, SPEEDY, THE EAGLE, & NOSFERATU); and the always-popular, John Waters Picks, a film selected and hosted by director John Waters. The MFF Guest Host program invites celebrity guest hosts from outside the film world to present favorite films (past guests have included Henry Rollins with MAXED OUT, Dorothy Hamill with sing-a-long MARY POPPINS, Julian Bond with SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAAADASS SONG, and “Survivor” star Colleen Haskell with THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN).
Concurrent to the festival is the Filmmakers’ Tent Village which invites the public to engage in discussion panels, master classes, workshops, outdoor screenings and Q&As with the filmmakers and other film industry insiders – all for free.
For more information, go to http://blog.md-filmfest.com.
