“The Maryland Film Festival is an essential stop in the festival circuit.” – David Simon, Creator & Executive Producer, “The Wire”
Maryland Film Festival is an annual four-day event that takes place the first weekend of each May, presenting top-notch film and video work from all over the world. Each year the festival screens approximately 50 feature films and 75 short films of all varieties — narrative, documentary, animation, experimental, and hybrid — to tens of thousands of audience members.
For every North American feature film screened within the festival, a filmmaker attends the festival to present their work. The hundreds of filmmakers who have hosted screenings within Maryland Film Festival include such names as John Waters, Barry Levinson, Kathryn Bigelow, Jonathan Demme, Melvin Van Peebles, Alex Gibney, Matt Porterfield, Joe Swanberg, Lisandro Alonso, and Lena Dunham.
In addition to a wide range of contemporary N. American films, each festival also includes a sampling of cutting-edge international features (including such titles as Dogtooth and Syndromes and a Century), a vintage silent film with live musical accompaniment, a classic 3-D film, and a feature selected and hosted by legendary filmmaker John Waters (whose choices have ranged from Joseph Losey’s Boom! to Gaspar Noé’s I Stand Alone).
Maryland Film Festival’s 2011 Line-Up: The bulk of MFF’s 2011 features are now announced — including Kelly Reichardt’s MEEK’S CUTOFF, Palme d’Or winner UNCLE BOONMEE, John Waters presenting DOMAINE, and 40+ more! Among our foreign features, you’ll find titles from Thailand, France, Democratic Republic of Congo, Portugal, Japan, Chile, the Ukraine, Quebec, and Uruguay! Also check out our 8 shorts programs, just announced! More features, Opening and Closing night titles, and advance ticket sales coming over the next few business days.
