Maryland Film Festival
maryland film festival annual fiveday international film festival taking place march baltimore maryland festival launched present international film video work length genre festival known close relationship john water festival board director selects favorite film host within year festival u feature screened within festival hosted one filmmaker many internationally known filmmaker presented work within maryland film festival include barry levinson david simon kathryn bigelow melvin van peebles lena dunham lisandro alonso bobcat goldthwait amy seimetz david lowery joe swanberg greta gerwig barry jenkins todd solondz anna biller jonathan demme addition forty new feature fifty new short film maryland film festival includes one favorite film selected hosted legendary filmmaker mff board member john water film presented john water within maryland film festival ranged joseph loseys boom gaspar noés stand alone major name contemporary music presented favorite film within festival including beach house dan deacon branford marsalis marin alsop ian mackaye oldham jonathan richman bill callahan member animal collective festival also includes silent film live score alloy orchestra additionally personality ranging harry belafonte cal ripken jr appeared festival alongside documentary life work festival also program film event around baltimore yearround including film component baltimore annual summer artscape festival many event membership support group friend festival first maryland film festival screening took place thursday april opening night presentation barry levinsons documentary diner guy reallife inspiration first feature film diner historic senator theatre full programming began april using five screen historic charles theatre screening first public use newly renovated charles expanded one five screen festival dedicated opening night collection short film done year since festival expanded offering international film stated goal expanding scope international film brought baltimore future year bringing filmmaker host foreign feature film screening festival usmade feature film festival announced expansion day shifting opening night wednesday may previous festival day opening night taking place thursday festival continued day festival subsequent edition th annual festival took place may – using screen around station north art entertainment district well auditorium baltimore museum art walter art museum th annual festival took place may – using screen newly restored expanded parkway theatre well three additional screen nearby maryland institute college art mica campus festival featurefilm programming emphasized independent film represented filmmaker well international work handled arthouse specialty film distributor cinema guild oscilloscope laboratory factory milestone film strand releasing kino festival offered world premiere american independent feature eugene kotlyarenkos josephine decker butter latch stephen cone henry gamble birthday party josh crockett dr brink dr brink stephen cone princess cyd edition featured u premiere hugh gibson stair ashley mckenzies werewolf festival launched yearround screen venue anchored historic restored auditorium parkway theatre may longtime director programming eric allen hatch began working mdff departed lead programmer maryland film festival parkway february citing creative difference detailed filmmaker article concerning need greater risktaking attention diversity independentfilm festival alternative venue november announced maryland film festival would hold edition explaining festival would recalibrate business model amid major change film industry may announced baltimore radio station wypr partnership former maryland film festival director programming eric allen hatch would hold newnext film festival august taking place charles theatre festival planned reaction news maryland film festival holding event first newnext film festival held august – baltimore charles theatre december festival announced plan restore parkway theatre located north avenue north charles street station north art entertainment district use yearround venue parkway built film exhibition became one baltimore first arthouse movie theater operating name five west closed maryland film festival restoration preserved original auditorium built two smaller screen adjacent space spring parkway restoration project completed theater opened may opening night th annual maryland film festival first public screening parkway opening night short program maryland film festival evening may hosted josephine decker kris swanberg director short film presented first short presented therefore first film play parkway decade jessica kingdons commodity city short presented evening terence nance charge sun jeannie donohoes game matthew saltons richard twice nathan truesdells balloonfest first feature film screened parkway barry levinsons television film wizard lie afternoon thursday may first theatrical film screened parkway theo anthony rat film evening also part maryland film festival first mm film screened parkway agnès vardas vagabond guestcurated hosted band beach house evening saturday may screening took place within maryland film festival first live music performance restored parkway alloy orchestra live score german silent film variety within maryland film festival sunday may film shown event included navalny siren homebody parkway theater closed january announced may would reopen host th maryland film festival within every maryland film festival since launch filmmaker maryland film festival board member john water selected one film present audience selection ranged vintage cult camp title contemporary ribald comedy arthouse drama recurring highlight within maryland film festival since silent film presented alloy orchestra performing new original score vintage film alloy orchestra also presented film maryland film festival standalone event throughout year list limited presentation within annual festival weekend beginning extending maryland film festival presented vintage film twoprojector mm format screening hosted baltimore sun film writer chris kaltenbach maryland film festival presented forty feature film screening u film hosted one filmmaker gunky’s basement maryland film festival series curated hosted musician dan deacon video artist jimmy joe roche mdff programmer eric allen hatch title screened mm print promoted part original screenprinted poster created baltimorebased artist gunky’s basement yearround extension maryland film festival guesthost program person best known work outside world film selects host favorite film prior gunky’s basement dan deacon guest host maryland film festival selecting total recall series originally took place charles theatre beginning july screening shining gunkys basement screening took place maryland film festival yearround venue parkway theatre series came close film curator eric allen hatch departed mdff february offshoot gunkys basement maryland film festival video artist jimmy joe roche partnered series exploring roches love horror film gunkys basement title screened mm print promoted part original screenprinted poster created baltimore artist official page maryland film festival new yorkers richard brody discusses maryland film festival great day baltimore filmmakerblogger michael tully discusses maryland film festival indiewire new yorker discusses maryland film festival weird wonderful artforum discusses maryland film festival parkway theater explore baltimore heritage hopeful programmer eric allen hatch future arthouse programming filmmaker magazine june