The New/Next Film Fest in Baltimore’s Station North neighborhood, is returning for its second year at the historic Charles Theatre. The festival, getting its encore in 2024, after a surprise turnout convinced the organizers to bring it back.
“The response was overwhelming, like oh my gosh people really want this,”co-founder and event producer, Sam Sessa said.
Originally, New/Next Film Fest was created to make up for the Maryland Film Fest being canceled in 2023; a brain child of Baltimore Public Media.
“We thought it was going be a one-off, but after that we thought why can’t a city of this size support multiple film festivals?”
Even after Maryland Festival came back, they decided to bring New/Next back for an encore. Only this year, they’re planning to do it bigger and better.
“We’ve got all five screens at the Charles Theatre up and running all weekend, four days instead of just three. It’s going to be more than 120 films and even more filmmakers are coming into town to be a part of it.”
Read full article: New/Next Film Fest returns for a sequel after surprise turnout in its first year – WMAR
