Maryland Film Festival
A whole world of cinematic glory comes to Baltimore each and every May during the five-day Maryland Film Festival, as stimulating and well run as any in the country.
Diverse Films, High-Caliber Presenters
The festival presents some 50 feature films and 75 shorts over its impressively jam-packed schedule. Those features that hail from North America are all presented in person by their filmmakers: Everybody from Jonathan Demme to Lena Dunham has screened their works right here. And luminaries from other artistic forms show up to introduce their favorite movies; past stars have included Harry Belafonte and Will Oldham (aka Bonnie “Prince” Billy).
And speaking of luminaries, legendary auteur John Waters—who sits on the festival’s board of directors—yearly presents a feature film of his choosing for a lucky audience: always an illuminating choice, to say the least.
Holiday Inn Express: The Perfect Digs for the Maryland Film Festival
For taking in as many of the Maryland Film Festival screenings and presentations as you can, you can’t beat the Holiday Inn Express Baltimore at the Stadiums for convenient hotel accommodations. When you’re not ogling an onscreen masterpiece—or mulling an esoteric head-scratcher of a film—you’ll be relishing your clean and crisp Holiday Inn guestroom, not to mention topnotch amenities such as on-site laundry facilities and free high-speed Wi-Fi.
