New/Next Film Festival

New/Next Film Festival, presented by Baltimore Public Media, will return for a fourth installment in the fall of 2026, organizers announced.

The New/Next Film Festival is a highlight of the Baltimore movie scene, featuring artists and filmmakers from across the city, and across the world.

From Venice to Toronto, from Telluride to New York, and Baltimore's New/Next, the annual round of film fests promises a rich crop of movies for local screens.

Baltimore Public Media's New/Next Film Festival returns to the Charles Theatre October 3 - 6 with a larger lineup of independent feature films and shorts.

We go On the Record with a filmmaker coming to Baltimore for the New/Next Film Festival.

Baltimore Public Media (BPM) announced today the return and expansion of its New/Next Film Festival, a celebration of emerging film culture that will take place Oct. 3-6 at The Charles Theatre. The 2024 festival, which today also launched its call for entries, will expand to four days to feature more films and visiting filmmakers.

The New/Next Film Fest, a celebration of cutting edge cinema, returns Oct. 3-6 to The Charles Theatre in Baltimore

The Maryland Film Festival’s Board of Directors decided to pause screenings following poor turnout from the COVID-19 pandemic. But the void is filled this weekend, as WYPR will present the New/Next Film Festival, which will feature more than 50 shorts and features.

We go On the Record to Pass the Mic! Our monthly takeover episode features guest host Eric Hatch; he curated the New/Next film festival. He talks with filmmakers who offer previews of their work … and a window into films that inspired their careers.

On our monthly look at films and filmmaking, Tom and Maryland Film Festival founder Jed Dietz talk with a producer and a curator of the WYPR-sponsored New/Next Film Festival, running August 18-20 at The Charles theater in Baltimore.