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MFF OPENS TONIGHT! CHECK OUT OUR “HOW TO FESTIVAL” GUIDE!

Published May 5, 2011 Uncategorized Closed
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HOW TO FESTIVAL

PARKING:

You can find free, metered and paid parking options within a two block radius of The Charles Theatre. Click here to view a map of all available parking areas!
BOX OFFICE:

The Box Office is located in the tent village across the street from The Charles Theatre (1711 North Charles Street). We accept all major credit cards. Tickets will be available for the entire weekend at the box office. Click here for prices and more information!

Tickets will also be available on location at the MICA Brown Center (1301 Mount Royal Avenue) and The Windup Space (12 West North Avenue) for their respective programs.

If you have purchased a Groupon, just print it out and bring it to the Tent Village Box Office in order to exchange it for tickets.

The Box Office will open daily at 10am and close 15 minutes after the last program has begun.

Click here to view the MFF 2011 Film Schedule.

**PLEASE NOTE: TICKET HOLDERS MUST BE IN THEIR SEATS 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO A SCREENING’S START TIME TO GUARANTEE ADMISSION**

In the event of a sold out screening, a standby line will form at the entrance to the tent village, and we will sell empty seats based on availability.

WILL CALL:

All-Access passes and Friends of the Festival ticket packages will be available for pickup in the lobby of the MICA Brown Center tonight starting at 7pm, and then at the Friends of the Festival table in the Box Office tent for the rest of the weekend.

If you are a Friend of the Festival you can see free films before 6pm tomorrow! Just come to the FOF table to pick up your pass.

FOOD:

Click here for a comprehensive guide to food options at MFF!

Finally if you have any questions, or need assistance, don’t hesitate to ask one of our many friendly volunteers who will be available throughout the weekend!

THANK YOU AND HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME AT THE 2011 MARYLAND FILM FESTIVAL!!!

MFF SEEKS VOLUNTEERS FOR 2011 FESTIVAL!!

Published March 17, 2011 Uncategorized Closed
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THE 13TH ANNUAL MARYLAND FILM FESTIVAL

RETURNS MAY 5-8, 2011!

 

VOLUNTEER FOR THE

MARYLAND FILM FESTIVAL!

 

The Maryland Film Festival is now seeking volunteers!  Have fun!  Earn free screening vouchers! Be part of the excitement in Downtown Baltimore, May 5-8, 2011! At the 13th Annual Festival, we need more volunteers than ever to support filmmakers as well as the diverse, eclectic community of film lovers in Baltimore and throughout Maryland. Many volunteer opportunities are available:  Box Office, Tent Village, Filmmakers Lounge, Theatre Ushers, and more! You will be our front line ambassador, greeting guests from around the world!

REQUIREMENTS:  Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age, must enjoy serving the public, and must be committed to fulfilling assigned shifts.

BENEFITS TO VOLUNTEERS:  In appreciation of your assistance, you receive an MFF limited edition t-shirt and for each four (4) hour shift worked (and you can work as many shifts as you’d like), you earn a free screening voucher or $5 toward merchandise. Water and light snacks will be provided during your shift. The week after the festival, you are invited to a special “Volunteers Only” screening of one of the most popular films of MFF 2011.

SPREAD THE WORD: Please help us to recruit other committed volunteers.  Inviteyour friends and family, co-workers, fellow students, church members, and others who at least 18 years of age or older!  We can’t have too many volunteers!

HOW TO VOLUNTEER: To receive a volunteer application, please contact us today!  mffvolunteers@gmail.com If you have already emailed us to sign up, you will receive an application shortly by email.

PLEASE NOTE: The last day of the festival is on Sunday, May 8, 2011, which is Mother’s Day.  Please keep this holiday in mind when you sign up to volunteer.

POSITIONS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE:
Street Team Volunteers
Come to the Festival offices and pick up posters to distribute in Baltimore City and other areas. Earn screening vouchers early.

Tech Checks
Report to Tech Supervisor. Work with filmmakers before/during screenings to ensure quality picture and sound presentation. Act as communication liaison between filmmaker and projectionist. See some movies during shift. SOME KNOWLEDGE OF FILM PRESENTATION (including digital) AND A BASIC TECHNICAL VOCABULARY NECESSARY. Students of film and video encouraged to apply.

Filmmakers Lounge Crew
Help with Filmmaker Hospitality, answering questions, etc. Keep areas clean and tidy. Assist MFF staff as necessary.

Tent Village Staff
Work with the public, answering questions, directing foot traffic,emptying trash cans, running errands, assisting Tent Village Coordinator with events. Keep areas tidy, organized.

Box Office Tellers
Sell tickets to festival programs, answer questions about the festival, accurately records ticket sales.  Must be friendly and outgoing and have customer service experience and cash handling experience.
Box Office Captain

Assist the Box Office Manager in training and supporting ticket sales tellers, make certain ticket sales tellers are recording sales properly, handle escalated patron issues, provide change for tellers, and work one shift each day of the festival.Must be friendly and outgoing; have customer service experience and supervisory skills.Must have prior festival experience as a box office teller.Able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Box Office Stand-By Line Captain

Supervise line assistants during the entire festival.  Manage the stand-by line when programs sell-out.  Must be friendly and outgoing, have customer service experience and prior festival experience.

Box Office Call Center Rep

Answer incoming calls to the festival and sell tickets to festival programs.  Must be friendly and outgoing and have customer service/call center experience and good communication skills.

Box Office Line Assistant

Manage the flow of traffic at the main box office. Assist the Stand-By Line Captain during program sell-outs.Must be friendly and outgoing.

Merchandise Table Staff
Sell Merchandise. Interact with the public, answer questions, etc.

“Friends of the Festival” (FOF) Table Staff
Help sell Memberships to become a “Friend of the Festival”. Interact with the public, answer questions, etc. Must be outgoing and friendly, sales experience a plus.

 

MICA Location Support

Answer questions, direct patron foot traffic, help sell tickets and usher at a very low-key and laid back satellite location, MICA Brown Center.

 

MD Film Fest Onsite Phone Support

Answer phones, answer questions, provide driving/walking directions, venue information. Provide light administrative support. Report to Film Festival Staff, who will provide training.

 

Theater Captains

 

Report to House Manager and assist with crowd flow as patrons enter and exit screenings.

 

Theater Ushers
Report to Theater Captain on duty. Greet public, answer questions. Tear Tickets, help usher as needed. Help tidy between screenings.

Opening Night Crew

May 5th. 6:30pm – 12am (probably get out

earlier) Help load in and set up opening night party, etc. Enjoy yourself at the gala affair while still helping to keep things running smoothly during the festivities. Help break down.

 

Closing Night Crew

 

May 8th. 6:30pm – 12am (probably get out earlier) Help load in and set up, enjoy yourself while providing support for closing night party, also aid in break down.

Monday Clean Up
After the festival, help with the clean up. Traditionally understaffed, yet very important, we will offer extra rewards to those who sign up early.

Volunteer Floaters Who Are Up for Anything!

Assist in covering any of the above positions to ensure coverage, relieve volunteers who need breaks, assist with general cleanliness, and help festival goers who appear lost.  Flexibility and friendliness are key.

Shuttle Drivers
Drive filmmakers and visitors in large passenger vans while in full communication with other drivers and with the Travel and Transportation Coordinator.

FOR THE SHUTTLE DRIVER POSITIONS PLEASE CONTACT:

Jaimes Mayhew
Transportation & Hospitality Coordinator  jaimes@mdfilmfest.com

 

For all other positions please contact mffvolunteers@gmail.com

Don’t miss METROPOLIS, accompanied by a rare live performance from the great ALLOY ORCHESTRA!

Published November 22, 2010 Uncategorized 1 Comment
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NEW COMPLETE PRINT WITH RESTORED FOOTAGE!

FREE FOR FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL !

Friday December 3, 7:30pm

MICA Brown Center

TICKETS:

**Call 410.752.8083 to order in advance**

Regular admission: $15

Students: $5 (day of show only)

FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL get 2 FREE tickets! Call 410.752.8083 for more information on becoming a member.

“Considered the most expensive German f ilm of its day, METROPOLIS is celebrated as much for its spectacle as its story….This “Metropolis,” which will be accompanied by a live performance by the always compelling Alloy Orchestra, is 25 minutes longer than any version seen in more than 80 years. Because Lang’s picture is an icon of the silent era and the foundation stone of science-fiction cinema, this news has electrified fans and scholars of early film. Finding this new material was, as Glenn Erickson of the Web column DVD Savant put it, “akin to recovering lost books of The Bible.” – Kenneth Turan, LA Times

MORE ABOUT THE FILM:

Seldom has the rediscovery of a cache of lost footage ignited widespread curiosity as did the announcement, in July 2008, that an essentially complete copy of Fritz Lang’s METROPOLIS had been found. Now Baltimore audiences can see Lang’s masterpiece – with a live original score presented by festival favorites The Alloy Orchestra!

When METROPOLIS was first screened in Berlin on January 10, 1927, the sci-fi epic ran an estimated 153 minutes. After its premiere engagement, in an effort to maximize the film’s commercial potential, the film’s distributors drastically shortened METROPOLIS, which had been a major disappointment at the German box office. By the time it debuted in the states latter that year, the film ran approximately 90 minutes.

METROPOLIS went on to become one of the cornerstones of science-fiction cinema, foreshadowing BLADE RUNNER and THE MATRIX (to name just a few recent examples). Over the decades, audiences have clamored to see a complete version of this brilliant, landmark film. A 2001 restoration combined footage from four archives and ran at a triumphant 124 minutes. It was widely believed that this would be the most complete version of Lang’s film that contemporary audiences could ever hope to see.

But, in the summer of 2008, the curator of the Bunos Aires Museo del Cine discovered a 16mm dupe negative that was considerably longer than any existing print. It included not merely a few additional snippets, but 25 minutes of “lost” footage, about a fifth of the film, that had not been seen since its Berlin debut. That footage has been painstakingly restored, and now audiences can enjoy the most complete version of METROPOLIS since its premiere 80+ years ago.

Join Friends of the Festival today to see ALLOY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS: METROPOLIS and more FREE movies all year-round!

Maryland Film Festival on Groupon!

Published November 4, 2010 Uncategorized 2 Comments
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Today the Maryland Film Festival has the featured deal for a Friends of the Festival membership on Groupon.com!

If you have never been a Friend of the Festival before, you can purchase the membership at at discount today on Groupon!

If you have already purchased a Groupon, here is how to redeem it:

1. Print Groupon (or pull it up with their mobile app).
2. Email tickets@mdfilmfest.com for registration.
3. Provide your Groupon ID#, name, address, phone
number, & email

Questions: email tickets@mdfilmest.com or call 410.752.8083

MORE  ABOUNT THE MEMBERSHIP:

Friends of the Festival is a membership program that supports the Maryland Film Festival throughout the year. For their contribution, our members receive benefits like:

  • FREE preview screenings from the art-house to Hollywood throughout the year
  • FREE movies before 6pm on the Friday of the Maryland Film Festival

Here are just some of the movies that our members have recently seen for FREE:

The Lovely Bones

Crazy Heart

Hot Tub Time Machine

How to Train Your Dragon

Kick-Ass

Exit Through the Gift Shop

Salt

Dinner for Schmucks

Step Up 3D

Secretariat

Buried

The Social Network

Let Me In

Waiting For Superman

Stone

SALT, starring Angelina Jolie, FREE for Friends of the Festival!

Published July 20, 2010 Uncategorized Closed
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Friends of the Festival is a membership program that supports the Maryland Film Festival throughout the year. For a contribution of $50 or more, our members receive benefits like:

  • FREE preview screenings from the art-house to Hollywood throughout the year
  • FREE movies before 6pm on the Friday of the Maryland Film Festival

Tuesday, July 20, 7:30pm

For more information or to sign up today and start seeing FREE SCREENINGS, call 410.752.8083 or click here to sign up online!

MORE ABOUT THE FILM:

Angelina Jolie stars in Salt, a contemporary action thriller from Columbia Pictures. As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt (Jolie) swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Salt’s efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: “Who Is Salt?”

Click here to view the trailer!

SALT opens in theaters nationwide on Friday, July, 23rd!

Join Friends of the Festival now to see SALT and more FREE movies all year-round!

Mike Kuchar in the press!

Published July 16, 2010 Uncategorized Closed
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Check out these articles in The Baltimore Sun and the City Paper about Mike Kuchar!

TONIGHT!!! Underground film legend MIKE KUCHAR
presents a career-spanning selection of his films, in person at the CHARLES THEATRE at 7pm!! Absolutely FREE!! This event will kick off MFF’s weekend of FREE Short Film Programs (in collaboration with Artscape). Shorts programs run Sat & Sun at the Charles Theatre from Noon-6pm.

MFF PRESENTS: FREE Shorts at The Charles during Artscape!

Published July 12, 2010 Uncategorized 1 Comment
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Click on the flier to see the full lineup of shorts programs presented by the Maryland Film Festival at The Charles Theatre this weekend:

MFF PRESENTS: AN EVENING WITH UNDERGROUND FILM LEGEND MIKE KUCHAR!

Published July 9, 2010 Uncategorized 1 Comment
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Maryland Film Festival proudly presents a career-spanning, FREE shorts program of work from legendary underground filmmaker Mike Kuchar, presented by the filmmaker!

MFF will kick off its Artscape 2010 programming on Friday, July 16th with five short films from Mike Kuchar, a major voice in the underground film scene since the 1960s, who will introduce his work and answer questions afterward. Kuchar pioneered a campy, stylized, and over-the-top hilarious style that provided inspiration for the likes of John Waters and Andy Warhol. His career began with 8mm films made in the Bronx as a teenager in the 1950s, and has evolved into a singular body of work that includes over 50 titles on 8mm, 16mm, and video formats.

Together with his twin brother and sometime collaborator, filmmaker George Kuchar, Mike co-authored the memoir Reflections from a Cinematic Cesspool, published with an introduction from Waters. The brothers were also the subject of the documentary It Came From Kuchar (which had a fantastically well-received screening recently within The Charles’ Cinema Sundays series, hosted by MFF director Jed Dietz).

Festivalgoers lucky enough to have attended MFF 2000’s Brothers Kuchar showcase (which included one of Mike’s signature titles, 1965’s Sins of the Fleshapoids) know how charming an evening with Mike Kuchar and his work will be. Don’t miss this amazing event!

The films included in this special MFF/Artscape Mike Kuchar showcase:
The Craven Sluck (1967)
Stranger in Apartment 9F (1995)
Animal  (2009)
Echo’s Garden  (2010)
Medusa’s Gaze (2010)

THIS PROGRAM IS FREE and takes place at the CHARLES THEATER at 7pm on FRIDAY, JULY 16. FILMMAKER MIKE KUCHAR WILL INTRODUCE HIS FILMS AND ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS!

Special Work In Progress Screening for Friends of the Festival Only!

Published March 18, 2010 1 Closed
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Friends of the Festival is a membership program that supports the Maryland Film Festival throughout the year. For a contribution of $50 or more, our members receive benefits like:

  • FREE preview screenings from the art-house to Hollywood throughout the year
  • FREE movies before 6pm on the Friday of the Maryland Film Festival (this year taking place May 6 – 9)

Thursday March 25, 7:30pm

For more information or to sign up today and start seeing FREE SCREENINGS, call 410.752.8083 or click here to sign up online!

MORE ABOUT THE WORK IN PROGRESS SCREENING:

We have limited seats for a special Work in Progress screening of Ramona Diaz’s newest documentary, THE LEARNING. This will be a rare opportunity to interact with a filmmaker before the film is edited into its final form. Ramona and her editor, Leah Marino, will attend the screening and participate in a Q&A afterwards. This special screening is exclusive to Friends of the Festival.

Ramona Diaz’s documentary IMELDA was a big hit at MFF 2005, won a an award at Sundance that year, and played film festivals all over the world.

For several years, Ramona has been following a group of Philippine women who leave their homes and families to teach in the Baltimore public schools. Filmed in Baltimore and the Philippines, THE LEARNING tells their story.

VOLUNTEER FOR THE 2010 MARYLAND FILM FESTIVAL!

Published March 8, 2010 1 1 Comment
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The Maryland Film Festival seeks volunteers! Have fun, earn free screening vouchers and be part of the excitement in Downtown, Baltimore May 6-9, 2010. At the 12th Annual Festival, we hope to have more volunteers than ever to reflect the diverse, eclectic community of film lovers in Baltimore and Maryland. There are many positions available: Box Office, Tent Village, Filmmakers Lounge, Theatre Ushers, and more! At every turn guests from around the world will be greeted by you, our front line ambassadors. Please also recruit your friends and family! As incentive, each four (4) hour shift worked (and you can work as much as you’d like), you earn a free screening voucher or $5 toward merchandise. You are invited to a special “Volunteers Only” screening of one of the most popular movies and at your shift, we’ll provide MFF T-shirts, water and light snacks. Please contact us today! mffvolunteers@gmail.com

PLEASE NOTE: If you have already emailed us to sign up, you will be contacted this week.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE:

Street Team Volunteers
Come to the Festival offices and pick up posters to distribute in Baltimore City and other areas. Earn screening vouchers early.

Tech Checks
Report to Tech Supervisor. Sit with Filmmakers during screenings to ensure quality sound/tech. On walkie with projectionist. See some movies during shift.

Filmmakers Lounge Crew
Help with Filmmaker Hospitality, answering questions, etc. Keep areas clean and tidy. Assist MFF staff as necessary.

Tent Village Staff
Work with the public, answering questions, directing foot traffic. Trash duty. Be near filmmakers. Keep areas tidy, organized. Take snack breaks in the shade.

Box Office Cashiers
Sell tickets to the public.

Merchandise Table Staff
Sell Merchandise. Interact with the public, answer questions, etc.

“Friends of the Festival” (FOF) Table Staff
Help sell Memberships to become a “Friend of the Festival”. Interact with the public, answer questions, etc.

UB/MICA Location Support
Answer questions, direct patron foot traffic, help sell tickets and usher at very low-key and laid back satellite locations MICA Brown Center and Univ. of Baltimore.

MD Film Fest Office Admin Support
Answer phones, answer questions, provide driving/walking directions, venue information. Provide light administrative support. Report to Film Festival Staff, who will provide training.

Theatre Ushers
Report to Theatre Captain on duty. Greet public, answer questions. Tear Tickets, help usher as needed. Help tidy between screenings.

Survey Team
Assist MFF in gathering information about our patrons, by conducting walking surveys of our clientele.

Opening Night Crew
May 7st. 6:30pm – 12am (probably get out earlier) Help load in and set up. Enjoy yourself at the gala affair while still helping to keep things running smoothly during the festivities. Help break down.

Closing Night Crew
May 10th. 6:30pm – 12am (probably get out earlier) Help load in and set up, enjoy yourself while providing part support, break down (not entirely).

Monday Clean Up
After the festival, help with the clean up. Traditionally understaffed, yet very important we will offer extra rewards to those who sign up early.

Shuttle Drivers**
Drive filmmakers and visitors in large passenger vans while in full communication with other drivers and with the Travel and Transportation Coordinator

** TO SIGN UP AS A SHUTTLE DRIVER contact Rahne Alexander: Travel & Transportation Coordinator
rahne@mdfilmfest.com

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