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Save the Date: MFF Members Only 2014 Film Festival Preview 4/17!

Published March 6, 2014 Uncategorized Closed
Tags: 2014 Festival Preview, Alex Winter, BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO, DOWNLOADED, Friends of the Festival, I USED TO BE DARKER, LEVIATHAN, Matt Porterfield, Members Only Film Festival Preview, MFF 2014, MUSEUM HOURS, Walter's Art Museum, ZERO CHARISMA

MFF2014banner Maryland Film Festival’s highly-anticipated Members Only Film Festival Preview will take place Thursday, April 17th at one of this year’s new venues – the beautiful Walters Art Museum! This event is FREE for current Friends of the Festival – email tickets@mdfilmfest.com to reserve a spot!

The annual Members Only Film Festival Preview is an EXCLUSIVE event just for Friends of the Festival that features highlights from our 2014 film program. The event is hosted by MFF Director Jed Dietz and our Programming staff, and will be followed by a Q & A with the audience. This is your chance to get a special taste of what we’re offering at MFF 2014 before the public and get any questions you have answered – you won’t want to miss it!

Last year’s festival preview offered glimpses of Lotfy Nathan‘s 12 O’CLOCK BOYS, Independent Spirit Award-winning film THIS IS MARTIN BONNER, Matt Porterfield‘s I USED TO BE DARKER, Alex Winter‘s DOWNLOADED, ZERO CHARISMA, BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO, LEVIATHAN, MUSEUM HOURS, and many more!

Click here to join or renew your Friends of the Festival membership today and take advantage of this special pre-festival event!

SCREENING INFO:
MFF Members Only 2014 Film Festival Preview
Thursday, April 17th
7:00pm
The Walters Art Museum
600 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD

MFF 2013’s I USED TO BE DARKER opens at the Charles Theater this weekend!

Published September 27, 2013 Uncategorized 1 Comment
Tags: Deragh Campbell, Hannah Gross, I USED TO BE DARKER, Kim Taylor, Matt Porterfield, MFF 2013, Ned Oldham, The Charles Theatre

i-used-to-be-darker-poster Baltimore filmmaker and MFF alum Matt Porterfield‘s I USED TO BE DARKER, a big hit at MFF 2013, will launch its national theatrical run in Baltimore at the Charles Theater this weekend. Q & A will follow the Friday 9/27 and Saturday 9/28 screenings. Check the Charles Theater website for additional screening times and to purchase tickets.

I USED TO BE DARKER screened at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and the 2013 Berlin Film Festival and won Best Narrative Feature at the 2013 Atlanta Film Festival.

Strand Releasing agreed to give Baltimore first dibs on the film; it opens in New York on 10/4 and Los Angeles on 10/11, followed by a national release. It is rare for a distributor to open a film outside of the New York or LA markets. This gives a smaller market like Baltimore a great opportunity to show how well it can support an independent film – so make sure to come out and see it!

I USED TO BE DARKER was shot in Hamilton, Station North, Roland Park and Ocean City. All three of Matt Porterfield’s films have played MFF, the earlier titles being HAMILTON (MFF 2006) and PUTTY HILL (MFF 2010).

SYNOPSIS:

When Taryn (Deragh Campbell), a runaway from Northern Ireland, finds herself in trouble in Ocean City, MD, she seeks refuge with her aunt and uncle in Baltimore. But Kim and Bill (Ned Oldham and Kim Taylor) have problems of their own: they’re trying to handle the end of their marriage gracefully for the sake of their daughter Abby (Hannah Gross), just home from her first year of college. A story of family revelations, people finding each other and letting each other go, looking for love where they’ve found it before and, when that doesn’t work, figuring out where they might find it next.

TWELVE MORE FEATURES ANNOUNCED FOR MARYLAND FILM FESTIVAL 2013!

Published April 16, 2013 Uncategorized 2 Comments
Tags: (Lance Edmands, 12 O'CLOCK BOYS, 16 ACRES, A TEACHER, AATSINKI, Adrían García Bogliano, AFTER TILLER, AJ Schnack, Alex Winter, Alice Winocour, Andrew Bujalski, Andrew Matthews, AUGUSTINE, BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO, BLUEBIRD, Bobcat Goldthwait, Calvin Reeder, Carlos Reygadas, Chad Hartigan, COMPUTER CHESS, David Gordon Green, David Wilson, DOWNLOADED, DRINKING BUDDIES, Eliza Hittman, FILL THE VOID, Gabriel Deloach, GOOD OL' FREDA, Hannah Fidell, HERE COMES THE DEVIL, I AM DIVINE, I USED TO BE DARKER, IF WE SHOUT LOUD ENOUGH, It Felt Like Love, Jeffrey Schwarz, Jem Cohen, Jessica Oreck, Joe Swanberg, Joe Tropea, Katie Graham, Lana Wilson, LEVIATHAN, Lola Bessis, Lotfy Nathan, Lucien Castaing, Lynn Shelton, Martha Shane, Maryland Film Festival 2013 Lineup, Matt Porterfield, MUSEUM HOURS, P J Raval, Pelin Esmer, Peter Strickland, PIT STOP, POST TENEBRAS LUX, PRINCE AVALANCHE, Richard Hankin, Ruben Amar, Ryan White, Skizz Cyzyk, Sophie Fiennes, SWIM LITTLE FISH SWIM, THE PERVERT'S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY, THE RAMBLER, The Story of Arctic Cowboys, THIS IS MARTIN BONNER, TOUCHY FEELY, Verena Paravel, WATCHTOWER, WE ALWAYS LIE TO STRANGERS, WHITE REINDEER, WILLOW CREEK, Yen Tan, Zach Clark, Zach Keifer, ZERO CHARISMA

GOOD OL’ FREDA

Maryland Film Festival is proud to announce a dozen more titles for our 2013 edition, bringing the total number of features revealed to 36 thus far. Our fifteenth annual festival, which will take place May 8-12 in downtown Baltimore, has expanded to 5 days and will include approximately 50 features and 9 shorts programs. We will also present a silent classic with an original score performed live by the Alloy Orchestra and a favorite film selected and hosted by legendary director John Waters!

The diverse round of titles announced today includes work from Finland, Mexico, Austria, and Israel, and such titles as Zach Clark’s holiday-themed, darkly comic White Reindeer; Alex Winter’s riveting look at the rise and fall of Napster, Downloaded; Jessica Oreck’s experiential documentary about a family of reindeer herders, Aatsinki; and Calvin Reeder’s surreal, horror-tinged mindbender about a mysterious loner, The Rambler.

More MFF 2013 lineup announcements are coming soon! If you haven’t seen them yet, make sure to check the 24 features we announced last week! For all the latest information, continue to visit this blog, and follow us at facebook.com/MarylandFilmFestival and on Twitter, @MdFilmFestival.

Today’s announced features for Maryland Film Festival 2013 are:

16 ACRES

16 Acres (Richard Hankin) From the editor and co-producer of Capturing the Friedmans comes this riveting and nuanced documentary look at the rebuilding of Ground Zero—one of the most architecturally, politically, and emotionally complex urban renewal projects in history.

AATSINKI: THE STORY OF ARCTIC COWBOYS

Aatsinki: The Story of Arctic Cowboys (Jessica Oreck) One year in the life of a family of reindeer herders in Finnish Lapland yields an immersive study of hard work, hard earned leisure, and an intricate bond between man and nature. From the director of Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo.

Before You Know It (P J Raval) This observational documentary raises the curtain on a profoundly neglected segment of the LGBT community, its senior population, as three gay men residing in very different regions of the U.S. face new life challenges.

BLUEBIRD

Bluebird (Lance Edmands) In the frozen woods of an isolated Maine logging town, one woman’s tragic mistake shatters the balance of the community, resulting in profound and unexpected consequences.

Downloaded (Alex Winter) With remarkable insight and access, this documentary tells the story of the rise and fall of Napster, taking a close look at the internet mavericks and musicians involved and the lasting global impact of peer-to-peer file sharing.

HERE COMES THE DEVIL

Here Comes the Devil (Adrián García Bogliano) From Mexico comes this horror film concerning disappeared children and panicked parents, offering ever-escalating thrills as it heads to increasingly bloody, diabolical, and even psychedelic territory.

Fill the Void (Rama Burshtein) This drama set in Tel Aviv’s Orthodox community centers around 18-year-old Shira, who faces unexpected life challenges when her older sister dies.

Good Ol’ Freda (Ryan White) Freda Kelly was just a shy Liverpudlian teenager when she was asked to work for a local band hoping to make it big. That band was The Beatles, and Freda was their devoted secretary and friend for 11 years; this documentary tells her story—and the story of the world’s most famous band through her eyes.

MUSEUM HOURS

Museum Hours (Jem Cohen) From the director of Benjamin Smoke and Instrument comes this gentle and expertly crafted drama about a Vienna museum guard and the friendship he forms with a woman visiting town to care for a sick friend.

THE RAMBLER

The Rambler (Calvin Reeder) Dermot Mulroney, Lindsay Pulsipher, and Natasha Lyonne star in the latest psychotronic vision from the director of The Oregonian, in which a mysterious loner, newly released from prison, sets out on a journey filled with bizarre characters and warped experiences.

We Always Lie to Strangers (AJ Schnack and David Wilson) A documentary story of family, community, music and tradition, built over five years and set against the backdrop of Branson, Missouri, one of the biggest tourist destinations in America.

WHITE REINDEER

White Reindeer (Zach Clark) After an unexpected tragedy, Suzanne searches for the true meaning of Christmas during one sad, strange December in suburban Virginia. From the director of Vacation! and Modern Love Is Automatic.

Previously Announced Titles for 2013:

12 O’CLOCK BOYS (Lotfy Nathan)

AFTER TILLER (Martha Shane and Lana Wilson)

AUGUSTINE (Alice Winocour)

BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO (Peter Strickland)

COMPUTER CHESS (Andrew Bujalski)

DRINKING BUDDIES (Joe Swanberg)

HIT & STAY (Joe Tropea and Skizz Cyzyk)

I AM DIVINE (Jeffrey Schwarz)

I USED TO BE DARKER (Matt Porterfield)

IF WE SHOUT LOUD ENOUGH (Gabriel DeLoach and Zach Keifer)

IT FELT LIKE LOVE (Eliza Hittman)

LEVIATHAN (Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel)

THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY (Sophie Fiennes)

PIT STOP (Yen Tan)

POST TENEBRAS LUX (Carlos Reygadas)

PRINCE AVALANCHE (David Gordon Green)

SWIM LITTLE FISH SWIM (Lola Bessis and Ruben Amar)

A TEACHER (Hannah Fidell)

THIS IS MARTIN BONNER (Chad Hartigan)

TOUCHY FEELY (Lynn Shelton)

V/H/S/2 (omnibus)

WATCHTOWER (Pelin Esmer)

WILLOW CREEK (Bobcat Goldthwait)

ZERO CHARISMA (Katie Graham and Andrew Matthews)

MARYLAND FILM FESTIVAL 2013: FIRST LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT

Published April 9, 2013 Uncategorized 3 Comments
Tags: 12 O'CLOCK BOYS, AFTER TILLER, Andrew Matthews, COMPUTER CHESS, Eliza Hittman, Gabriel Deloach, I USED TO BE DARKER, IF WE SHOUT LOUD ENOUGH, It Felt Like Love, Katie Graham, Matt Porterfield, MFF 2013, PIT STOP, THE PERVERT'S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY, TOUCHY FEELY, Touchy Feely Lynn Shelton, V/H/S/2, WILLOW CREEK, Yen Tan, Zach Keifer, ZERO CHARISMA

12 O’CLOCK BOYS

Maryland Film Festival has begun unveiling the lineup for its 15th annual festival, which will take place May 8-12, 2013 in downtown Baltimore and include over 50 feature films and 10 short-film programs from around the world.

The first dozen feature films announced include several highly anticipated made-in-Baltimore films, among them Matt Porterfield’s art-house drama I Used to Be Darker and Lotfy Nathan’s gritty documentary 12 O’Clock Boys. Also on tap for MFF 2013 are Bobcat Goldthwait’s Bigfoot-themed Willow Creek, and a diverse spectrum of films launched at Sundance 2013, including Andrew Bujalski’s Computer Chess, Lynn Shelton’s Touchy Feely, Yen Tan’s Pit Stop, and Eliza Hittman’s It Felt Like Love.

Maryland Film Festival has distinguished itself as a creatively charged meeting place for filmmakers and audiences, offering all U.S.-made features hosted by a filmmaker in a competition-free format. The festival is also known for its close relationship with legendary filmmaker John Waters, who selects and hosts a favorite film within each year’s festival. Building off record ticket sales in 2012, the festival has expanded from four to five days for its 2013 edition.

Lineup announcements will continue over the next 2 weeks. The first dozen titles announced for MFF 2013 are:

12 O’Clock Boys (Lotfy Nathan) This gritty and exhilarating documentary follows several years in the life of Pug, a young Baltimorean who hopes to join the exclusive ranks of Baltimore’s urban dirt-bike riders.

After Tiller (Martha Shane and Lana Wilson) A documentary look at the personal and professional lives of the only four U.S.-based doctors who continue to perform third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 murder of Dr. George Tiller.

Computer Chess (Andrew Bujalski) A subculture of offbeat personalities attempt to create the first computer system capable of beating human chess masters in this subversively shot, Robert Altman-worthy ensemble comedy.

I USED TO BE DARKER

I Used to Be Darker (Matt Porterfield) Ned Oldham, Kim Taylor, Hannah Gross and Deragh Campbell star in this Baltimore-made drama about shifting family and romantic relationships from the director of Hamilton and Putty Hill.

If We Shout Loud Enough (Gabriel DeLoach and Zach Keifer) An inside look at the Baltimore underground music scene through one of its most pivotal bands, Double Dagger, as they embark on their final tour.

IT FELT LIKE LOVE

It Felt Like Love (Eliza Hittman) On the outskirts of Brooklyn, a fourteen-year-old girl’s sexual quest takes a dangerous turn when she pursues an older man and tests the boundaries between obsession and love.

The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology (Sophie Fiennes) Philosopher Slavoj Žižek and filmmaker Sophie Fiennes use their interpretation of moving pictures to present a compelling cinematic journey into the heart of ideology–the dreams that shape our collective beliefs and practices.

Pit Stop (Yen Tan) Two gay men in small-town Texas, one maintaining the façade of a family life with his ex-wife and daughter and one spending much of his spare time visiting an ex-lover in the hospital, live parallel lives with overlapping hopes and dreams.

Touchy Feely (Lynn Shelton) The new film from the director of Humpday and Your Sister’s Sister is a family drama boasting a brilliant cast that includes Rosemarie DeWitt, Josh Pais, Ellen Page, Allison Janney, and Ron Livingston.

V/H/S/ 2

V/H/S/2 (omnibus) Searching for a missing student, two private investigators break into his house and find a horrifying collection of VHS tapes. This sequel to cult favorite V/H/S includes segments by Eduardo Sánchez (The Blair Witch Project) and Gareth Evans (The Raid: Redemption).

Willow Creek (Bobcat Goldthwait) MFF audience favorite Bobcat Goldthwait follows up his acclaimed dark comedy God Bless America with this riveting Bigfoot film, shot on the same location as the controversial Patterson–Gimlin Bigfoot footage some 45 years ago.

ZERO CHARISMA

Zero Charisma (Katie Graham and Andrew Matthews) An indie comedy about an ill-tempered game master and the neo-nerd hipster that interferes with his game, fresh from winning the SXSW 2013 Narrative Spotlight Audience Award.

Sundance Update #8 – LIFE ACCORDING TO SAM

Published January 27, 2013 Uncategorized Closed
Tags: Andrea Nix Fine, LIFE ACCORDING TO SAM, Matt Porterfield, Sean Fine

Photo still from LIFE ACCORDING TO SAM. 2012, 94 minutes, color, U.S.A., U.S. Documentary.

Though Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Andrea Nix Fine and her husband Sean (MFF alums with WAR DANCE) were in person to present their remarkable film LIFE ACCORDING TO SAM,

Sam and his parents Skype in for Q & A after the film.

about a young man born with Progeria, an extremely rare genetic defect that makes him age very fast, and the incredible ability of his physician parents to use all their skills as parents and medical professionals to help him, Sam and his parents could not travel here. The Skyped part of the Q&A was terrific and a lot of fun. One audience member asked Sam what he thought of Darth Vader, and without hesitation Sam replied: “He’s a traitor.”

Going into LIFE ACCORDING TO SAM, I ran into Matt Porterfield and two of the I USED TO BE DARKER cast members. We sat together and I ran into Oscar-winning documentary director Davis Guggenheim (INCONVENIENT TRUTH and WAITING FOR SUPERMAN) and got to introduce everyone. Davis was excited for Matt getting into Berlin also. Davis is a great friend of Doug Becker who organized an amazing event for WAITING FOR SUPERMAN, and Davis is thrilled for the Ravens.

Deragh Campbell, Hannah Gross, and Matt Porterfield.

I USED TO BE DARKER cast members Deragh Campbell and Hannah Gross, and director Matt Porterfield.

This Sundance venue is in a basketball court remarkably transformed in to a movie theater. From left to right, Deragh Campbell, Hannah Gross, and Matt.

– Jed Dietz, MFF Director

Sundance Update #4 – I USED TO BE DARKER and FRUITVALE

Published January 23, 2013 Uncategorized Closed
Tags: FRUITVALE, I USED TO BE DARKER, Matt Porterfield, Ryan Coogler, Sundance 2013, Tom Rothman

Film still from Baltimore native Matt Porterfield’s I USED TO BE DARKER. 2013, 90 minutes, color, U.S.A., Feature.

The Baltimore presence has been exceptionally strong in Park City this year. Baltimore pride was strongly felt at Matt Porterfield‘s 2013 Sundance debut of I USED TO BE DARKER, a wonderful film about the repercussions of rips in the family fabric as people find each other and let each other go. Shot in Maryland, cinematographer Jeremy Saulnier beautifully portrays the unfolding revelations of this film against a suburban Baltimore landscape.

Musician and cast member Kim Taylor performing at the I USED TO BE DARKER party.

Kim Taylor at the I USED TO BE DARKER after-party.

This picture (right) is of musician and cast member Kim Taylor performing at the I USED TO BE DARKER after-party. Ned Oldham, cast member and former Roland Park Public School faculty member, also performed.

Another classic Baltimore moment happened when I ran into Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck coming out of a screening.

Colts quarterback Andrew Luck.

There was lots of chatter from him and his group (or “entourage,” as they say in Sundance-speak) about my Baltimore Ravens hat. I guess Joe Flacco couldn’t be here because he’s still working.

Then, another Baltimore moment: while waiting in line for a screening of the amazing FRUITVALE with critics Elvis Mitchell, Todd McCarthy and Scott Foundas, I ran into Tom Rothman and his daughter. Tom is a long-time Sundance Board Member and is on the Dramatic Jury this year. Tom was also one of the honorees at our very first MFF Open Conversation fundraiser, alongside his father Donald and brother John. The event “The Rothmans: An Insider’s Look at the Movie Business” took place in October 2007.

Film still from FRUITVALE. 013, 90 minutes, color, U.S.A., U.S. Dramatic.

Film still from FRUITVALE. 2013, 90 minutes, color, U.S.A., Drama.

FRUITVALE is a film by first-time feature filmmaker Ryan Coogler and it dramatizes a tragic incident on the Bay Area Rapid Transit system. The script was developed at the 2012 Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab and the remarkable cast features Octavia Spencer (Oscar winner for THE HELP), Michael B. Jordan (Wallace from the first season of TV’s The Wire), Melonie Diaz, Ahna O’Reilly, Kevin Durand and Chad Michael Murray.

Tony Forman, an early supporter of FRUITVALE, kicked the party up several notches with bottles of champagne and Bordeaux from his personal collection. Creative Capitals creator and chief Ruby Lerner (a Goucher alum) was there, as well as JHU student Clair Richardson, there on her second JHU/Sundance trek, and her parents. Her dad, Paul, is CEO of Sundance Cinemas. Marcus Hu from Strand Releasing was also there and had already been in touch with John Waters about Matt‘s film.

– Jed Dietz, MFF Director

Matthew Porterfield, David Lowery, Amy Seimetz Among MFF Alum Featured in Sundance 2013

Published November 29, 2012 Uncategorized Closed
Tags: Amy Seimetz, Andrew Bujalski, Andrew Dosunmu, Lynn Shelton, Martha Shane, Maryland Filmmakers Fellowship, Matt Porterfield, Roger Ross Williams, Sean Fine, Sundance 2013

The last few years have seen an explosion of Maryland Film Festival alumni landing new films in the annual Sundance Film Festival. That trend continued to rise yesterday as Sundance began unveiling the line-up for their 2013 festival (taking place January 17-27 in Park City, Utah).

Sundance has established itself as arguably the premiere festival for American independent film, as well as one of the world’s largest “market” festivals, where distributors acquire many a film for distribution–as was the case with this year’s art-house smash BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD by MFF alum Benh Zeitlin, which premiered at Sundance 2012.

The number of MFF connections in Sundance’s 2013 line-up thus far is so numerous we’re still tracking them, but the following are a dozen feature-film highlights. Needless to say, these are films we’ll be tracking at Sundance and throughout the year as we begin scouting films for Maryland Film Festival 2013:

—I USED TO BE DARKER, directed by Baltimore’s Matthew Porterfield (of MFF 2006’s HAMILTON and MFF 2010’s PUTTY HILL), shot in Baltimore, and co-written by Baltimore’s Amy Belk.

—AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS, directed by David Lowery (director of MFF 2009 feature ST. NICK and MFF 2011 Opening Night short PIONEER), featuring an all-star cast that includes Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Nate Parker, and Keith Carradine.

—PIT STOP, directed by Yen Tan, co-written by David Lowery, and featuring a cast that includes Amy Seimetz (co-star of MFF 2010’s TINY FURNITURE; director of MFF 2012’s SUN DON’T SHINE) and John Merriman (co-writer/co-director/co-star of MFF 2012’s Opening Night short MODERN MAN).

—MOTHER OF GEORGE, directed by Andrew Dosunmu of MFF 2011’s RESTLESS CITY. Andrew won the Maryland Filmmakers Fellowship in 2005 for this script. The Fellowship is awarded annually by a group of independent readers, picked from Friends of the Festival supporters, and given to a filmmaker who’s script has been through the Sundance Labs.

—TOUCHY FEELY, directed by Lynn Shelton, the writer/director of such titles as HUMPDAY, YOUR SISTER’S SISTER, and MFF 2008’s MY EFFORTLESS BRILLIANCE.

—COMPUTER CHESS, directed by Andrew Bujalski, director of MFF 2005’s MUTUAL APPRECIATION.

—99%: THE OCCUPY WALL STREET COLLABORATIVE FILM, a collaborative documentary whose filmmakers include Audrey Ewell and Aaron Aites of MFF 2010’s UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US.

—AFTER TILLER, co-directed by Martha Shane of MFF 2008’s BI THE WAY.

—THE GOOD LIFE, co-directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine of MFF 2007’s WAR/DANCE.

—A TEACHER, directed by Hannah Fidell and featuring a cast that includes MFF alums Jennifer Prediger, Jonny Mars, and Chris Dubeck.

—UPSTREAM COLOR, directed by Shane Carruth and starring frequent MFF alum Amy Seimetz (TINY FURNITURE, SMALL POND).

—GOD LOVES UGANDA, directed by Roger Ross Williams of MFF 2010’s Oscar-winning MUSIC BY PRUDENCE.

A big congratulations to all the filmmakers included in this year’s Sundance line-up! You can also head to Thompson on Hollywood, the Indiewire blog of noted film critic (and MFF 2012 guest) Anne Thompson, for more information on these and other announced Sundance titles.

HAMILTON and PUTTY HILL Get Distribution!

Published May 26, 2010 Uncategorized Closed
Tags: 2006, 2010, Cinema Guild, DVD release, Hamilton, Maryland Film Festival, Matt Porterfield, Putty Hill

MFF 2010 (and Baltimore’s) PUTTY HILL bought for US theatrical distribution by the prestigious Cinema Guilld — and MFF 2006’s HAMILTON to finally see a DVD release!

Matt Porterfield on Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast

Published May 4, 2010 Uncategorized Closed
Tags: Baltimore, Hamilton, Maryland Film Festival, Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast, Matt Porterfield, Putty Hill, WYPR

Click here to listen to Matt Porterfield, Baltimore director of MFF 2010 selection PUTTY HILL interviewed on Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast on WYPR!

SXSW News

Published March 16, 2010 1 Closed
Tags: Matt Porterfield, Putty Hill, SXSW

One of two film festivals in Austin, South by Southwest started as a music festival and now has a very good film festival attached. Our Director of Programming, Eric Hatch, is there and Matt Porterfield’s PUTTY HILL makes its second stop on the film festival circuit, after Berlin. It’ll be part of MFF 2010. Richard Brody, a big advocate for for Matt’s first feature, HAMILTON (MFF 2006), called his second feature “extraordinary” in The New Yorker online, and compared the cinematography to 60s Godard. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/movies/2010/03/the-thrill-of-putty-hill.html

–Jed Dietz

Maryland Film Festival Blog