Eighth Annual Maryland International Film Festival, Hagerstown Film Selections Have Been Made

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Mar 07, 2019, 20:10 ET


HAGERSTOWN, Md. (PRWEB) March 07, 2019 -- The Eighth annual Maryland International Film Festival, Hagerstown has a stellar line up of 150 films from 16 countries around the world. The films range from features, shorts, documentaries, animation, and student films. MDIFF will also host exclusive VIP after parties after each night of screenings. The screenings will be held at five locations this year: The Historic Maryland Theatre, the Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce, the Washington County Free Library, the Grand Piano Ballroom, and the University of Maryland, Hagerstown campus.

MDIFF Festival Director, Tracie Hovey said, "This year's films submissions went above and beyond expectations. This festival continues to grow so quickly and we are elated that the filmmakers continue to trust us with their films and come out to support and network with the community and each other. We are are looking forward to a very exciting event with celebrities, amazing films, and fantastic parties."

The Selected Film List:

  • Quezon's Game/Philippines Director Matthew Rosen
  • Turnover/USA Director Linda Palmer
  • The Price for Silence/ USA Director Tony Germinario
  • Melrose/USA Director Soren James
  • Where There Is Darkness/USA Director Sean Bloomfield and Cimela Kidonakis
  • Bernadette/USA Director John Psathas
  • Love Always, Mom/ USA Director Tricia Russo and Craig E. Shapiro
  • The Last Witness/ UK Director Piotr Szkopiak
  • Obamas/Canada Director Moussa Djigo
  • Apache Warrior/USA Director David Salzberg and Christian Tureaud
  • Live The Stream: The Story of Joe Humphreys/USA Director Meigan Bell and Lucas Bell
  • Off The Rails/USA Director Damian Fitzsimmons
  • Quail Lake/USA Director Roman Wyden
  • My Soul To Keep/USA Director Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad
  • Thrasher Road/USA Director Samantha Davidson Green
  • Boom/USA Director Jordan Albertsen
  • An Accidental Zombie (Named Ted)/USA Director Anne Welles
  • American Tender/USA Director C.J. Renner
  • Bored in the USA/USA Director Mike Finazzo
  • Isabelle/Canada Director Rob Heydon
  • Wheels/USA Director Paul Starkman
  • The Rusalka/USA Director Perry Blackshear
  • Electric Love/USA Director Aaron Fradkin
  • Scopophilia/Greece Director Natalia Lampropoulou and Ilektra Aggeletopoulou
  • Five Days in August/USA Director Nicholas Ruff
  • Heroin's Grip/USA Director Conrad Weaver
  • My Sister Hali/USA Director Paul Sheriff
  • My Trouble With Wolves/USA Director Collin Monda
  • Terrolun and Lunlun/Japan Director Hiroyuki Miyagawa
  • The Starfish/USA Director Tyler Gildin
  • Full Moon and High Tide in the Ladies Room/USA Director Marcia Haufrecht and Robert Haufrecht
  • Four Points/USA Director R.Cadell Cook II
  • Don't Write Me Off/USA Director Yuqing Chi
  • It's a Mess/USA Director Frank Prinzi
  • The Inside/USA Director Michael Tuthill
  • The Busker Kid/USA Director Kevin Durr and Kristy Walsh
  • The Tormentors/USA Director Rod Lopez
  • Tumble Dry/USA Director Delia Kelly and Stephen Riscica
  • Jackpot/USA Director Jerimiah Goad
  • Prodigy/Ireland Director Naomi Sheridan
  • The Way the Future Was/USA Director Raphael Kryszek
  • K√úHE K√ñNNEN NICHT SCHWIMMEN - COWS CAN'T SWIM/Germany Director Jonas M√∂llmann
  • Lost and Found/USA Director Zilong Wang
  • Coma/USA Director Chen Su
  • Baby Won't You Please Come Home/USA Director Christopher Piazza
  • Living Shame/Canada Director Alicia Kafka
  • Downward Hiro/USA Director Kelly Perine and Bry Thomas Sanders
  • Juniper/USA Director George Martens
  • Murder House/USA Director Billy Chizmar and Richard Chizmar
  • Three Sacks Full of Hats/UK Director Debbie Anzalone
  • Insomnia Nights/USA Director Richie Wenzler
  • Sheltered/UK Director Ross Kelly
  • Children of the Dig/USA Director Joshua A Barnsetter
  • From One Shore to Another/France Director Gerard Corporon
  • The Hunted/Australia Director Benn Jae
  • The Red Villa/UK Director Rahdy Elwan
  • Hers is a Lush Situation/USA Director Samue; Valenti
  • Riverment/USA Director Shayla Racquel
  • Murakami‚Äôs Main Character/China Director Cary Chen
  • Safe to Assume/Australia Director Sandra McKellar
  • Bloodhound Disciple/USA Director Manuel Del Valle
  • In Search of Paul/China Director Liang Ce
  • Final Act- Ultimo Acto/Portugal Director Maria Hespanhol
  • A Handful of Dust/USA Director Grayson Whitehurst
  • The Pharaohs/USA Director David Malouf
  • 8/USA Director Gabriele Fabbro
  • Car Stealers/USA Director Christopher Guerrero
  • Youth, Go to Waste!/USA Director Samuel Valenti
  • "Only a Movie!"/USA Director Teddy Cecil
  • Sweetheart/France Director J. Seguin
  • Ways to Look at the Moon/USA Director Katherine Clark
  • 17 Locust St./USA Director Daniel Wyland
  • Paparazza/UK Director Aurora Fearnley
  • Imposter/USA Chris Esper
  • Facing Life/USA Adam Masnyk
  • Healthcare on the Frontlines, Delaplain Foundation special screening
  • Kyra, Who Got Away/USA Director Nancy Bannon
  • Be The Best You/USA Director Josh Opper
  • Razzmatazz (or A Minor Misdemeanour)/UK Director Alexander Milo Bischof
  • I Remember You/USA Director Kemp Lee
  • Kommando 1994/USA Director Derek Quick
  • Ruwach "It Begins"/USA Director Peter Arizmendi and Angelica Esinoza
  • A Golden Heart/USA Director Alon Juwal
  • Willow Creek Road/USA Director Francesca Mirabella
  • At The Fence/USA Director Paul Sanchez
  • Summer Hill/USA Director Tyler C. Peterson
  • Hope is French/France Director Christopher Mack
  • Family Medicine/USA Director Joe Kraemer
  • Yellow Arrows/USA Director Yana Sar
  • Outside Arcadia/USA Director Robb Rokk
  • The Scary Ham/USA Director Sue Mroz
  • Full Moon/USA Director Kenny Brossoie
  • The Last Great American Whale/USA Director Alex Huebsch
  • John Mendez- The Bridge/USA Director Michael Kuba
  • Accounting for Love/USA Director Yao Shaun Yu
  • Frayed/USA Director John Spencer
  • Savage/UK Director Denis Dobrovoda
  • Heather Has Four Moms/USA Director Jeanette Buck
  • The Hope Dealer/USA Director Andrew Broadhurst
  • Time Can Break Your Heart/USA Director Paul Schwartz
  • Down to Nothing/USA Director Rory Kelly
  • Far From Ordinary/USA Director Paul Bugarin
  • Sac de Merde/USA Director Greg Chwerchak
  • Bummer/USA Director Barry Worthington
  • Lemons/USA Director Director Simon Werdmvoller von Elgg
  • To The Sea/Australia Director Emily Dynes
  • Salam/UK Director Claire Fowler
  • 45 Willow Drive/USA Director Carlos E. Macher
  • Elusive/USA Director George Zaverdas
  • Icarus Stops For Breakfast/USA Director Abigail Zealey Bess
  • The Conniver, the Backbiter, the Louse, and the Rouges/USA Director Tyler Doehring
  • Coming and Going/USA Director Shane Emery
  • Keep Coming Back!/Canada Director Brendan Brady
  • Sami/Canada Director J.L.
  • Eunice/UK Director Eric Garro
  • Information Superhighway/USA Director Mathew Nelson
  • This One's For You, Alice/Brazil Director Patrick Hanser
  • Generations/Denmark Director Sune Sorensen
  • Mother's Day/Canada Director Alexander Desouza
  • You Are A Good Kid/USA Director Zichen Liang
  • Her Body/Mexico Director Juan Avella
  • Sombra City/USA Director Elias Plagianos
  • Hit it and Quit it/USA Director Shelby Farrell
  • Faulty Father/USA Director Benjamin Welmond
  • Masters/USA Director Mark Ward
  • Limbo/USA Director Jean-Luc Julien
  • Age of Bryce/USA Director David Feagan and Brian Elliot
  • Dark Social/Austria Director Catharina Isenburg
  • ME 3.769/USA Director Elaine Del Valle
  • Mona/USA Director Raymond Lai
  • Dreamwisher/USA Director Colin Costello
  • How To Get A Boyfriend/USA Director Leo Chor
  • Startup/USA Director David Fine
  • Five O'Clock Shadow/USA Director Sangeeta Arawal
  • Hook Up 2.0 Director Dana Nachman
  • Zombie Goldfish/USA Director Joshua Barnett
  • Rock Paper Scissors/USA Director Brian Lawes
  • Her Untitled Work/USA
  • Rockstar/USA Director Tane McClure
  • Striges/USA Director Gregory Vogt
  • It's A Bird Thing/France Director Sylvain Bonnet
  • The Indies: An Animated Short/US Director DJ Tony Drake and Chaz Bottoms
  • Mice, a Small Story/France Director Jade Baillargeault
  • The Other/USA Director Amari Abolarin
  • Darla/USA Director Jenna Miller
  • I am Sorry/France Director Olejnik Kamil
  • Hello Jemima/USA Director Peter Baynton
  • Lullaby Therories: Babies & Babies & Babies/USA Director Clara Lehmann and Jonathan Lacocque
  • Heaven or Hell/Australia Director Tom Vogel

The eighth annual Maryland International Film Festival-Hagerstown received more than 400 submissions, and the judges announced that over 150 films were selected. Opening night Friday, March 29th is taking place at the Maryland Theater. Other venues on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, March 30 and 31st include the Grand Piano Building, Alice Virginia & David E. Fletcher Library, the University of Maryland, Hagerstown, and the Chamber of Commerce. The after parties will be hosted at 28 South and Bulls and Bears. All films on Friday before 5 pm are free to the public.

For more information about the festival, and to purchase tickets for the March 29-March 31st event, see: http://www.marylandiff.com. The Maryland International Film Festival-Hagerstown partners with several local organizations, businesses, individuals, and major sponsors. The sponsors include the Ovation PR & Advertising, City of Hagerstown, the Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Washington County Government (Office of Grant Management), the Nora Roberts Foundation, Washington County Arts Council, Potomac Case Management, Homewood Suites, Bullitt Point Production, Delaplaine Foundation, Tom Riford, Jay Frantz, Mike Fitzgerald, and the Maryland Film Office.

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