Columbia Maryland Film Festival

03/08/2026

Our updated website is now live and we’re getting ready to open submissions on April 5 for our 2026 season of the Columbia, Maryland Film Festival! https://columbiamarylandfilmfestival.com/

03/08/2026

What an honor to attend last night. This is such a powerful and important project, and I’m so glad to see it gaining the support it deserves. A film like this needs to be made and seen — I encourage everyone to get behind it. 🎬⭐️🙏

10/12/2025

Congratulations to our 2025 Columbia Maryland Film Festival Award Winners!

We’re proud to celebrate an incredible year of storytelling, creativity, and collaboration. Thank you to all of the filmmakers who shared their vision, passion, and artistry with us this season — your work made the festival a true celebration of independent film!

🏆 2025 AWARD WINNERS

Best of Festival: Silent War – Changfu Chang
Best Director: Changfu Chang – Silent War
Best Student Film: The Straw Lady – Liam Arnold
Best Actor – Short: Omar A. Said – Attendant: Shell of a Life
Best Supporting Actor – Feature: Vernon Miles – Clutch
Best Supporting Actor – Short: Chance Mamo – White History Month
Best Actor – Feature Length: Sadie Katz – Clutch
Best Ensemble – Short: Invisible Strings – Briana Starks, Teranee Fransha, Jock McKissic
Best Ensemble – Feature: Making Megaforce – Bob Lindenmayer, Barry Bostwick
Best Cinematography: Dawie Verwey – Spelonk
Best Editing: Leon Ge**er – Spelonk

09/13/2025

🎬✨ FINAL DAY of the 2025 Columbia Maryland Film Festival! ✨🎬 Sunday, September 14, 2025
Let’s close this incredible season in true Columbia style!
Join us for our beloved tradition — the Maryland Filmmaker Shorts Showcase — featuring powerful, diverse short films by emerging and established Maryland voices.
📍 Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center
🎉 Pre-screening reception sponsored by Wegmans
🎤 Live audience Q&A with attending filmmakers
👏 Plus — a special celebration of the Horowitz Center’s 20th Anniversary!
🕕 Reception begins before the 5:30 PM screening
🎟 Very limited tickets remaining — reserve yours here:
👉 https://colmdfilmfest.eventive.org/schedule/68a11e2892393df36b278459
💻 Can’t make it in person? No worries —
All festival films remain available on our virtual platform until 11:00 PM Sunday!
🎟 Browse and watch here:
👉 https://colmdfilmfest.eventive.org/welcome
As we close out this amazing season, I want to offer my deepest thanks to all of our sponsors — and especially to the incredible filmmakers whose work continues to inspire, challenge, and connect us.
Come celebrate the arts, community, and storytelling — and be part of something meaningful.

09/10/2025

TODAY'S LIVE EVENTS at Maryland Innovation Center! Another great selection of Features & Shorts. Check out our full schedule at
https://colmdfilmfest.eventive.org/schedule

Together, we’re building something meaningful — a festival that uplifts, reflects our incredible diversity, and reminds us of the power of storytelling to connect, heal, and inspire.
🎥 Join us Now through Sept 14th for live and virtual screenings
🎟️ Tickets + All Festival Passes available at
👉 www.ColumbiaMarylandFilmFestival.com
Plus a special THANK YOU to Wegmans Columbia for sponsoring our Maryland Shorts Filmmakers & Closing Reception.
Let’s keep growing this community — together.

09/09/2025

🎬✨ A big thank you to WJZ News at 9 , Sina Gebre-Ab WJZ & Tim Williams for the opportunity to sit down for a great chat about the Columbia Maryland Film Festival, now in full swing through September 14!

It was a joy to share the exciting lineup of films — from local voices to international gems — and also to mention that I’ll be signing copies of my new children’s book, Connie’s Tale, during the festival.

📽️ Festival Tickets & Info:
👉 www.ColumbiaMarylandFilmFestival.com

📚 Learn more about the book:
✈️ www.ConniesTale.com

09/09/2025

Columbia Maryland Film Festival
Now Open For Business!
Tickets and All Festival Passes Available for an entire WEEK of great movies. Watch In-Person or ONLINE. https://colmdfilmfest.eventive.org/welcome

09/06/2025

A Big Movie THANK YOU to The Baltimore Banner for their mention of the Columbia Film Festival! See you Sept 8-14th!

Seven things to do in Howard County from Thursday Sept. 4 through Wednesday Sept. 10.

09/06/2025

Making Megaforce, is a documentary about "one of the undisputed worst movies of 1982, and beyond- a box office flop that time would like to forget." But when Director Bob Lindenmayer met his hero, Megaforce star Barry “Ace Hunter” Bostwick, things started to get really out of hand. Lindenmayer is on a quest to convince the rest of the world just how awesome this stunt-filled spectacle is. www.ColumbiaMarylandFilmFestival.com Tickets Now Available.

09/05/2025

🎬✨ A Heartfelt Thank You to Howard County Executive Dr. Calvin Ball

Columbia Maryland Film Festival and myself personally, are deeply grateful for the longstanding and continuing support of Dr. Calvin Ball, whose leadership reflects the best of what makes Howard County shine — a shared commitment to community, creativity, and inclusion.

Thanks to champions like Dr. Ball, the Columbia Maryland Film Festival continues to grow as a space where stories are told, voices are heard, and the arts are recognized as a vital part of our local and regional economic development.

Together, we’re building something meaningful — a festival that uplifts, reflects our incredible diversity, and reminds us of the power of storytelling to connect, heal, and inspire.

🎥 Join us Sept 8–14 for live and virtual screenings
🎟️ Tickets + All Festival Passes available at
👉 www.ColumbiaMarylandFilmFestival.com
Plus a special THANK YOU to Wegmans Columbia for sponsoring our Maryland Shorts Filmmakers & Closing Reception.

Let’s keep growing this community — together.