Born in Baltimore is suspending plans for the Festival until we can all be together in person again. Submissions to the 2020 Festival are closed for now, but we're excited about the work we've already received and look forward to sharing it in future. Until then, be safe and make art!
Born in Baltimore celebrates new voices in cinema and photographic arts. Filmmakers and photographers of all ages whose work is of, from, and about Baltimore are invited to submit. The Festival seeks images, sounds, and textures that are uniquely Baltimore; the music, the faces, the stories of our city and its citizens, past and present, young and old, native and newly arrived.
For 2020, the Festival will also consider submissions representing locations beyond Baltimore that reflect on Baltimore subject matter and themes: stories and images of city life and city neighborhoods; barbershops, row houses, harbors and ports; oysters, blue crabs, and jazz. Born in Baltimore is interested in sister cities across the globe.
Capture your world and your vision on film. Share with a live audience and on the Born in Baltimore website. We want to hear from you!
Born in Baltimore is a production of Baltimore Youth Film Arts.
There will be Judges' Awards for three films and one photograph. There will be Audience Awards for one film and one photograph. Finalists for Judges' Awards will be posted on the website and awards will be announced at the Festival.