The first Frederick Film Festival (F3) was March 2009 where 15 features/documentaries and over 60 short films were screened. Guests included filmmaker John Waters.
Festivals annually since then have continued the tradition of evocative films and guests...Peter Reigert, Eduardo Sanchez, Mike Tully, Tim Sutton, Tara Lindhardt and added musical guests...Robbie Fulks, Deanna Bogart, the Klezmatics, Jenny Scheinman, Emily Wells, Paul Burch, Tom Principato, The Nighthawks, and many others.
The 2017 fest seeks to continue that tradition with an early summer, relaxing festival in the beautiful and charming city of Frederick. Events will include gatherings with filmmaker guests, panels, and even more live music.
The 2017 festival will also highlight short films, even more than we usually do. While we will still of course have amazing international feature films during the festival, the majority of programming this year will be celebrating the short film and exploring all the different ways the short film elevates the art of film making.
The 2017 F3 is also including a short-script writing contest this year. Short scripts of up to 25 pages will be accepted and reviewed by a team of scriptwriters and will vie for a chance at a grand prize and finalists will have a table read of the script before an audience. More information is coming and will be available on the website at: www.TheF3.com.