baltimore next media web festival
April 16th thru 19th, 2026
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Hotel information and Schedule
Hotels:
We’re working with both hotels - Hyatt Place Hotel and Courtyard by Marriott / Baltimore Downtown/ Inner Harbor at $149 per night from both hotels. Both hotels are within 1-2 blocks away from our Screening Theatre - Harbor East Cinemas. All projects will be screening in the theatre!
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Hyatt Place Hotel:
Address: 511 S Central Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 558-1840
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Our BNM Webfest Reservation Link:
https://go.hyatt.com/link/v2/eae__sOXUtHwnFO8LmgLSLAwAfFNVQqiHjE59
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​​Courtyard by Marriott / Baltimore Downtown/ Inner Harbor:
Address: 1000 Aliceanna St, Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (443) 923-4000
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Our BNM Webfest Reservation Link:
Day 1 - thursday - april 16th, 2026
Thursday, April 16th, 2026 - Opening Day
4pm: Welcome Party - lobby bar of hotel (TBD)
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7pm - Block 1: FOR TICKETS - CLICK HERE
Maryland Day at the BNM Webfest 2026!!​​
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Family Secrets- A film by M.D. Singleton and Marc Lotus
Presented by Cinema Dweller Productions
A forgotten book.
A childhood buried in silence.
A night that refuses to stay in the past.
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When Cindy brings home an antique book with no title, she thinks she’s found an old curiosity. But the deeper she reads, the more the pages seem to know about her — and the darkness her family tried to hide. Whispers in the night turn to screams. Ghosts of her mother and sister return, not for closure… but for blood.
Family Secrets is a chilling descent into generational trauma, memory, and the monsters we inherit.
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Sip - Written and Directed by Rachel Chelsea Foster
After finding herself living in a reality far different than the one she once imagined, a young woman reflects on her journey to motherhood and grieves the life she lost along the way.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35591779/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
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8pm - Block 2: FOR TICKETS - CLICK HERE
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Spinsters - starring Sasha Carrera and Rain Pryor
Written by Sasha Carrera, Directed by Rahel Grunder, Produced by Kimberly Montini
A bittersweet comedy about two middle-aged, estranged besties who find themselves back in their hometown, struggling with aging parents, paths not taken and each other as they give up the traditional idea of "happily ever after" to embrace their own.
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https://www.sashacarrera.com/spinsters-feature-film
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10pm - After Party: TBD
Day 2 - friday - april 17th, 2026
Friday - April 17th, 2026
2pm: Block 3 FOR TICKETS - CLICK HERE
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Homecoming - 6:51 (Maryland Filmmaker)
Written and Directed by Juan Morales
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When a pair of Neo-Nazis attempt to terrorize their community, they awaken an ancient hunger with a centuries old grudge
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Quorum (fiction podcast) - 29:00 (Virginia Audio Fiction)
By the Jabberwocky Audio Theater Players
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In this noir-tinged hardboiled-crime anthology series, an assortment of people living on the fringes of respectable society, in locations across the world, find themselves caught up in nefarious plots far beyond their experience, caught in the nexus of history-making events. From a professional poker player trying to make up for past choices, to a bicycle messenger hoping to finish one last job, to a seasoned navigator piloting a ship through treacherous waters, and more, each must grapple with rapidly escalating peril, little realizing they are mere pawns in the grand schemes of an ominous council manipulating events behind the scenes: the omnipresent Quorum.
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Block Screening time: 35:51
** Panel after block
3pm: Panel - Art of Marketing & Pitching
** Included Pitchfest
Host and VIP Speakers will be announced shortly. They will talk about marketing, and pitching, and their experiences with it. Volunteers will get a chance to pitch for them. 1st and 2nd place winners will be announced at the awards ceremony. Cash Prizes.
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5pm: Block 4 - FOR TICKETS - CLICK HERE
Burned - 18:38 (New York Short Film)
Directed by Joshua R. Pangborn
After a tragic accident costs an actor his career, a chance encounter with his former stunt-man leads to unexpected, painful revelations.
The Contract Trailer - 1:23 (New York Trailer)
Directed by Joshua R. Pangborn
Joshua is currently in post-production on his third feature film, The Contract, based on his short story "Under Contract."
Illuminagents - 17:33 (Canada Series)
Directed by Herman Wang
As enemy organization 113 closes in, Agent Nasmith Jones is ordered to keep tabs on his partner Agent Nara Mason in case she switches sides.
Episode 2: The agents get some unexpected help when a critical system fails
Episode 4: An old friend of Agent Jones asks for his help when she goes on the run
Episode 5: As 113 makes its final moves, Martin is counting on Nara to betray the Organization
The Artisan Who Made Me - 27:00 (New York Audio Fiction)
Directed by Sydney Roslin, Written by Remy Davison
After their parents died, it’s like Morgan and Evie forgot how to be family. While Evie vanished for days on end, Morgan focused on leading a quiet, predictable life. Years later, Grace, Evie’s coworker and friend, drags Morgan back into her life. Evie’s disappeared again, and this time, she hasn't come back.
Their search for Evie leads Morgan and Grace to Evie's other life. There’s a hidden world of magic living in secret communities in Brooklyn, kept alive by mutual aid and community solidarity. Why did Evie disappear? Where did she go? Can her friends find her before it’s too late?
Artisan explores grief, spirituality, and what it takes to build community. It combines centuries-old Jewish folklore with the present-day queer community in Brooklyn.
https://www.bottledstarproductions.com/
Block Screening time: 1:04:34
** Panel after Block
6:30: Block 5 - FOR TICKETS - CLICK HERE
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Plant Based - 28:07 (Maryland Pilot)
Directed by Jennifer M Kay
A character-driven dramedy set in a small Connecticut town that finds itself divided when a proposed marijuana dispensary—Plant Based—sparks an unexpected civic uproar.
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Inspired by the tensions that arise when modern policies meet long-standing local identities, the series explores community, change, and the surprising alliances that form when a town must confront what it really values.
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Black Rose - 6:45
Directed by Merridith Allen
A former MMA fighter gets a second shot at her dream career, but she must choose between her family and her destiny.
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Command S2 "Far From Superheroes" - 28:20 (Maryland Series)
Directed by Tyler Jennings, Jon Kemmerer
A couple months after receiving his new abilities, Ronnie has completely embraced being the super hero of Baltimore. Though when people in the city start turning up dead he must face the dark realities of his "super power"
Block Screening time: 1:03:12
** Panel after Block
8pm - Block 6 - FEATURE FILM!!
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Incubation - 1:31 (Maryland Film)
Directed by Joshua Land, Victor Fink
In an isolated cabin amidst a devastating pandemic, Helen takes every precaution to protect her children Ethan and Lily. But when a mysterious stranger named Gideon arrives, the family's fragile reality shatters. As secrets unravel and a deadly confrontation ensues, Ethan must make a harrowing choice to protect his sister and mother.
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Block Screening time: 1:31:00
** Panel after Block
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Friday After Party - TBD
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Saturday, April 18th and Sunday, April 19th schedules will be out shortly.
