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California Typewriter, a Touching Documentary Starring Tom Hanks Featured in Upcoming Virtual Chesapeake Film Festival

August 24, 2020Across Our Desk

Easton, MD – A key feature of the Chesapeake Film Festival (October 1-4) is the delightfully, quirky, homage to the typewriter, California Typewriter. According to a review in the New York Times (‘California Typewriter’: Preserving the Past, Key by Key by Jeannette Catsoulis, Aug. 17, 2017): “California Typewriter might center on a small, beleaguered typewriter […]

The 2020 Virtual Chesapeake Film Festival

August 10, 2020Across Our Desk

Bringing Our Festival to the World and the World to Our Festival For Free! Easton, MD – From films made around the Chesapeake Bay, to films produced on the West Coast, to films from across the ocean, our 2020 Festival promises to be the most diverse and exciting in the 13-year-history of the Chesapeake Film […]

Chesapeake Film Festival Comes to You Virtually This Year!

July 1, 2020Across Our Desk

October 1-4, 2020 Our Mission: Celebrating Film, Strengthening Our Community The Chesapeake Film Festival’s commitment to bringing outstanding independent films to the people of the Chesapeake Bay area remains a priority despite the challenges of 2020. Because of the pandemic, CFF has had to figure out an alternate means of delivering those films to you. […]

Talbot County Free Library and the Chesapeake Film Festival Present “Shakes on Screen”

March 1, 2020February 28, 2020Across Our Desk

Free Films on Thursday evenings in April and May 2020. Easton, MD – Back for his 456th blockbuster appearance: Will Shakespeare! Come see tales of power and romance, laughs and tears — and a heartwarming bit with a donkey. Suzanne Sanders, creator of Friending Shakespeare at the Chesapeake Forum, introduces five top-notch films, with hints […]

The 2019 Chesapeake Film Festival Celebrates Environmental Stewardship

September 25, 2019Across Our Desk

Where better to start off an evening of local environmental films than at the Eastern Shore Conservation Center hosted by four of the Chesapeake Bay’s biggest advocates: Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and The Nature Conservancy. The reception on October 4, 2019 is part of the Chesapeake Film Festival and precedes the […]

Save the dates: October 3-10, 2019 for this year’s Chesapeake Film Festival

June 26, 2019June 25, 2019Across Our Desk

EASTON, MD – On Thursday, October 3, 2019, the Chesapeake Film Festival kicks off a week-long festival of independent films that celebrate heroes on the screen and behind the scenes. Starting on Thursday, October 3 at the newly renovated Avalon Theatre, the Chesapeake Film Festival will present The Cold Blue followed by a gourmet reception […]

Chesapeake Film Festival Presents Moving Stories for Free at the Talbot County Free Library in Easton

March 25, 2019Across Our Desk

Easton, MD – The riveting, award-winning documentary, Moving Stories, screens Saturday, May 11 at 3 p.m. at the Talbot County Free Library, 100 W. Dover St., Easton, MD. Moving Stories follows Battery Dance’s troupe in India, Romania, Korea, and Iraq as the professional dancers teach tools of choreography to at-risk youth through the Dancing to […]

Chesapeake Film Festival Announces Six New Members to its Board of Directors and a New Executive Director

January 14, 2019Across Our Desk

Easton, MD—The Chesapeake Film Festival (CFF) is delighted to announce six new members to its Board of Directors. These directors, all Talbot County residents, take their seats in preparation for the 2019 Chesapeake Film Festival. The new board members bring fresh ideas and collaborations that are expected to increase CFF’s local and national outreach. Their […]

Seven Sensational Reasons to See the Chesapeake Film Festival this Season

October 2, 2018Across Our Desk

1. Join fellow film lovers on Maryland’s scenic Eastern Shore this October at the Chesapeake Film Festival, where great stories begin. Our exciting festival runs from October 11-October 14 this year. 2. We have something for everyone: A gala opening night about – and with – food from the Shore; investigations into pressing social issues; […]

The 2018 Chesapeake Film Festival Expands in Cambridge, MD

September 17, 2018Across Our Desk

The Eastern Shore’s only annual weekend of independent films draws local and national film makers and audiences of film enthusiasts to view juried films, engage in panel discussions in Easton, St. Michaels and Cambridge. October 11-14, 2018 Easton, MD – The 2018 Chesapeake Film Festival expands its presence in Cambridge, MD at two venues: Dorchester […]

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