The Prince George's Film Festival, sometimes styled as the Prince George's County Film Festival, is an annual
film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theater, cinemas or screening venues, usually annually and in a single city or region. Some film festivals show films outdoors or online.
Films may be of recent ...
in suburban Maryland near Washington, D.C.
Although it was founded in 2022, there was a previous one by the same name that ran in the 1970s. Celebrating the historic status of
Prince George's County
Prince George's County (often shortened to PG County or PG) is located in the U.S. state of Maryland bordering the eastern portion of Washington, D.C. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 967,201, making it the second-most populous ...
as an
African-American majority county, it diversifies film by showcasing a wider array of established and emerging independent filmmakers. The festival has competitive sections for feature films, student films, animation, documentaries, international films, short films, and narrative features. Sponsors include the Prince George's Arts and Humanities Council,
the Prince George's Film Office,
Bowie State University
Bowie State University (Bowie State or BSU) is a public historically black university in Prince George's County, Maryland, north of Bowie. It is part of the University System of Maryland. Founded in 1865, Bowie State is Maryland's oldest his ...
(an
HBCU
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of serving African Americans. Most are in the Southern U ...
), Adobe, WPGC radio, the Prince George's Community College Center for the Performing Arts,
TV One, the film office of the Maryland Department of Commerce, the Excellence in Education Foundation for PGCPS, WETAMetro, PBS, Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, and Lake Arbor Jazz. Film venues included MGM National Harbor, Bowie State University,
Films awarded in 2024 include Spawns (best of festival), Officer Chauvinist (best animation), The Poppaw Queen (best documentary), Braised (Thit Kho) (best international), Veils-Requiem for Trayvon (best narrative feature), The Legacy of Lee's Flower Shop (best short film), Just in Time (best student).
Prince George's County estimated in 2023 that the festival attracted 2,340 attendees, a 400% increase from its first year, coming from 19 states, and generating $198,459 for local businesses.
[https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/sites/default/files/media-document/FY%202024%20Recovery%20Report-Combined.pdf]
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Film festivals in Maryland
Annual events in Maryland
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