DAILY NEWS: Maryland Festival Begins; AMPAS Foreign Nominations Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE >> Maryland Festival Opens Sophomore Program (indieWIRE/4.26.00) — The Maryland Film Festival is gearing up for its second edition, which begins tonight with a broad programming lineup including classics, indies, documentaries and experimental works, as well as three world premieres, two American premieres and ten restored classics.
Opening the festival at the Senator Theater in Baltimore is the Academy Award-winning best documentary short "King Gimp," which is preceded by William Garcia's "Brand New Day," starring James Gandolfini and Catherine Narducci. Narducci will also be in attendance. Scheduled world premieres include Acting Class, directed by Jill Hennessy and Elizabeth Holder and featuring a cameo from Alec Baldwin.
Source: IndieWire