09/29/2026
For four days this fall, the stretch of North Charles Street around the historic Charles Theatre will feel like the center of the independent film world. The New/Next Film Festival, presented by Baltimore Public Media and curated by co-founder and director of programming Eric Allen Hatch, returns October 1–4, 2026, for its fourth and largest edition yet: more than 160 films, including 35 features and over 125 shorts, screening across all five of the Charles’s screens.
For four days this fall, the stretch of North Charles Street around the historic Charles Theatre will feel like the center of the independent film world. The New/Next Film Festival, presented by Baltimore Public Media and curated by co-founder and director of programming Eric Allen Hatch, returns Oc...