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Film and Media Studies Lecturer Matt Porterfield’s ‘Sollers Point’ Opening in Theaters

Film and Media Studies Lecturer Matt Porterfield’s ‘Sollers Point’ Opening in Theaters

In advance of the premiere of his fourth film, ‘Sollers Point,’ Johns Hopkins lecturer Matthew Porterfield spoke with The Hub’s Bret McCabe about filmmaking, creating complex characters, and the colors of summer in Baltimore.

FMS major Kelsey Waddill wins first place in the Baltimore Screenwriters Competition for her short script, “Carnival.”

FMS major Kelsey Waddill wins first place in the Baltimore Screenwriters Competition for her short script, “Carnival.”

FMS major Kelsey Waddill, Class of 2018, wins first place in the Baltimore Screenwriters Competition shorts category for her script, “Carnival.” In “Carnival,” Eli, a young boy growing up in Baltimore, encounters his estranged father with his second family for the first time at the carnival. The brief interaction turns what should have been a […]

FMS Students First Readers for 2018 Baltimore Screenwriters Competition

FMS students continue to contribute to Baltimore film culture by providing script coverage for the Baltimore Screenwriters Competition, sponsored by the Baltimore Office for Promotion and the Arts.