Greg Faller

The Bridges to the World International Film Festival is a celebration of Maryland’s global reach and a reflection of those connections in the state.  It is coordinated by World Artists Experiences and Maryland’s Office of the Secretary of State International Division.   2024 is our 16th Season and highlights films from: Uganda, China, Estonia, Cuba, and Brazil.  The films are selected and sponsored by the embassy of each country and are screened in six distinct regions of Maryland:  Annapolis, Bowie, California, Cumberland, Salisbury, and Towson.   Each film is introduced and is followed by a discussion.   

• 2/13   Uganda, The Forbidden (2018)
• 2/20   China, Snow Leopards & Friends (2023)
• 2/27    Estonia, Melchior the Apothecary (2022)
• 3/5     Cuba, Sisters of the Heart (2021-2022)
• 3/12    Brazil, Amazonia Groove (2018)

Virtual screenings will be held held on Tuesdays at 7:00PM.  Admission is free.  If prompted for a passcode, use the code “Bridges.”

2024 Guide & Program

Countries previously featured

• 2009 – Ecuador, China, Estonia, and Egypt
• 2010 – Argentina, Korea, Russia, Nigeria, and Estonia
• 2011 – Mexico, Vietnam, Poland, Iraq, and India
• 2012 – Brazil, Japan, Austria, Turkey, and Sri Lanka
• 2013 – Australia, Czech Republic, Israel, Taiwan and Uruguay
• 2014 – Ukraine, Chile, Israel, China, and Slovenia
• 2015 – Thailand, Peru, Sweden, China, and Kenya
• 2016 – Israel, Slovakia, Philippines, Panama, and Syria
• 2017 – Colombia, Korea, Hungary, Egypt, and Mexico
• 2018 – Paraguay, Estonia, Jordan, Oman, and Bulgaria
• 2019 – Lithuania, Israel, Mongolia, Mozambique, Canada
• 2020 – Chile, Indonesia, Finland, China, Egypt
• 2021 – Mozambique, Latvia, Mexico, Japan, Egypt
• 2022 – France, Cambodia, Morocco, Guatemala, Bangladesh
• 2023 – Uruguay, Jordan, Poland, Pakistan, International Dance Shorts