Annapolis Film Festival Releases 2026 Lineup

ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Annapolis Film Festival, which is just a few weeks away, has officially unveiled its 2026 lineup.

Kicking off March 26, the opening night of the four-day festival starts with "Power Ballad," a musical comedy based in Ireland that centers around an aging wedding singer and a former boy band star past his prime. Actors Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas star as the leads of the Lionsgate film.

After the film, festival organizers will host an after-party at the top of the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The event will be exclusive to festival pass and ticket holders.

Patti White and Lee Anderson, directors and cofounders of the Annapolis festival, said in a statement that the film "captures our vibe perfectly."

“We’re so thrilled to kick things off with a feel-good, music-driven film," they added.

The weekend of more than 70 films and post-watch analyses will see events take place at the Maryland Hall, St. John’s College, Asbury United Methodist Church, and the Historic Arts District, alongside Coffee Talks at RamsHead OnStage.

Anticipate a range of experiences such as filmmaker Q&As, student programs, industry panels, and late-night get-togethers.

Some of the showcase highlights include the Faith Experience, the Black Experience, the Environmental Showcase, the Latine Experience, the Sailing Showcase, and the Jewish Experience.

For the final night of the event, the festival will run a showing of "Run Amok," an American drama based on the Oscar-qualifying short by writer-director NB Mager. The film marks her directorial debut.

Festival passes are on sale for interested individuals, with tickets set to go on sale Friday. For the latest up-to-the-minute updates, check out the Annapolis Film Festival online.

Here is a breakdown of the feature and short films being showcased at this year's festival:

Short Films

A Guest In My Country dir. John Gray (USA)

A Magician Walks Into a Bar dir. Shay Cawley (USA)

A Quiet House dir. Benjamin Strang (USA)

Ado dir. Sam Henderson (USA)

Aftershock dir. Collin Nelson (USA)

Ahoy! dir. Julian Alvarez (USA)

Amped dir. Vincent Salvano (USA)

An Artist’s Soul dir. Johan Stavsjö (Sweden)

Bay to Baltimore dir. Camila de Ilhéus, Samantha Mitchell (USA)

Being Bublé dir. Dan Perlman (USA)

Between the Variables dir. Yalian Li (USA)

Beyond Measure dir. David Ferrier (Australia)

Bird Drone dir. Radheya Jegatheva (Australia)

Black Seeds Continue to Grow dir. Laura Colbert (USA)

Chardak dir. Mileta Postic, Predrag Joldic (Serbia)

Cirrus: A Wooden Boat Story dir. Kenneth Murphy, Durier Ryan (USA)

Dead Weight dir. Virginia Root (USA)

Dies Irae dir. Victoria Basadre (USA)

Disco Beats dir. Ken Arquelio (USA)

Doc Albany dir. Ben Proudfoot (USA)

Fluff & Furious dir. Joey Liao (USA)

From Jazz to Jackboots dir. Justin Stephenson (Canada)

Good Home Training dir. Evolyn Brooks, Riche Holmes Grant (USA)

Halfway Haunted dir. Sam Rudykoff (Canada)

Heartbreaker dir. Daniel Ardura (USA)

Honey Bare dir. Jasmine J. Johnson (USA)

Jus d’orange dir. Alexandre Athané (France)

Kid President dir. Yadid Hirschtritt Licht (USA)

Kiki dir. Naomi Sheridan (Ireland)

Las Hijas de Rosalía dir. Maria Mealla (USA)

Last Resort dir. David R. Kramer (Switzerland)

Love Birds dir. Elliott Kennerson, Angel Morris (USA)

Monster Slayer dir. Catie Skipp (USA)

Motos dir. Jesus Beltran (USA)

My Kind of People dir. Joe Picozzi (USA)

Nightfaces dir. Martin Winter, Stefan Langthaler (Austria)

One Note dir. Jamie Ting (USA)

Ovary-Acting dir. Ida Melum (UK)

Paravan dir. Glória Halász (Hungary)

Public Freakout dir. Julia Bales (USA)

Royal Foot Guards dir. Pranay Mathur (USA)

Seniors dir. Adam Curley (USA)

Shelly’s Leg dir. Wes Hurley (USA)

Sinai dir. Yuri Baranovsky (USA)

Skip Intro dir. Hunter Hopewell (USA)

Something Real dir. Tamara Shogaolu (USA)

Stalin Boys dir. Bianca Giaever, Ora DeKornfeld (USA)

Teen Mary dir. Ali Rosenthal (USA)

The Baddest Speechwriter of All dir. Stephen Curry, Ben Proudfoot (USA)

The Big Everything dir. Salvador Paskowitz (USA)

The Mediator dir. Dean Leon Anderson (UK)

We Do Our Best dir. Hannah Rose Ammon (USA)

Who Knew? dir. Caroline Pappas (USA)

Feature Films

A Mosquito in the Ear dir. Nicola Rinciari (USA)

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez dir. David Alvarado (USA)

Anxiety Club dir. Wendy Lobel (USA)

Beginnings dir. Jeanette Nordahl (Denmark)

Bookends dir. Mike Doyle (USA)

Carolina Caroline dir. Adam Carter Rehmeier (USA)

Chili Finger dir. Edd Benda, Stephen Helstad (USA)

Cookie Queens dir. Alysa Nahmias (USA)

Deepfaking Sam Altman dir. Adam Bhala Lough (USA)

Elijah Peel dir. Nathan Ross Murphy (USA)

Everywhere Man: The Lives and Times of Peter Asher dir. Daniel Geller, Dayna

Goldfine (USA/UK)

Expedition Antarctica: A Journey with Gary Jobson dir. Jamie Reynolds (USA)

Hold Onto Me dir. Myrsini Aristidou (Cyprus, Greece)

Last Call in the North dir. Stan Bush (USA)

Late Fame dir. Kent Jones (USA)

Late Shift dir. Petra Biondina Volpe (Switzerland/Germany)

Loving Karma dir. Johnny Burke, Andrew Hinton (India)

Mr. Burton dir. Marc Evans (UK)

Pinch dir. Uttera Singh (India)

Poetic License dir. Maude Apatow (USA)

Power Ballad dir. John Carney (Ireland/USA)

Run Amok dir. NB Mager (USA)

Seized dir. Sharon Liese (USA)

She Runs the World dir. Matthew O’Neill, Perri Peltz (USA)

Sum Function dir. Noah Currier (USA)

The Big Cheese dir. Sara Joe Wolansky (USA)

The Eyes of Ghana dir. Ben Proudfoot (Ghana/UK/USA)

The Fisherman dir. Zoey Martinson (Ghana)

The Last Twins dir. Matthew O’Neil, Perri Peltz (USA)

The Party’s Over (Classe Moyenne/Middle Class) dir. Antony Cordier (France)

The Price to Pay (La Geurre des Prix/Price War) dir. Anthony Déchaux (France)

This is Not a Drill dir. Oren Jacoby (USA)

Tovah dir. David Serero (USA)