Overlea ArtsFest

Overlea ArtsFest Supporting Northeast Baltimore's new & emerging artists and filmmakers with education, opportunities and inclusive, evolving annual arts festivals.

Our Mission Statement:
To provide a supportive platform for new & emerging visual artists to grow and prosper through education, opportunities and an inclusive, evolving annual arts festival, and to unite families and community through enjoyment of the arts.

05/18/2026

1st place winner in the Emerging-Professional category of the OAF/CCBC Film Festival - Roman Diaz,Como El Agua, by Onel Mulet from Brooklyn, NY. This revealing documentary takes an intimate look at a renowned Cuban master drummer and Jazz musician. Shot on location and accompanied throughout by the rhythmic pulse of Rumba, Jazz and New York City.

05/15/2026

CONGRATS to first-time filmmaker Ashton Fiest of Las Cruces, NM on winning 1st place in the Student Films category in the OAF/CCBC Film Festival! Ashton also took the EDGE Award for the most unique film in the show. This 3:51 film used no A.I. in its interesting animation technique.

It's almost time! Join us from 1:30 - 4:00 at CCBC Essex for the final film screening of the Overlea ArtsFest/CCBC Film...
05/10/2026

It's almost time! Join us from 1:30 - 4:00 at CCBC Essex for the final film screening of the Overlea ArtsFest/CCBC Film Festival! Half the films are by local Baltimore area filmmakers... come cheer them on!

Real talk: Over HALF the films submitted to our festival were rejected.Not because the stories were bad. Because of poor...
05/08/2026

Real talk: Over HALF the films submitted to our festival were rejected.
Not because the stories were bad. 
Because of poor lighting. Bad audio. Weak editing. Thin scripts. 

This Saturday at CCBC Essex, working pros fix that — FOR FREE. 

✦ Lighting on a Shoestring — Embu Seitu + Serious Grip & Electric 

✦ Cutting It Close — Neil Beller, Film Editor 

✦ Making Sound Choices — Dave Vespoint, Audio Designer 

✦ The Script Doctor — Gabe DiDomenico 

Only 25 seats per session. Some are already almost gone. 

🎟 Reserve free → tinyurl.com/OAF-CCBC-filmfest 

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Ever wish top film & video pros would share career advice with you - for FREE? Come to this panel discussion Saturday Ma...
05/07/2026

Ever wish top film & video pros would share career advice with you - for FREE? Come to this panel discussion Saturday May 9th at CCBC Essex, for the Overlea ArtsFest/CCBC Film Festival! Mari Bonnemaison of Bonnemaison Inc., Othello Banaci of Subminimal and Analee Wong of RW Communications share their knowledge, with film-media professor Ryan Metzler of CCBC as moderator. Grab free tix here and come with your questions! https://tinyurl.com/OAF-CCBC-panel

So what do producers do, anyway? Come find out! Producer Mei Lin Lau Mann is coming to the Overlea ArtsFest/CCBC Film Fe...
05/05/2026

So what do producers do, anyway? Come find out! Producer Mei Lin Lau Mann is coming to the Overlea ArtsFest/CCBC Film Festival on May 9th to tell you! Grab tix to her FREE seminar at https://tinyurl.com/OAF-CCBC-producer

Local legend Skizz Cyzyk is coming to the Overlea ArtsFest/CCBC Film Festival, to share stories of his journey with Expe...
05/04/2026

Local legend Skizz Cyzyk is coming to the Overlea ArtsFest/CCBC Film Festival, to share stories of his journey with Experimental Filmmaking. Grab FREE tix at https://tinyurl.com/OAF-CCBC-DIY

Sound engineer Dave Vespoint has tips to share on how to capture great sound for your production! Join us May 9th for h...
05/04/2026

Sound engineer Dave Vespoint has tips to share on how to capture great sound for your production! Join us May 9th for his seminar at the Overlea ArtsFest/CCBC Film Festival - get FREE tix at https://tinyurl.com/OAF-CCBC-sound

Emmy award winning editor Neil Beller wants to teach you how to create magic in the edit room! Get FREE tix to his semin...
05/01/2026

Emmy award winning editor Neil Beller wants to teach you how to create magic in the edit room! Get FREE tix to his seminar at the Overlea ArtsFest/CCBC Film Festival on May 9th - https://tinyurl.com/OAF-CCBC-editing

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