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Cultural Arts committee highlights inaugural film festival, asks council for funding support
Summary
Cultural Arts Advisory Committee chair Chris Wallace reported that the inaugural Gaithersburg Film Festival received 72 submissions from nine countries, screened two features and 15 shorts, and sold more than 330 tickets; the committee asked the council to consider a budget enhancement to support the 2026 festival and fill two vacancies on the committee.
Chris Wallace, chair of Gaithersburg’s Cultural Arts Advisory Committee, told the mayor and city council at their Dec. 8 work session that the committee’s inaugural Gaithersburg Film Festival drew wide interest and generated revenue but needs city budget support to grow.
"We had a total of 72 films submitted from 9 countries," Wallace said, and the festival "screened 2 features and 15 shorts over 4 film blocks and sold over 330 tickets."…
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