The Annapolis Film Society and the city of Annapolis are hosting the 11th annual Annapolis Film Festival this weekend, showcasing more than 70 films from a range of genres, including nine that aired at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.

This year, the Annapolis Film Festival and Annapolis Film Society bring together a broad array of filmmakers over the four-day festival, March 23 to 26, for a shared cinema experience. There will be panel discussions and Q&A sessions with directors, actors and producers. The goal is to enlighten, entertain, inspire and spark conversation all while connecting with the community, said festival co-founder Lee Anderson.

“This year we have leveled up,” Anderson said. “There will be two world premieres, a big opening night and nine films that showed at Sundance. That’s a record for us.”

On opening night, there will be a red-carpet event outside Maryland Hall leading up to the showing of “Chevalier,” an “epic period piece” starring notable actors like Minnie Driver and Kelvin Harrison Jr., Anderson said. The 2022 film depicts the rise and resurgence of Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a French-Carribean violist who rose to fame as a prodigy.

It will be shown from 7:15 to 9:15 p.m at Maryland Hall, one of the eight screening locations around downtown Annapolis. Other genres include thrillers, comedies, documentaries, short films, films surrounding social justice and several international films.

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