The Martinsburg Apollo Film Festival
(formerly the Berkeley Springs Film Festival)
A little bit art, a lot of fun!
BIG NEWS: The Berkeley Springs Film Festival has moved to the historic Apollo Civic Theater in Martinsburg! Our next festival will be held on March 13-15, 2026!
We wish to thank our previous sponsors of the BSFF
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The Martinsburg Apollo Film Festival
The Martinsburg Apollo Film Festival (MAFF) is held each spring in the historic town of Martinsburg West Virginia in the USA. Just a beautiful 70 minutes country drive from the Washington DC beltway. Come and relax in the lovely historic town, shop downtown or enjoy the blue ridge mountains and all the area has to offer, while enjoying great independent films at the beautiful Historic Apollo Theater.
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For details, see the About The Festival section below.
Latest Updates
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8-14-2026 - Completed update to website for MAFF and added Training page. Just need to add details of 2026 festival schedule as it gets finalized in a few months.
5-29-2025 - We are now accepting films for the March 13-15, 2026 Martinsburg Apollo Film Festival (MAFF) via our Film Freeway page: https://filmfreeway.com/MAfilmfestival
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4-17-2024 - Updated website to remove ticket sales info since the 2024 festival is over, and listed all 2024 award and prize winners here.
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3-12-2024 - Final version of the 2024 Official Program Guide containing a description of each film and schedule is posted here.​​
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Photo Credit: Martinsburg CVB
Photo Credit: Martinsburg CVB
About the Festival
This section still under construction, to be completed soon.
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All-Access Festival Passes ($49) are less than half the price of most weekend film festivals, seating is limited and we expect to sell out fast, so get your tickets now by clicking the Buy Festival Pass Now button above. We also have one day Festival Passes for Saturday ($40 includes seminars, awards and party), and Sunday ($20), as well as Student Passes.​
This year we plan to accept many more films and have additional screening rooms for the less popular films so just about anyone gets a chance to participate!
Films will be screened in...tbd
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This year we are honored to have guest speaker: tbd....
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For more information about our seminars, please click tbd...
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you won’t want to miss the After Party and mingle with filmmakers, cast and crew. Order dinner or just have a drink while meeting your future collaborators. We always have a huge turnout of cast and crew in addition to the filmmakers. This is a great opportunity to network and many have reported finding cast, crew and funding for future projects at the MAFF!
As always, thank you for your interest in the MAFF and we look forward to seeing you this Year!
Click here for answers to frequently asked questions. You can contact us by clicking here or volunteer by clicking here. To see the awards, photos and schedule for last year to get an idea of what it's like, click here.
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Thank you for supporting the independent filmmakers and we'll see you at The Historic Apollo Theater!
