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SILVERDOCS: Day Five
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Sunday, June 22, 03:10 p.m.
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Day Five of SILVERDOCS 2008 brought special guests, award announcements, and the Closing Night film THEATER OF WAR.
Saturday exploded with live performances and events. Athletes vying for a spot on the US Homeless World Cup team held an exhibition soccer match following yesterday’s screening of KICKING IT. US ...
SILVERDOCS: Day Four
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Saturday, June 21, 03:16 a.m.
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Friday at SILVERDOCS welcomed music and crowds, as a Douglass High School Marching Band performance and free outdoor screening of WHAT'S HAPPENING! THE BEATLES IN THE U.S.A. packed the Silver Plaza. HERB & DOROTHY also drew excited fans to see the renowned modern art collectors headlining the film ...
SILVERDOCS: Day Three
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Friday, June 20, 02:06 a.m.
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Day Three at SILVERDOCS brought big guests and big crowds, with appearances from Spike Lee and Sheila C. Johnson.
Named for the four-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Charles Guggenheim, the Symposium honors a filmmaker whose work captures current events, frames history and inspires audiences.
The 2008 Guggenheim Symposium celebrated award-winning director ...
SILVERDOCS: Day Two
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Thursday, June 19, 01:43 a.m.
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The magic of SILVERDOCS continued with a panel featuring Nobel Peace Prize winner James Orbinski, an exciting crowd for Alex Gibney's GONZO: THE LIFE AND WORK OF HUNTER S. THOMPSON, and a free screening of Spike Lee's 4 LITTLE GIRLS.
Filmmaker Patrick Reed presented TRIAGE: DR. JAMES ORBINSKI ...
SILVERDOCS: Day One
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Tuesday, June 17, 11:03 p.m.
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SILVERDOCS Day One welcomed therapeutic robots, Holocaust survivors, American banjo virtuoso, Béla Fleck, and General Wesley Clark - and it’s only getting better!
THROW DOWN YOUR HEART, directed by Sascha Paladino, followed Béla Fleck, the American banjo virtuoso, travels to Africa to explore the little-known roots of the ...
Opening Night Gala
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Tuesday, June 17, 02:29 a.m.
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The 2008 Festival got off to a great start last night with ALL TOGETHER NOW, Adrian Wills’ faithful behind-the-scenes story of the unprecedented partnership between The Beatles and Cirque du Soleil, which explores the making of the “LOVE” stage production at the Mirage in Las Vegas. The film captures the ...
SPIKE LEE TO BE HONORED
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Tuesday, June 3, 01:49 p.m.
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Named for the four-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Charles Guggenheim, the Symposium honors a filmmaker whose work captures current events, frames history and inspires audiences.
7:00 p.m., Thursday, June 19 at AFI Silver
The 2008 Guggenheim Symposium celebrates award-winning director, producer, writer and actor Spike Lee. Join us for ...
SILVERDOCS Announces Festival Slate
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Thursday, May 22, 05:33 p.m.
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SILVERDOCS announced its full slate of films for the Festival taking place June 16-23, 2008 in the Washington, DC area. SILVERDOCS 2008 will present 108 films representing 63 countries selected from 1,861 submissions with six World, eight North American, six US and seven East Coast Premieres and two retrospective ...
Competition Films Announced
- Tuesday, May 20, 12:35 p.m.
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Each year the SILVERDOCS Competition offers a diverse and colorful selection of films. New this year, SILVERDOCS adds a World Competition in recognition of the richness of documentary storytelling globally and the value of diverse perspectives on the human experience. SILVERDOCS 2008 will present 108 films representing 63 countries selected ...
Opening and Closing Night Films Announced
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Thursday, May 15, 05:09 p.m.
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SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival announced the opening and closing night films for SILVERDOCS 2008. The Festival will open on Monday, June 16, 2008 with the US Premiere of ALL TOGETHER NOW and close with THEATER OF WAR on Saturday, June 21, 2008.
Opening Night Film: ALL TOGETHER NOW ...
Passes On Sale Now!
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Thursday, April 10, 11:46 p.m.
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SILVERDOCS 2008 Passes on sale now!
SILVERDOCS is proud to announce the launch of 2008 pass sales at www.silverdocs.com on Monday April 14. There will be an unprecedented amount of access for Industry Pass holders and enhanced special content for Platinum Package and Sterling Pass holders. Take advantage ...
Congratulations to 2008 Academy Award Winners!
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Tuesday, February 26, 05:46 p.m.
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SILVERDOCS would like to congratulate all of the nominees for the 2008 Academy Awards in the field of Documentary Film. The final two films selected for the awards in the feature and short category were both seen by audiences at SILVERDOCS in June 2007.
Outstanding Documentary Short
FREEHELD
Outstanding Documentary ...
ACE/SILVERDOCS GRANT INCREASED TO $25,000 FOR 2008!
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Tuesday, January 22, 12:16 p.m.
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ACE (Animal Content in Entertainment) is a program of the Humane Society of the United States and run by the group's Hollywood Office. Its mission is to support and encourage positive Animal issues in television and film.
Playing an essential role in the life of our planet, animals share ...
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GW'S DOCUMENTARY CENTER RECEIVES $400,000 GRANT TO BRING FILMMAKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO UNIVERSITY FOR SIX-WEEK FELLOWSHIP
- Friday, December 7, 11:22 a.m.
- WASHINGTON - The George Washington University's Documentary Center has received a $400,000 grant from the Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to bring 10 filmmakers from around the world to Washington, D.C., for a six-week, intensive fellowship in documentary filmmaking in May and June 2008 ...
Festival expands two days; Now accepting submissions for 2008
- Thursday, October 18, 03:49 p.m.
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Silver Spring, Maryland, October 18, 2007—SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival announced today the expansion of the Festival by two days and the addition of venues to meet demand for SILVERDOCS offerings following last year’s higher demand for shows and increase in industry participation.
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