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Now Accepting Applications for Silverdocs Internships

Wednesday, November 30, 12:06 p.m.

Interested in interning with the Silverdocs Programming team? We're now accepting applications for Silverdocs Interns. The internship period runs from January 2012 through the end of the Silverdocs Festival (June 18-24, 2012). Join our team of fun, film-savvy folks as we work to make the 2012 Festival a ...

SILVERDOCS 2012 FESTIVAL DATES AND SUBMISSION DEADLINES

Wednesday, November 2, 12:31 p.m.

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Silverdocs will run June 18– 24, 2012, and is accepting submissions for its tenth annual Festival!

Submission deadlines:

Early: December 16

Regular: February 24

Late: March 9

To submit, go to SILVERDOCS.com or Withoutabox.com

All Filmmakers will be notified of their status by May 21, 2012

THUNDER SOUL playing at the AFI Silver Theatre

Friday, September 30, 11:16 a.m.

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Presented by Jamie Foxx, THUNDER SOUL follows the extraordinary alumni from Houston's storied Kashmere High School Stage Band, who return home after 35 years to play a tribute concert for the 92-year-old "Prof," their beloved band leader who broke the color barrier and transformed the school's struggling jazz ...

SILVERDOCS Presents GROWING UP FEMALE with UP AGAINST THE WALL, MISS AMERICA

Wednesday, September 7, 11:53 a.m.

SILVERDOCS presents a screening of GROWING UP FEMALE preceded by UP AGAINST THE WALL, MISS AMERICA on Thursday, September 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Filmmakers Julia Reichert and Jim Klein will be in attendance.

GROWING UP FEMALE

Made on a shoestring with an early DIY aesthetic, this film is ...

Pennebaker/Hegedus Retrospective

Saturday, June 25, 06:20 p.m.

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A retrospective of Guggenheim Honorees D A Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus' work will screen throughout the week of June 27th. CLICK HERE to see the schedule.

Tickets available online and at the AFI Silver Box Office.

SILVERDOCS ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS

Saturday, June 25, 03:31 p.m.

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FAMILY INSTINCT, OUR SCHOOL and GUANAPE SUR Receive Festival’s Prestigious Sterling Awards

Additional Distinguished Awards Go to THE LOVING STORY and LIFE IN A DAY

Competitive Grants Go To THE GREAT INVISIBLE, BLUESPACE and THE TILLMAN STORY INTERACTIVE EDITION

Special Jury Mentions to THE BULLY PROJECT, WHEN THE DRUM ...

WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS

Friday, June 24, 11:21 a.m.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Jody Arlington, 301.495.6759 JArlington@AFI.com

Tammy Shea, 240.662.6506 Tammy_Shea@Discovery.com

WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS:

AFI-DISCOVERY CHANNEL SILVERDOCS DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL

CLOSES WITH REVENGE OF THE ELECTRIC CAR

“Peacebuilding on Screen” program closes with THE TEAM

Sterling Award Ceremony Held on Saturday, June 25 ...

FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

Friday, June 24, 11:18 a.m.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Jody Arlington, 301.495.6759 JArlington@AFI.com

Tammy Shea, 240.662.6506 Tammy_Shea@Discovery.com

FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS:

AFI-DISCOVERY CHANNEL SILVERDOCS PRESENTS

HOT COFFEE DIRECTED BY SUSAN SALADOFF

10:00 a.m. Filmmaker Stevan Riley ...

WATCH AND VOTE! - SILVERDOCS TRANSMEDIA LAB

Thursday, June 23, 05:53 p.m.

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Silverdocs and Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) are proud to be co-presenting the SILVERDOCS TRANSMEDIA LAB.

Friday, June 24 - 2:00pm - 6:00pm.

Six filmmakers will pitch their latest transmedia projects for real-time feedback from a panel of mentors and a chance to win a $5,000 grant through online voting ...

AFI-DISCOVERY CHANNEL SILVERDOCS DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL OPENS WITH THE SWELL SEASON

Tuesday, June 21, 12:00 p.m.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Jody Arlington, 301.495.6759 JArlington@AFI.com

Tammy Shea, 240.662.6506 Tammy_Shea@Discovery.com

MONDAY AT SILVERDOCS:

AFI-DISCOVERY CHANNEL SILVERDOCS DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL

OPENS WITH THE SWELL SEASON

Filmmakers Nick August-Perna and Chris Dapkins in Attendance

Silver Spring, Maryland, June 20, 2011 – AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs ...

SILVERDOCS DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2011 SPONSORS

Tuesday, June 21, 10:53 a.m.

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Silverdocs announced its expanded sponsorship for the 2011 Festival, taking place June 20-26, 2011 in the Washington, DC area. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the founding sponsor of the Conference, returns for an eighth year. New sponsors this year include The Bertha Foundation, Wallace Genetic Foundation, The Fledgling Fund, Chicken ...

Tweet from Silverdocs and Win a DOCS Pass

Monday, June 20, 02:03 p.m.

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Silverdocs is here! We’ll be taking photos and tweeting throughout Silverdocs, but with so much going on, there’s no way we’ll be able to capture it all – that’s where you come in. Tweet a photo of your Silverdocs experience – maybe it’s hanging with filmmakers, attending ...

Twitter Contest - My Life as Film

Sunday, June 12, 11:41 p.m.

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WIN SILVERDOCS VOUCHERS ON TWITTER

Are you on Twitter? Do you follow @Silverdocs? If so, you could win Silverdocs prizes all month long!

Silverdocs is less than a month away! To celebrate all the incredible films in the festival this year, we’re giving you the chance to win screening ...

2011 Special Programs Announced!

Monday, June 6, 12:12 p.m.

2011 Special Programs

Monday, June 20
Opening Night: 7:30PM
THE SWELL SEASON
Bob Boilen, NPR creator/host of ALL SONGS CONSIDERED and TINY DESK CONCERTS moderates a post-screening conversation with filmmakers Nick August-Perna, Carlo Mirabella-Davis, Chris Dapkins

Wednesday, June 22
Fledgling Fund: THE BULLY PROJECT: 2:30PM
Post screening ...