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SILVERDOCS ANNOUNCES 2010 SPONSORS

Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Courtyard by Marriott, American Airlines Among Returning Sponsors

A.V. Club Sponsors Festival Lounge

Silver Spring, Maryland, June 25, 2010—AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival announces expanded sponsorship for the 2010 Festival, taking place June 21-27, 2010 in the Washington, DC area. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the founding sponsor of the concurrent AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs International Documentary Conference, returns for a seventh year. New sponsors this year include BoConcept, Birch & Barley, United Social Sports and Canon. Downtown Silver Spring returns as a Major Sponsor by hosting the A.V. Club @ Silverdocs (formerly the Cinema Lounge) in the DTSS complex; other major sponsors include American Airlines and Courtyard by Marriott. Comcast renews for the eighth year in the Premiere Sponsor category. Beam Global Spirits and Wine and Barefoot Wine and Bubbly return for a third year. Team extends, for the seventh year, its commitment as the Official Video Design and Production Sponsor. The Maryland Film Office returns as a Contributing Sponsor.

In addition to helping underwrite the presentation of films, conference panels and workshops by over 1,200 filmmakers, industry executives and special guests attending the Festival, sponsors provide strategic goods and services to filmmakers and festival attendees throughout the week. Participation ranges from sponsoring specific film screenings and receptions, to outfitting venues with technology infrastructure and creating event spaces. Sponsors also participate in the national and local promotion of the Festival through traditional and creative promotional efforts.

“We thank the patrons whose support and friendship inspire and energize us, and we offer our sincere appreciation to all our corporate sponsors who make the festival possible through their commitment to the art and to our community,” said Sky Sitney, AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Artistic Director.

2010 FESTIVAL SPONSORS

Founding Sponsor: Discovery Communications

Founding Conference Sponsor: Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Premiere Sponsor: Comcast

Major Sponsors: American Airlines, BoConcept, Courtyard by Marriott, Downtown Silver Spring, Montgomery County Maryland, PR Collaborative, Team

Featured Sponsors: The A.V. Club, Birch & Barley, Chesapeake Systems, Maryland Public Television, Montgomery College, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Silver Spring Downtown, WAMU 88.5 FM American University Radio, Washington Life Magazine

Contributing Sponsors: American Apparel, American University School of Communications, Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Crowne Plaza, The Documentary Center at The George Washington University, Hilton, Jackie’s Restaurant, Maryland Film Office and Video Labs

Supporting Sponsors: AlphaCine, Amtrak, Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, Canon, Choochi Baby, Cocodot, DC Central Kitchen, Gibson, Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce, IFP, United Social Sports, Writers Guild of America East and Writers Guild of America, West

Affiliate Sponsors: Atlantech Online, Busboys & Poets, Danish Film Institute, Embassy of Brazil, Embassy of France, Embassy of Israel, Embassy of Switzerland, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Finnish Film Foundation, German Films, HBO Documentaries, Interface Media, Ministry of Culture, Serbia, Naked Edge Films, National Film Board of Canada, Old Ebbitt Grill, Panera Bread, Pepsi, R&R Lighting, Real Screen, Rice Restaurant, Royal Danish Embassy, Swedish Film Institute, The Mexico Institute - Woodrow Wilson International Center For Scholars and Women in Film & Video