Press Releases
SILVERDOCS to honor SPIKE LEE
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Wednesday, April 23, 01:51 p.m.
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Silver Spring, Maryland, April 23, 2008—SILVERDOCS announced today that it will honor Spike Lee at the Charles Guggenheim Symposium, a centerpiece of the now eight-day documentary festival which takes place in June just outside DC. Spike Lee, an Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated director, producer, writer and actor with ...
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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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WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS AT SILVERDOCS
- Friday, June 15, 09:00 a.m.
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SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival presents the World Premiere of ARCTIC TALE by Sarah Robertson and Adam Ravetch at 6:30 p.m. in the AFI Silver Theatre. National Geographic Films, the producers of MARCH OF THE PENGUINS, and Paramount Vantage, the distributors of AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, present this ...
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