SilverDocs | AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival

June 21 - 27, 2010

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AFI-DISCOVERY CHANNEL SILVERDOCS DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS

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WO AI NI MOMMY (I LOVE YOU, MOMMY) Wins Sterling US Feature Award

Special Jury Mentions went to THE KIDS GROW UP and MY PERESTROIKA

THE WOMAN WITH THE 5 ELEPHANTS Wins Sterling World Feature Award

Special Jury Mention went to STEAM OF LIFE

THIS CHAIR IS NOT ME Wins ...

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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, 2010AFI-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 ...

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AFI-DISCOVERY CHANNEL SILVERDOCS DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL AND THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE ANNOUNCE SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THEMATIC STRAND “PEACEBUILDING ON SCREEN”

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Silver Spring, Maryland, June 14, 2010AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival and the United States Institute of Peace today announced the special programs for the “Peacebuilding on Screen” program during the seven-day event set to run June 21-27 in the Washington, DC area. Through both its film and ...

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COMPETITION FILMS ANNOUNCED

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Silver Spring, Maryland, May 25, 2010—AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival today announced the competition films for the 2010 Festival, taking place June 21-27, 2010 in the Washington, D.C. area.  Films will screen in five sections: Sterling US Feature Competition, Sterling World Feature Competition, Sterling Short Film Competition, and ...

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AFI-DISCOVERY CHANNEL SILVERDOCS DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL PRESENTS RESTREPO WITH FILMMAKER SEBASTIAN JUNGER

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Silver Spring, Maryland, June 24, 2010—AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival presents a screening of RESTREPO.  Armed only with cameras and a fierce commitment to present an unmediated vision of combat, journalists Sebastian Junger (The Perfect Storm, War) and Tim Hetherington fully embed themselves for a year with a platoon ...

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