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Washington, DC Independent Film Festival

By Rachel Cooper, About.com

The Washington, DC Independent Film Festival is an an award winning event that showcases up to 100 feature, short, animation and documentary films by local, national, and international filmmakers. Many of the festival films have gone on to the Academy Awards, Sundance, Toronto and Cannes, where some have taken prizes.

At each program of the Washington, DC Independent Film Festival participants view a range of films, including an animation, a short and a feature. After each session there is a question and answer discussion where you can interact directly with top executives from AOL, Discovery Communications, National Geographic and PBS, among others.

The Annual Washington, DC Independent Music Festival will run in tandem with the film festival to provide nightly entertainment. Local musicians will perform jazz, blues, soul, and much more.

Dates and Times

March 4-14, 2010.

Location

Phoenix Theaters
Union Station
50 Mass Ave, NE
Washington, DC

Tickets

Opening Night Film & Reception: $25
Closing Night Film & Reception: $25
Tickets to film sessions : $10/$7 student and seniors
Tickets to seminars: $25 per seminar.

To see the list of films and purchase tickets, see the official web site.

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