SILVERDOCS 2013 Documentary Film Festival

SILVERDOCS is a film festival in Silver Spring, Maryland that was created through a unique alliance between the American Film Institute (AFI) and Discovery Channel to showcase, honor and expand the audience for independent documentaries. SILVERDOCS brings the best new documentaries to Washington, DC area audiences, with six full days of programming showcasing 100 films, plus special screenings, musical performances and hundreds of filmmakers and film subjects. Concurrently with the Festival, SILVERDOCS produces an International Documentary Conference with three full days of seminars, workshops, screenings and pitch sessions, and informal networking opportunities for filmmakers and funders.

Dates: June 19-23, 2013 - Programming to Be Announced

2012 Festival Highlights

• Filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky will be honored at the Charles Guggenheim Symposium for their collective and individual contributions to the documentary genre. Since their award-winning BROTHER'S KEEPER (1992), Berlinger and Sinofsky have been leading voices in American nonfiction cinema. Among their landmark films are PARADISE LOST: THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS (1996), PARADISE LOST 2: REVELATIONS (2000), METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER (2004), the Academy Award nominated PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY (2011) and Berlinger's UNDER AFRICAN SKIES (2012).
  
  
• AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs’ Sterling Awards for Best U.S. Feature, Best World Feature and Best Short Film formally recognize filmmaker achievement with both cash and in-kind prizes. In addition to the three Sterling Award competitive screening sections, the festival will confer awards in five additional categories: Audience Awards, The Cinematic Vision Award, WGA Documentary Screenplay Award, Social Impact Award and Whole Foods/Silverdocs Green Grants.

Film Festival Location

AFI Silver Theater
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, Maryland.

Ticket Prices

$10 for regular shows
$8 AFI Members, Discovery Communications employees. Seniors (65+), Children and Students, and Military Personnel (with valid ID)

$50 per person for Opening Night (including Gala)
$25 per person for Guggenheim Symposium
$15 per person for Special Screenings ($10 with AFI Member Discount)

See the film schedule and purchase tickets in advance by visiting www.SILVERDOCS.com CASH ONLY at the door.