spring 2008 dc film festivals

10 February 2008
Our City Film Festival
Ok, the one-day Our City Film Festival came and went and I missed it. But I like the concept of the festival: to feature films that feature DC. I'll keep an eye out for it again next year.

6-16 March 2008
DC Independent Film Festival

11-22 March 2008
DC Environmental Film Festival
In it's 16th year, the DC Environmental Film Festival will be screening 115 films at over 45 different venues around town over the course of 11 days. I checked out the listing of films and there are many that I would love to see, including: All In This Tea, Ansel Adams, Darwin's Natural Heir (a biopic on E.O. Wilson), and Galapagos: Born of Fire. I will miss seeing the films this year (I'm hoping some of them will be released on DVD) as I will be out with my camera in the Galapagos! Although I will not be retracing the voyage of HMS Beagle, I will be wandering from island to island on this wooden schooner:


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24 April - 4 May 2008
Filmfest DC International Film Festival
From their website: "Films will encompass a global range of cultures, music, and politics from over 30 countries. Festival highlights will include the cinema of Latin America and Politics on Film."

16-23 June 2008
Silverdocs: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival
Still accepting submissions from filmmakers, the regular deadline is this Friday 15 February.

If you want to keep an eye out for the fall film festivals, some links to follow: DC Shorts Film Festival (September), National Geographic All Roads Film Festival (October), DC APA Film Festival (September-October), Latin American Film Festival, Reel Affirmations (October), and the Washington Jewish Film Festival (December).