With such close proximity to Washington D.C., the epicenter of all things politics in the United States, it’s only fitting that my first screening of We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists was at Silverdocs Film Festival in Silver Spring, Maryland. In the small but quaint Discovery Theater located in the Discovery Communications headquarters [...]

AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival, created through a unique alliance between the American Film Institute and Discovery Communications, today announced highlights of its International Documentary Conference taking place June 19-23, 2012 in the Washington, D.C. metro area. The Conference provides five full days of essential discussion, professional development and cutting-edge market intelligence, with over 50 [...]

Just a reminder: Silverdocs is quickly approaching with a spectacular slate of documentary films (as always) and a very special Guggenheim Symposium to honor Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky. Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky are leading voices in American nonfiction cinema. Over the course of their two decades of work, the filmmakers have demonstrated a [...]

Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival announced today its full competition lineup for this year’s festival. Silverdocs is a leading festival in the showcasing of top quality documentary films and their filmmakers.  This year’s Silverdocs runs from 6/19/2012 – 6/23/2012.  For more information visit the festival webpage. This year’s Sterling U.S., World and Short competition films are: [...]