Silverdocs Film Festival

Now entering its sixth year, Silverdocs has been hailed as the ”pre-eminent US documentary festival” by Screen International and as “non-fiction nirvana” by Variety. The festival features 100 films, representing over 45 countries, and comprises several competitive sections including the Sterling Feature and Short Competition, Music Competition, the Witness Award and the Cinematic Vision Award.

Silverdocs is a major international film festival celebrating the creative vision of independent filmmakers and the power of documentary to expand our world-view and enhance our understanding of events around us. Leading filmmakers such as Nick Broomfield, Werner Herzog, Jim Jarmusch, Alan King, Barbara Kopple, Al Maysles, Stanley Nelson, Jonathan Demme, Penelope Spheeris and Martin Scorsese have shared their work and their perspectives with Festival audiences.

Silverdocs provides business and creative connections among filmmakers, broadcasters, distributors and funders from both established and emerging media markets at the International Documentary Conference (June 17-21). The conference includes over 60 panels and workshops and is attended by over 650 filmmakers and guests from around the world.

Silverdocs is held at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. This year’s Silverdocs slate will be announced on May 22, 2008. Visit silverdocs.com for more information.