AFI DOCS (formerly Silverdocs)

NAME OF FESTIVAL: AFI DOCS (formerly Silverdocs)

SINCE: 2003

WHERE: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

AFI Docs (formerly Silverdocs) is an internationally recognized event that honors excellence in filmmaking, supports the diverse voices and free expression of independent storytellers and celebrates the power of documentary to improve our understanding of the world.

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AFI DOCS (formerly Silverdocs)

Steven Garza appears in Boys State by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Thorsten Thielow.

AFI DOCS 2020 Goes Online. Fest to Open with BOYS STATE

AFI DOCS 2020 will showcase documentary films in a re-imagined online film festival, and open with BOYS STATE, directed by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine.

AFI DOCS 2019 Award Winners – CHASING THE MOON and ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN Win Audience Awards

CHASING THE MOON, snagged the Audience Award for Best Feature, and the Audience Award for Best Short went to ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN, at the AFI DOCS 2019.

American Factory by Steve Bognar and Julia Reichert

AFI DOCS 2019 Announces Lineup, AMERICAN FACTORY is Centerpiece Film

AFI DOCS revealed its full slate of films for the 2019 festival with women dominating selections. This year’s Centerpiece film will be AMERICAN FACTORY, directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert

World Premiere of HBO’s TRUE JUSTICE: BRYAN STEVENSON’S FIGHT FOR EQUALITY to Open AFI DOCS 2019

AFI DOCS 2019 will open with the world premiere of HBO’s TRUE JUSTICE: BRYAN STEVENSON’S FIGHT FOR EQUALITY,and will close with RAISE HELL: THE LIFE & TIMES OF MOLLY IVINS.

AFI DOCS 2018 Unveils Full Slate of 92 Films

AFI DOCS has finally revealed its full slate of 92 films representing 22 countries for the 16th edition of the American Film Institute’s five-day documentary film festival in the nation’s capital.

AFI DOCS 2018 to Open With World Premiere of PERSONAL STATEMENT, Close with UNITED SKATES

For its 16th edition, AFI DOCS, the documentary film festival in the nation’s capital, will open with the world premiere of PERSONAL STATEMENT directed by Juliane Dressner and Edwin Martinez

STEP and FISH STORY Win AFI DOCS 2017 Audience Awards

The AFI DOCS 2017 Audience Award for Best Feature went to STEP, directed by Amanda Lipitz, and the Audience Award for Best Short went to Fish Story, directed by Charlie Lyne.

Laura Poitras Named AFI DOCS 2017 Charles Guggenheim Symposium Honoree

AFI DOCS will pay tribute to Laura Poitras — the groundbreaking director of RISK (2016) and the Academy Award®-winning Edward Snowden portrait CITIZENFOUR (2014) — as the festival’s 2017 Charles Guggenheim Symposium honoree.

East Premiere of ICARUS and ESPN’s YEAR OF THE SCAB to Bookend 2017 AFI DOCS

This year’s 2017 AFI DOCS, the American Film Institute’s annual documentary film festival in the nation’s capital will open with the East Coast premiere of ICARUS, directed by Bryan Fogel, and will close with ESPN Films’ YEAR OF THE SCAB

WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? Wins AFI DOCS 2015

WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? directed by Liz Garbus (THE FARM: ANGOLA, USA) won the Audience Award for Best Feature at AFI DOCS 2015 in Washington, DC. This year’s Audience Award for Best Short went to A CONVERSATION WITH MY BLACK SON directed by Blair Foster (TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE, co-producer) and Geeta Gandbhir (BY THE PEOPLE: THE ELECTION OF BARACK OBAMA, editor). WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? Nina Simone earned her moniker as the “High […]

Complete Slate of Films for AFI DOCS 2015 Film Festival

The American Film Institute (AFI) revealed the slate of films for the AFI DOCS 2015 Film Festival, running June 17 to 21 in Washington, DC and Silver Spring, MD. The 13th edition of the festival showcases 81 films representing 25 countries, including four world premieres, three U.S. premieres and four East Coast premieres. AFI DOCS opens with Magnolia Pictures’ BEST OF ENEMIES from director Robert Gordon and Academy Award ®-winning director Morgan Neville and concludes with […]

BEST OF ENEMIES and MAVIS! to Bookend AFI DOCS 2015

Magnolia Pictures’ BEST OF ENEMIES, from director Robert Gordon and Academy Award®-winning director Morgan Neville (20 FEET FROM STARDOM), has been selected as the Opening Night film of the upcoming 2015 AFI DOCS taking place June 17 to 21, in Washington, DC and Silver Spring, MD. HBO’s MAVIS! from AFI DOCS alumna director Jessica Edwards has been named the Closing Night film selection. AFI DOCS kicks off on June 17 with the Opening Night Gala and screening […]

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