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The DC area is home to many film festivals, all with a distinct identity. This spring, we are fortunate to be able to experience a festival unique in its focus. Titled “ReelAbilities Film Festival,” this event serves to educate the public about the challenges of living with The films address their creators’ experiences with different… read more »
Only in its eighth year, DC Shorts is distinctive as the largest audience-driven short film festival in the nation. Festival Director and founder Jon Gann shared, “Our festival proves that great film is no longer just from Hollywood, but from everyone and everywhere.” In all, 145 short films from 23 different countries will be shown… read more »
Now in its second year, the World Music and Independent Film Festival (WMIFF) is ready for round two and literally rolling out the red-carpet for their festival attendees. This six-day festival, held at the US Navy Memorial Burke Theater and Capital Hilton Hotel on 16th Street, is a blend of international music and film. WMIFF… read more »
When Michael Rapaport was a kid growing up in New York City during the 1970s, his father ñ a program director at a local radio station – would bring home promotional copies of groundbreaking hip-hop acts like Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash. The younger Rapaport eventually took up acting and moved to Los Angeles, where… read more »
May 2011 ISSUE – What do Iron Man II and our military have in common? Would you believe this year’s GI Film Festival? The festival, founded by West Point graduate and former army officer Laura Law-Millett and her husband Brandon Millett, continues to provide a platform to portray our service men and women in film… read more »
Running April 7th through 17th the metro area’s first international film festival – now in its 25th year – kicks off in style with a gala grand opening at Historic Lincoln Theatre on U Street with the French comedy POTICHE, starring Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu. For the next 10 days, you’ll find the Festival… read more »
It’s hard to believe that the expression “Global Warming” was coined nearly 10 years after the Environmental Film Festival held its inaugural festival in 1993. And in a town where laws and policy are made every day, the launching of the Environmental Film Festival was an intelligent and progressive idea some 19 years ago. Today… read more »
Now in its fourth year, Our City Film Festival – the only festival that showcases independent films focusing solely on DC culture and its blended communities – continues to evolve. This year, the festival kicks off with an Opening Night party Saturday, February 12 from 8 to 11 p.m. at R.F.D in Penn Quarter. The… read more »
During the winter months a number of indie and art-house films hit the screens alongside the more well-known studio films. Here On Tap showcases a round-up of “must sees” for the season.
Never satisfied with sitting idle, DC Shorts presents DC Shorts Rewind, a weekend long mini-fest January 28th and 29th featuring diverse selections of film from the past seven years packaged in 90 to 120 minute film blocks. Each night will conclude with the 2010 Best of Films. A sample of the schedule includes Festival Directors’… read more »
