AFI Docs

The AFI Docs (formerly Silverdocs) documentary film festival is an American international film festival created by the American Film Institute and the Discovery Channel. It is held every year in Silver Spring, Maryland and Washington, D.C.[1][2][3] Started in 2003, the festival is held for five days in June at the AFI Silver Theatre as well as several locations in Washington, D.C.

AFI Docs
LocationWashington, D.C. and Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Founded2003 (2003)
No. of films103 as of 2017

Notable participants

Yoruba Richen won the Audience Award in 2013 for The New Black, her documentary was about the African-American community response to marriage equality initiatives.[4][5]

Participating organizations

There are several organizations that usually take part on the events: BBC, CPB, Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, The Ford Foundation, HBO, Latino Public Broadcasting, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Miramax, National Black Programming Consortium, National Geographic, PBS, the Sundance Institute, The Weinstein Company.

Advisory board

The AFI Docs Advisory Board includes: Ken Burns, Davis Guggenheim, Chris Hegedus, Werner Herzog, Barbara Kopple, Spike Lee, Albert Maysles, Errol Morris, D A Pennebaker, and Frederick Wiseman.

References
  1. Dry, Kate Erbland,Eric Kohn,David Ehrlich,Ben Travers,Jude; Erbland, Kate; Kohn, Eric; Ehrlich, David; Travers, Ben; Dry, Jude (2020-06-16). "AFI Docs 2020: 10 of the Most Exciting Films in This Year's Lineup". IndieWire. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  2. "AFI plans". 6 May 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-05-09.
  3. "The American Film Institute Announces Dates For 2021 AFI Docs Film Festival". SHOOTonline. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  4. "The New Black | A film by Yoruba Richen". www.newblackfilm.com. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  5. "The New Black | African American Debate over Marriage Equality | Independent Lens | PBS". Independent Lens. Retrieved 2021-04-14.


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