Interface Media Group 1233 20th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Monday, July 10, 2017 at 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Help shape a feature film. Filmmaker Mike Kravinsky will be showing his nearly finished film “Nothing To Do” at NDR’s July meeting. Here is a chance to not only hear about Mike’s experience making his… Read more »

The DC Black Film Festival kicks off August 17-19 at the Miracle Theater in Southeast Washington, D.C. We’re super excited to launch our first year, but we can’t be successful without your help! I hope that you will consider volunteering for this important event. We have a 1:1 work/watch program: for every volunteer shift you complete, you will receive… Read more »

VPA Presents: Ask the Virginia Film Commissioner! July 19, 2017 at 7:00 pm. This is your chance to meet Andy Edmunds, Director of the Virginia Film Office, and ask him that question that you’ve been burning to ask! Have questions on PSAs, Industrials and other topics of interest, this is a great opportunity! Come find… Read more »

The Library of Congress’s The Packard Campus Theater will be screening Bonnie and Clyde, released in 1969 and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. Setting filmmaking and style trends that linger today, “Bonnie and Clyde” veered from comedy to social commentary to melodrama and caught audiences unaware, especially with its graphic violent ending. Arthur Penn deftly… Read more »

Tickets for the 48 Hour Film Projects premiere screenings are currently on sale. Screenings will be on July 22 and will be grouped by teams: Group A Saturday, July 22, 2017 @ 11:00am 7AMP Atlantic East Motion Picture Co Bad Ass Women Dadgum Productions GREEN DOVE FILMS Midnight Ape Paper Tree Productions Shields Shoes Productions… Read more »

Saluting Canada at 150 July 1-8 Honoring Canada on the occasion of the sesquicentennial of the Canadian Confederation (Confédération canadienne), the National Gallery of Art has organized seven programs of cinematic landmarks from our northern neighbor’s notable production history, including narrative fiction, documentary, and artists’ experimental shorts. The series begins on Canada Day, July 1. Special… Read more »

Join Dispatch Films and the South Africa-Washington International Program (SAWIP) for a special screening of The Good Ones, a documentary film by Molly Blank. While sharing the challenges of South Africa’s unequal and broken education system, some schools are beating the odds. The Good Ones tracks the tenacious efforts of three of these public schools to change the… Read more »

One of the largest and most respected Jewish film festivals in North America, the Washington Jewish Film Festival (WJFF) is an international exhibition of cinema that celebrates the diversity of Jewish history, culture and experience through the moving image. The Washington Jewish Film Festival is proud to bring you an encore presentation of the sold-out… Read more »

Held only at the Avalon Theatre, DC’s only nonprofit film center, the Wednesday Signature Series is a group of six rotating programs that showcase unique films from around the world. Screenings are held on Wednesday evenings at 8:00pm in the historic downstairs theater. Don’t miss two upcoming one-day-only screenings: ONE WEEK AND A DAY Reel… Read more »

The Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival (GCFVF), a non-profit organization and established in 1999, is created to promote and showcase the discovery of new and emerging motion picture artists through inspirational, educational and thought-provoking stories and dialogue, set to a visual medium, that raise the awareness of consciousness in the audience, not only to… Read more »

The Library of Congress’s The Packard Campus Theater will be screening The Gazebo, released in 1959 and starring Debbie Reynolds and Glenn Ford. The two star as a married couple who are being blackmailed in this offbeat comedy involving murder and a backyard gazebo. Based on the hit Broadway play of the same name by… Read more »

The Istituto Italiano di Cultura will be holding a screening of L’accabadora (Angel of Mercy) at the Embassy of Italy on July 5th   Location: Embassy of Italy: 3000 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC  20008 Time: 6:00 pm   Director: Enrico Pau Italy, Ireland 2016, 97 min Film in Italian with English subtitles Annetta lives… Read more »

Hollywood on the Potomac – Thu, Jun 29 at 7:30pm, Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Avenue, NW How has DC been portrayed by Tinseltown? For his book Hollywood on the Potomac, film critic Mike Canning researched over 50 movies set in the District to reveal which ones get DC right — and which ones get it… Read more »

DEADLINE REMINDER 2018 RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (RIFF) – REGULAR ENTRY DEADLINE:  JUNE 30th Features: $55 / Shorts:  $45 Festival accepts: Films, screenplays, web series, music videos Categories: All category types and genres welcome Enter Today via: Film Freeway HERE or Withoutabox HERE   – ABOUT RIFF – 2018 FESTIVAL: April 24th – 29th The… Read more »

Virginia is for Film Lovers, and it is filled with educational and job opportunities for actors and crew members, screenings and film festivals, and film related events: networking and career development opportunities, seminars, classes, and workshops. The Virginia Film Office’s weekly update brings you a summary of the events of the week, don’t miss out! Monday,… Read more »

DATE AND TIME Fri, July 7, 2017 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDT   LOCATION Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan 1150 18th Street Northwest Suite 100 Washington, DC 20036   A celebration of art, animation, and robots! Crawling across a desiccated landscape, the Robot Carnival comes barreling its way to the JICC… Read more »

Final Act Drama presents its Acting for Film and Television Course  This multi-week course starts July 25, 2017 Class sessions held at:  Community Idea Station Studios 23 Sesame Street Richmond, VA 23235 Tuesday’s 6:30 – 8:30pm     804-858-3446   Final Act Drama presents this 5-week acting course, designed to prepare an actor for commercials,… Read more »

Interface Media Group – 1233 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM   Washington, DC is home to a community of highly skilled screenwriters. To draw attention to their talent and help get their work in front of major producers, writer and producer Monica Lee Bellais… Read more »

Interface Media Group 1233 20th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Monday, July 10, 2017 at 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM   The Narrative Directors Roundtables are open to the general public. They provide an opportunity for directors and those who are interested in working with directors to network and learn about strengthening their skills. Narrative… Read more »

Interface Media Group – 1233 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 Monday, July 10, 2017 at 6:30 PM –  9:00 PM   This program is a joint effort between Docs In Progress and Women in Film and Video-DC. Programs alternate between Docs In Progress in Silver Spring and Interface Media in Washington, DC. Roundtables at Docs… Read more »

    Tune in to catch the premier of the 4th and final season of AMC’s TURN: Washington’s Spies, filmed right here in Virginia! TURN tells the story of an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide of America’s fight for independence.  The entirety of TURN’s four seasons were shot here in the Commonwealth… Read more »

July 23, 1-2:45 pm Cheek Theater at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts – 200 N. Boulevard Richmond, VA 23220   Yves Saint Laurent: His Life and Times  (2004; 77 min; In French with English Subtitles) A fully realized portrait of Yves Saint Laurent emerges from extensive interviews at different stages of his career, archival… Read more »

The VFF at Violet Crown Series continues on Tuesday, June 20th with David Lynch: The Art Life, which explores Lynch’s art, music, and early films, shining a light into the dark corners of his unique world and giving audiences a better understanding of the man and the artist. In candid interviews, David Lynch reflects on his early years, recalling… Read more »

The ACLU of Michigan documentary Here’s To Flint (43 minutes, 2016) is a searing examination of the origins of the Flint water crisis and the determined efforts of Flint residents, activists, and researchers to learn the truth about the city’s lead-contaminated drinking water. Based on the work of ACLU of Michigan investigative reporter Curt Guyette, Here’s To Flint is an exhaustive probe… Read more »