AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival, which takes place June 21-27, 2010 in the Washington, D.C. area, have announced their 2010 line-up. Films will be presented in five sections: Sterling US Feature Competition, Sterling World Feature Competition, Sterling Short Film Competition, and the to-be-announced Silver Spectrum and Spotlight Programs.
According to the Silverdocs Festival website, "new this year is a retrospective series of films by Guggenheim honoree Frederick Wiseman and a special 'Peacebuilding On Screen' strand organized in collaboration with the United States Institute of Peace. AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs 2010 will present films from around the globe selected from a record 2,163 submissions and featuring exciting new work and festival favorites from the world’s top documentarians."
Audience Award winners for Best Feature and Short will be announced on Sunday, June 27, 2010, the closing day of the Festival. Other award winners will be announced at the AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Awards presentation on Saturday, June 26.
More information at http://silverdocs.com.
