Congratulations to:

Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon for their film, BLOOD OF THE YINGZHOU DISTRICT, being recognized on the short list for the 2006 Academy Awards Doc-Shorts!

2006 SILVERDOCS award-winner, Arunas Matelis (BEFORE FLYING BACK TO THE EARTH), for being nominated by the DGA for outstanding directorial achievement in documentary.

HEART OF THE GAME written by Ward Serrill and ONCE IN A LIFETIME: THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE NEW YORK COSMOS, story by Mark Monroe and John Dower, screenplay by Mark Monroe were both selected as finalists for the Writer's Guild of America Documentary Screenplay Award.

Wednesday, February 7, 7:00 p.m. at AFI Silver

SIGHT (WITHOUT SEEING) [VOIR (SANS LES YEUX)]
Directed by Marie Mandy. Belgium/France, 2005, color, 89 min. French/English. NOT RATED.

Presented as a part of "Best of INPUT", SIGHT (WITHOUT SEEING) is a sensorial and paradoxical journey into the mental realm of blindness. The film takes an astonishing dive into the world perceived by blind and partially sighted persons.

Tickets for this film and pre-screening wine and beer reception are ON SALE NOW at www.afi.com/silver or at the AFI Silver Theatre box office

"Best of INPUT" features several evenings of screenings and discussions of programs selected for the 2005 (San Francisco) and 2006 (Taipei) INPUT International Public Television Screening Conference. For more information on other films in the DC program, please visit co-presenters AU Center for Social Media.

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Get involved in the pre-eminent US Documentary Festival!
SILVERDOCS is recruiting interns to work in marketing, programming and video production. We're looking for energetic, organized people with excellent communication skills who are willing to commit 10 hours per week. Internships are unpaid, but school credit is available.

SILVERDOCS also needs volunteers to screen and review submissions. Potential Screeners should have a critical eye and knowledge of film, and be able to write articulate and concise evaluations of the films they review. Screeners must live in the DC area.

For more information on these volunteer opportunities, please visit: http://silverdocs.com/2006/i.aspx

SILVERDOCS Alums! Email updates on your film to rvincelli[at]afi.com

SILVERDOCS' Patricia Finneran and Sky Sitney will be at Sundance January 18 -24!

Missed it at the Festival?

See it at a theater near you...

DANIELSON: A FAMILY MOVIE Playing THIS SUNDAY (1/21/07) in downtown Washington, DC at Ebenezer's. Another great opportunity to see this intriguing story!

Time is Running Out - Realscreen Summit - Jan 29-31, 2007 - Register Today! Now in its 9th year, this highly anticipated, annual event is dedicated to the development of business and creative opportunities for those in non-fiction and factual programming and content creation. In partnership with Realscreen Magazine, the ongoing mandate is to identify the best new ideas, recognize top industry talent, offer the forum for discussion and debate, explore issues and uncover trends and ultimately create an international network of connected individuals leading to business growth and career development.

www.realscreensummit.com

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR SOCIAL MEDIA

Making Your Documentary Matter 2007

January 31-Feb. 1, 2007, Katzen Arts Center Recital Hall, American University

"Making Your Documentary Matter 2007" is the Center's third annual conference (for documentary filmmakers, non-profit communications directors, funders and students) on the latest techniques to make documentary a powerful communications tool for social change. How are pros who create "media that matters" making a difference by using cell phones, YouTube, MySpace and good old F2F? How are environmental, political and social documentaries changing?

http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/events/rsvp/529/jduda@american.edu

Join filmmakers, outreach specialists and foundation representatives for a series of panel discussions on the latest in documentary outreach, including keynote speaker Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films and director of IRAQ FOR SALE.

Space is limited!

Please register and see the full agenda at http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org.

The conference panels and lunch discussion groups will include case studies and strategies on public engagement, collaborating with nonprofits, new technologies and distribution opportunities.