Silverdocs Announces Festival Slate

SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival announced its full slate of films for the 2006 Festival, taking place June 13-18, 2006 in the Washington, DC area. SILVERDOCS 2006 will present 100 films from 22 countries selected from 1,687 submissions with 13 World, 12 North American, six US and four East Coast premieres. These numbers represent an increase from 2005 when 89 films were selected from 1,300 submissions. Created through an alliance between the American Film Institute and Discovery Channel, SILVERDOCS takes place at the state-of-the-art AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. In 2005, the Festival screened sold out shows to more than 19,000 participants who viewed the best in documentary film and experienced free mid-day shorts, outdoor screenings, live music, panel discussions and special events. (...)

BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY AWARD

(...) Best Music Doc Jury: Peter Gabriel, musician and WITNESS founder; Tracy McKnight, co-founder and president of Commotion Records; and Keven McAlester whose first feature, YOU’RE GONNA MISS ME, won SILVERDOCS’ 2005 music award.