GI Film Festival

GI Film Festival
Location Washington, D.C.
Language International
Website http://www.gifilmfestival.com

The GI Film Festival was founded in 2006 by husband and wife team Brandon L. Millett and Major Laura Law in response to the lack of quality films portraying American service members. It is the first film festival of its kind and is held each May during Armed Forces Month in Washington, D.C.[1]

The mission of the GI Film Festival is "to preserve the stories of the American GI and honor their service and sacrifices through the medium of film and TV."[2] The GI Film Festival is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.[3]

The week-long event brings together noted people from the American film industry, Congress and the military. The Festival's program line-up offers moviegoers a wide variety of independent films including documentaries, narrative features, and shorts, as well as a program of panel discussions.[4] Military-related films from other countries are also eligible for submission to the festival.[5]

Highlights

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2016

Award winners

2007

2008

2009[10]

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015[11]

References

  1. "GI Film Festival 2015 in Washington, DC". Dc.about.com. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  2. "Submission Definitions". GI Film Festival - Reel Stories! Real Heroes!.
  3. "Arlington Volunteer Opportunities". volunteermatch.org.
  4. "The G.I. Film Festival". TheHill.
  5. "Canadian soldier leaves family a secret video farewell". thespec.com.
  6. "Festival of the Week: GI Film Festival". MovieMaker Magazine.
  7. GI Film Festival (14 April 2008). "Hollywood Stars to Celebrate American GIs at the 2nd Annual GI Film... -- re> ARLINGTON, Va., April 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --". prnewswire.com. line feed character in |title= at position 78 (help)
  8. "John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain)". Twitter. 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  9. "GI Film Festival - Reel Stories! Real Heroes!". GI Film Festival - Reel Stories! Real Heroes!.
  10. "Best of Festival Winners". GI Film Festival - Reel Stories! Real Heroes!.
  11. "And That’s a Wrap! Thank You For Joining Us for The 2015 GI Film Festival". GI Film Festival 2015.

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