Post Tagged with: "Film Festivals"

DC Shorts WINS! Screens Award Winning Short Films on Oscar Weekend

DC Shorts WINS! Screens Award Winning Short Films on Oscar Weekend

By Punch Premiere Correspondent Lindsey Clark I got SO CLOSE to my goal of seeing all 9 films nominated for best picture this year before the Oscars. Only Life of Pi and Zero Dark Thirty managed to elude me, although I definitely plan to see them both at some point. It’s a goal I certainly [...]

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Punch Profiles: People to Know / 4 Questions with G.I. Film Festival Bachelor Keith Toy

Punch Profiles: People to Know / 4 Questions with G.I. Film Festival Bachelor Keith Toy

Single and ready to mingle??? Me too! Oh and for charity … well, there’s no embarrassment in bidding high. It’s all for the cause!  We are headed to the G.I. Film Festival’s and Officer and an Auction brought to you by the GIFF and Sip with Socialites.  The night will be held at the Embassy of [...]

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23rd Annual Washington Jewish Film Festival

23rd Annual Washington Jewish Film Festival

By Punch Pulse Correspondent Lindsey Clark I don’t know many people who would tell you – with sincerity – that they think their boss is one of the coolest people on earth. However, after leaving a screening last night of the latest documentary film directed by my boss (Rachel Goslins),I would pretty much like to [...]

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DC Shorts Film Festival

DC Shorts Film Festival

By Punch Pulse Correspondent Lindsey Clark On the grand scale of attention spans, I’d probably fall somewhere between a gnat and a 4 year old in terms of how long I can generally focus on any one thing. This is probably why I am such a fan of short films, and therefore why I’m so thrilled that [...]

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The Environmental Film Festival Continues through March 25th

The Environmental Film Festival Continues through March 25th

By Punch Pep Correspondent Elizabeth Fischer Over the last few weeks, we have been spoiled with unseasonably warm weather.  And this unseasonably warm weather has affected us all, including the Cherry Blossoms, which bloomed early with peak blooms this week.  While some of us are sneezing, others are in an allergy haze and the rest [...]

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National Geographic : All Roads Film Festival

National Geographic : All Roads Film Festival

By Punch Premiere Correspondent Lindsey Clark “Stories That Shape Our World” is the theme of this year’s National Geographic “All Roads Film Festival“, which runs here in DC from September 14-18.  The festival, part of the “All Roads Film Project”, is an initiative of National Geographic to give indigenous and under-represented minority-culture artists a voice [...]

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Evening In Moscow – Phillips After 5′s Last Summer Event

Evening In Moscow – Phillips After 5′s Last Summer Event

By Punch Pep Correspondent Elizabeth Fischer On Thursday, the Phillips Collection will conclude its 5 weeks of Phillips After 5 by celebrating Kandinsky and his native Russia. The event will feature a cash bar, Eastern European music from the Alexandria Kleztet and Russian-inspired food.  It will also introduce those in attendance to the DC Shorts [...]

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Director’s Guild Screening of “Woman’s Picture”

Director’s Guild Screening of “Woman’s Picture”

By Lindsay Taub of the Pacific Punch Last Monday, I attended a screening of a new film, Woman’s Picture, at the Director’s Guild of America in Hollywood as the guest of a cast member, DC-based actress/singer/model Gia Mora. Mora’s popular jazz cabaret “Laugh it Up, Funny Girl” is currently playing at Germano’s Trattoria in Baltimore’s [...]

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“Tree of Life” Screens in D.C. for the Environmental Film Festival

“Tree of Life” Screens in D.C. for the Environmental Film Festival

By Steve Mandzik of the Pacific Punch It was a crowded reception at Co Co Sala for the screening of “Tree of Life” which was being hosted by the Environmental Film Festival. A few of us gathered around the movie poster for the movie which was a beautiful print covered in little square images each [...]

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AFI Discovery Channel | Silverdocs Sneak Pre-Brew

AFI Discovery Channel | Silverdocs Sneak Pre-Brew

By Punch Passport Correspondent Lori González Lazzarini On Monday, I walked a few blocks from my apartment to attend to Birch & Barley for an AFI Discovery Channel | Silverdocs Sneak Pre-Brew celebration. The reason to celebrate was because Silverdocs, which is the most talked about documentary festival in the US of A will begin [...]

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Environmental Film Festival : “The Tree of Life” Reception & Screening

Environmental Film Festival : “The Tree of Life” Reception & Screening

‘Tis time for another film festival to take place in the nation’s capital, and this happens to be near and dear to my heart, the Environmental Film Festival.  Among the many screenings, this particular one will have a special reception, as it is the Winner, Palme d’Or 2011 Cannes International Film Festival. The Tree of [...]

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5th Annual GI Film Festival Kick-Off Party at Policy DC

5th Annual GI Film Festival Kick-Off Party at Policy DC

By Punch Pep Correspondent Elizabeth Fischer Strength in numbers – a way to remember our soldiers – the past, the fallen, the forgotten, the present and the future! The GI Film Festival is the premiere venue for the screening of military films in this country.  But it is so much more. Co-Founders Brandon L. Millett [...]

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