AFI Silver
| AFI Silver | |
|---|---|
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  Location within Maryland | |
| General information | |
| Status | Operating |
| Type | Theater |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Address | 8633 Colesville Road |
| Town or city | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 38°59′48″N 77°01′39″W / 38.9967°N 77.0276°WCoordinates: 38°59′48″N 77°01′39″W / 38.9967°N 77.0276°W |
| Completed | 1938 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | John Eberson |
| Other information | |
| Seating type |
Stadium in Smaller Theaters Flat in Large Theater with Free Premium Seating in back (Awarded on a first come first served basis) |
| Seating capacity | 400, 200, and 75 |
| Website | |
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AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center or commonly known as AFI Silver is a three-screen movie theater complex in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, just north of Washington, D.C. in the United States. It plays both modern art-house and independent films, alongside a slate of classic films. It is run by the American Film Institute.
The AFI Silver is the result of a restoration project for the original Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, which was designed by movie palace architect John Eberson and constructed in 1938.
The theater reopened in 2003. It features the ability to show 16mm, 35mm, DLP digital projection and 70mm vertical, HDCAM, Betacam, Betacam SP/SX, DigiBetacam, DVCAM, Mini DV, DVD, VHS, Blu-ray, D5, and DVCPRO all in state-of-the-art projectors.
Programming
The theater regularly exhibits classic films in series defined by Genre (Such as Westerns) , Era (90s Cinema), Elements Featured (Disco), Film Components (Technicolor) Franchise (Indiana Jones) Star (John Wayne), Director (Steven Spielberg), Composer (John Williams) or Screenwriter (Dalton Trumbo)
Events
The AFI Silver hosts the annual AFI Docs documentary festival (formerly known as Silverdocs).
It also hosts the Washington, DC events of the annual 48 Hour Film Project, which was founded by Mark Ruppert in Washington.
Other notable annual film festivals include The Latin American Film Festival during The Fall (which began in 1989) and the European Union Film Festival in November (1987)
External links
- AFI Silver Official Homepage
- AFI Docs AFI Docs Homepage
- AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Arts Center Silver Spring's Downtown
- Silver Spring: Then & Again - The Silver Theatre