Described as the “pre-eminent US documentary festival”, the American Film Institutes Silverdocs Festival, in conjunction with the Discovery Channel, will be taking place in Washington DC. An outstanding opportunity to network with media and distribution outlets pertaining to the documentary world, attend workshops and attend technical workshops tracking trends in the doc world. Representaives and speakers from HBO, The Discovery Channel, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, ARTE France, the HHK (Japan),Animal Planet, National Geographic Channels International and Women Make Movies will be presentaing and interacting with SilverDoc attendees.