FULL FESTIVAL LINE-UP ONLINE!
It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for…The GI Film Festival 2009 schedule is now set and up online! And tickets are now on sale! Highlights from the seven-day event include:
48 documentary and narrative premiere films from the nation’s top independent and studio filmmakers, including active duty GIs and military veterans;
16 feature-length films: Perfect Valor, Lioness; The Way We Get By; Jerabek; Triangle of Death; Bedford: The Town They Left Behind; America’s Marine Aviators; Inheritance of War; The Divided; Seal Team VI; Everyman’s War; Warriors in their Own Words, Injury Slight…Please Advise; Art in the Face of War; My Vietnam, Your Iraq; The Lesson is Priceless.
"Work in Progress" exclusive screening of the feature film Lt. DanBand: The Documentary, following actor Gary Sinise as he and his Lt. Dan Band entertain our troops worldwide and the many incredible organizations that support our heroes and their families. The film is directed by military veteran and Hollywood filmmaker, Jonathan Flora;
World Premiere of Citizens United Production’s Perfect Valor, featuring former Senator Fred Dalton Thompson; produced by David Bossie (Border Wars).
- GI Film Festival red carpet premiere of HBO’s Taking Chance, starring Kevin Bacon;
- GI Film Festival red carpet premiere for "Wounded Warriors" of MGM/UA’s Valkyrie, starring Tom Cruise;
- World Premiere of the feature documentary America’s Marine Aviators.
- VIP reception featuring the launch of the new USO national publication, On Patrol;
Special private screening for Members of Congress of the GI Film Festival’s 2008 "Best Feature Documentary," Brothers at War;
Presentation of the GI Film Festival’s "GI Spirit Award" to actress Karri Turner;
A reception at the Russell Senate Caucus Room honoring military veterans in Congress featuring special guest Medal of Honor recipient Senator Daniel K. Inouye;
VIP receptions featuring celebrities, top military leaders and warriors, and filmmakers.
Click here to check out the full schedule and to buy your tickets today!
In only its third year, the GI Film Festival has become the nation’s most significant venue for the screening of military films of all kinds. In the past, the festival has screened Hollywood features such as The Great Raid, Forrest Gump, and a never-before-released version of the Civil War epic Gods and Generals. This year, both MGM/UA and HBO approached the festival to screen their pro-military films, Valkyrie and Taking Chance, respectively. With regard to independent films, one 2007 GI Film Festival premiere, Operation Homecoming, was a finalist for an Academy Award for "Best Feature Documentary." The GI Film Festival’s 2008 world premiere "Best Feature Documentary," Brothers at War earned a theatrical distribution deal from the prestigious Samuel Goldwyn Films and is now in theaters, while yet another award-winning offering from 2008, The Last 600 Meters, will release in theaters and air on PBS in 2010. Be sure to check out our current crop of films and filmmakers. We look forward to building on our successes in 2009 and beyond!
G.I. FILM FESTIVAL WEB SITE: http://www.gifilmfestival.com
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