Celebrating 20 Years of Exceptional Non-Fiction Story Telling
For the past 20 years,
The Documentary Center at The George Washington University has been committed to teaching documentary
film production and to creating non-fiction films for international audiences. Inaugurated in 1990, The Documentary Center has recently
been named one of the top ten schools for documentary filmmaking and is one of the few educational centers in the nation that focuses
exclusively on non-fiction film.
The Documentary Center is a chartered center housed within the Center for Innovative Media in the
School of Media and Public Affairs at
GWU.
The Documentary Center's Institute for Documentary Filmmaking has been named one of the top 10 documentary programs in the nation.
Watch the 20th Anniversary Reel
The Goals of the Center are to:
- Teach documentary filmmaking principles, methods, and techniques;
- Produce high quality documentary films for national and international audiences;
- Host symposia, seminars, and screenings that foster a dialogue about the present and future of documentary film;
- Encourage the production of documentary films by emerging filmmakers across the globe;
- Consult with independent filmmakers, traditional broadcast entities, and emerging media outlets on the development, production, and distribution of documentary films; and
- Forge a community of new and established documentary filmmakers at home and abroad.
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4th and Goal
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"The Real Stuff"
"The Real Stuff" is a series of interviews that focuses on people who make unscripted television - reality shows, documentaries, and everything in between. Check out Darren Coyle’s interview with Director, Nina Seavey.
Washington's Best Film Award
Presentation (by Ted Leonsis & Mayor Vincent Grey) to "Released to Life" - A film by the 2011 Institute for Documentary Filmmaking
4TH & GOAL wins award!
"The Italian National Olympic Committee Cup" at the 29th Annual FICTS Festival for Sports Movies and Film in Milan.
4TH & GOAL is now available on DVD and VOD
