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Courtesy of the Washington, DC Conventions & Tourism Corporation (WCTC)
June/July 2006

Greetings from Docuwood! Nonfiction in the Nation's Capitol

 Plus: 'A Lion in the House'
20 Years of 'American Masters'

Features:
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Discovery Communications, Inc.'s headquarters in Silver Spring, MD. (c) Discovery Communications, Inc.
A Confluence of Content: DC Cablers Define the Multi-Platform Era
By Susan Ivers

Fast Foreword: The Editor's Column
By Thomas White

On the Smithsonian's deal with Showtime.

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Photo: Chris Paine. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics
And Then There Were None: Pulling the Plug on the Electric Car
By Tamara Krinsky

On Chris Paine's 'Who Killed the Electric Car?'

Funding from the Feds
By Mary Specht

Your tax dollars at work: A brief guide to federal funding agencies.

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Associate Professor/filmmaker Charlene Gilbert (center) working with American University students. (c) American University
Docu-demic Opportunities Abound in DC
By Adrena Ifill

Profiling the documentary programs at three Washington, DC-area institutions: American University, George Washington University and Howard University.

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The AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Springs, MD, home base of SilverDocs.
See It in DC: A Great Place for Documentary Filmmaking and Viewing
By aviva Kempner

Festivals and screening venues in the DC area

It's Not Just Mr. Smith Who Goes to Washington
By Jim Romeo

A look at Washington, DC-area independent production companies and filmmakers.

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From Julia Reichardt and Steven Bognar's 'A Lion in the House.' Photo: Julia Reichardt/ITVS
Vital Signs in Vérité: 'A Lion in the House' Confronts Childhood Cancer
By Taylor Segrest

Julia Reichardt and Steven Bognar's four=-hour opus for PBS.

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