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25,000 people flocked to our screens to make Filmfest DC 2008 the largest film festival in Washington DC. In 2009 we are celebrating our 23rd year of bringing the best of world cinema and American independent film to the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The Festival will run from April 16th through 26th, 2009. Until then, stay in touch by joining our mailing list.

The Winners for 2008

Capital Focus Award

The Capital Focus Award is a juried competition of selected films deserving of increased recognition. Films in competition were selected by the Festival's Programming Committee and the winner was determined by a jury of accomplished film professionals. This year's winner is Paloma Delight by Nadir Mokneche (Algeria, France). Additionally, a Special Jury Award goes to La Zona by Rodrigo Plá (Spain, Mexico).

Circle Audience Award

Founded by Ted and Jim Pedas, Washington's Circle Theatres set the standard for innovative quality film programming. Filmfest DC presented an award to the feature film voted the most popular by our audience. The top 5 films are:

  1. Katyn by Andrzej Wajda (Poland)
  2. Late Bloomers by Bettina Oberli (Switzerland)
  3. We Are Together by Paul Taylor (United Kingdom)
  4. Empties by Jan Sverak (Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Denmark)
  5. Beyond the Call by Adrian Belic (USA)

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