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July 7 - August 4: National Press Club Summer Documentary Series in Washington, D.C.

Throughout July and August, the Press Club will host a series of documentary films written and produced by journalists, media affiliates and international film fellows, with particular focus on freedom of the press issues.

Opening the event on July 7, the Club will screen documentary films from George Washington University’s International Emerging Filmmakers Fellowship, a six-week program that provides 20 international filmmakers the opportunity to create documentaries and cross-cultural dialogue.

The National Press Club Summer Documentary Series is scheduled to run every Wednesday evening at 6:30 PM from July 7 to August 4, 2010. The events are free and open to the public. For more information on the Press Club, please visit www.press.org.

The George Washington University’s International Emerging Filmmakers Fellowship:

Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and augmented by substantial in-kind support from the Panasonic Corporation of America, the 2010 fellows represent: Armenia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, India (Kashmir), Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Rwanda, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

The National Press Club:

The National Press Club is the world’s leading professional organization for journalists. Founded in 1908, the Club has 3,700 members representing most major news organizations. The Club holds more than 2,000 events including news conferences, luncheons and panels each year, and more than 250,000 guests come through its doors. On the web at www.press.org.

When: Beginning Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 6:30 PM – Conference Rooms

Where: National Press Club at 529 14th Street NW, Washington DC 20045

Starts	July 7 2010
Ends / Deadline	August 4 2010
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Posted on July 28 2010 in by intern