National Press Club to Kick Off Summer Documentary Series on July 7

WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Press Club is scheduled to kick off its second annual Summer Documentary Series on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 6:30 PM.

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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.

A panel discussion, including select fellows and Director of GW's Documentary Center, Nina Gilden Seavey, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and Founding Director and Executive Producer for SILVERDOCS: The AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival, will follow the July 7 film screening.

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.

About 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.

ABOUT 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.

Details:

What:  National Press Club Summer Documentary Series

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

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

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