AFI Silver

The AFI Silver is a three-screen movie theater complex in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, just north of Washington, D.C. in the United States of America. It plays both art-house and mainstream movies. It is run by the American Film Institute.

The AFI Silver is the result of a restoration project for the original Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, which was originally designed by movie palace architect John Eberson and constructed in 1938.

In 2003 the theatre reopened. Currently it is known to be the most technically advanced Motion Picture exhibition outlet in North America. It features the ability to show 16, 35, and 70mm vertical, HDCAM, Betacam, Betacam SP/SX, DigiBetacam, DVCAM, Mini DV, DVD, VHS, D5, and DVCPRO all in state of the art projectors.

It also hosts the annual Silverdocs documentary festival with co-sponsor Silver Spring-based Discovery Channel.

External links

* [http://www.afi.com/silver AFI Silver] official homepage
* [http://www.silverdocs.com SIlverdocs] Silverdocs Homepage
* [http://silverspringdowntown.com/spring.php?pid=126 AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Arts Center] Silver Spring's Downtown
* [http://www.homestead.com/silverspringhistory/theatre.html Silver Spring: Then & Again - The Silver Theatre]