CALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES

3^rd Annual DOCLANDS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL

 ANNOUNCES 2019 DATES, MAY 2 – 5, AND CALL FOR ENTRIES

Mark Fishkin, Founder of the internationally known Mill Valley Film Festival and Executive Director/Founder of the California Film Institute (CFI), announced today that the 3^rd annual DocLands Documentary Film Festival, will be held Thursday, May 2 – Sunday, May 5, 2019 in Marin County, California.

The 2019 Festival will build on the success of the second edition of DocLands, which featured 43 feature length and short documentary films, from 11 countries, showcasing documentary films in a variety of genres and diversity of content. The 2018 Festival included two signature programs, DocPitch and DocTalk, continuing as part of the 2019 Festival. DocPitch provides a forum for filmmakers to connect with distributors, nonprofit organizations, philanthropists, fellow filmmakers and future audiences and connects documentary filmmakers and their works in progress to distributors, organizations, philanthropists, fellow filmmakers, and future audiences. At last year’s Festival, five pitching teams competed for a cash award of $10,000, which accelerated to $25,000 thanks to the generosity of an audience member at the event. DocTalk produced another impressive turnout, fostering a dynamic discussion around the story-enhancing power of music and score with filmmakers Louie Psihoyos, Velcrow Ripper, Speech Thomas, Connie Fields, and Alexandria Bombach.

Submissions for the 2019 Festival will open November 1, 2018 for traditional and innovative feature length (40 + minutes) and short documentary films. Filmmakers can submit a film for consideration via upload through the Film Freeway submission platform only. No DVDs or external links will be considered. Presentation formats accepted are 35mm and DCP only.

The Festival is curated by the widely respected and talented programming team including Mark Fishkin, Director of Programming Joni Cooper, who else?

• NOVEMBER 1, 2018 – SUBMISSIONS OPEN
• FEBRUARY 1, 2019 – ENTRY DEADLINE for traditional feature length and short films
• FEBRUARY 18, 2019 – LATE ENTRY DEADLINE for traditional feature length and short films

Festival screenings will once again be held in Mill Valley at the CinéArts Sequoia and San Rafael at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center.

About DocLands

Presented by the California Film Institute, DocLands Documentary Film Festival brings compelling stories and the provocative insights behind them to Marin County, California May 2-5, 2019. Expanding upon the exchange of ideas and inspiration through public screenings, engaged conversations and grassroots networking events, DocLands aims to build an active, involved, fully supportive community around documentary film, dedicated to initiating connections and partnerships that will illuminate and invigorate the business and art of non-fiction filmmakers.

About California Film Institute

The California Film Institute (CFI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting film and media arts through the presentation of the internationally acclaimed Mill Valley Film Festival, celebrating its 41^st year in 2018 and the annual documentary film festival DocLands, the ongoing cultivation of the next generation of filmmakers and film lovers through CFI Education, which features a broad range of activities, including screenings, Q&A sessions and seminars with top international & local filmmakers and industry professionals as well as a rich program of classes and hands-on-workshops. CFI also acts as a year-round film-centric town hall with a diverse calendar of programming at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, one of the leading non-profit independent theatres in the country. The art of storytelling through film enables CFI to touch 275,000 guests throughout the year with films and events that entertain as well as address a breadth of social, environmental and cultural issues. Additionally, through CFI Releasing, a national non-profit film distribution initiative, CFI enables filmmakers and sales agents to collaborate with U.S. independent exhibitors, giving nationwide audiences access to quality independent film and promoting this work as a valuable artistic and educational medium conveying different visions, viewpoints and cultural perspectives.

CFI relies on the generosity of its community to sustain these core programs. The invaluable support of our sponsors, foundations, and individual donors ensures our continued success. For more information please visit www.cafilm.org.

Supporters

CFI is proud to acknowledge the Nancy P. and Richard K. Robbins Family Foundation, Wareham Development, Genuine Article Pictures, Vickie Soulier, Bellam Self Storage and Boxes, Teresa Wolf, Jennifer Coslett MacCready, Jim Boyce Trust and Kris Otis, Caroline Crawford Labe, the Academy of Integrated Humanities and New Media, The Each Foundation, and EO Products for their generous support of DOCLANDS.

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