FESTIVAL PROGRAM
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ABOUT THE EVENT
The festival takes place May 10 - 12, 2025. It is a three day event, consisting of two in person screenings and one virtual live screening.
The IN PERSON screenings takes place on Saturday, May 10th and Sunday, May 11th at the Honfleur Gallery (1241 Marion Barry Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020) from 6:00PM - 8:30PM EST. Each Day of the In Person screenings is followed by a filmmakers Q&A with any attending filmmakers whose works were shown.
Monday, May 12 will ONLY be virtual and will be live streamed on YouTube at 6:00PM and available after the event on Open Road's YouTube channel for a limited time.
The festival takes place May 10 - 12, 2025. It is a three day event, consisting of two in person screenings and one virtual live screening.
The IN PERSON screenings takes place on Saturday, May 10th and Sunday, May 11th at the Honfleur Gallery (1241 Marion Barry Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020) from 6:00PM - 8:30PM EST. Each Day of the In Person screenings is followed by a filmmakers Q&A with any attending filmmakers whose works were shown.
Monday, May 12 will ONLY be virtual and will be live streamed on YouTube at 6:00PM and available after the event on Open Road's YouTube channel for a limited time.
We have a special cash award, juried prize for any filmmakers local to the DMV (District, Maryland and Virginia) in our ANACOSTIA Shorts Contest:
- Winner: $2,000
- 2nd place: $1,000
- 3rd Place: $500
The OTHER shorts in the festival are eligible for an HONORARY award of AUDIENCE FAVORITE - determined by audience ballot. Vote for your favorite here: app.sli.do/event/b7ic7AfNrAaQzxSRSakWNQ
Results will be tallied at the end of the festival.
Open Road hosted its first ever film festival on March 15th and March 16th, 2022 as a tribute to the art of the short (20 min. and under). There was a viewing of the films selected, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers whose films were selected and who were in attendance. March 15 was VIRTUAL ONLY on YouTube.
March 16 was VIRTUAL and IN PERSON at the Writer’s Center, Bethesda, MD located at 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD 20815.
March 16 was VIRTUAL and IN PERSON at the Writer’s Center, Bethesda, MD located at 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD 20815.