ABOUT AFI SILVER THEATRE

Created by the citizens of Montgomery County, MD, the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center is dedicated to artists, educators, and audiences of the world.

The AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center is a state-of-the-art moving image exhibition, education, and cultural center. Anchored by the restoration of noted architect John Eberson's historic 1938 Silver Theatre, it also features 32,000 square feet of new construction housing two stadium theatres, office and meeting space, and reception and exhibit areas.

The exceptional technical facilities of the AFI Silver include film formats from 16 to 70mm, high-definition digital cinema video projection, broadcast quality video recording and distance learning capabilities via satellite, fiber, and the Internet.

HISTORY

AFI Silver Theatre Foyer

Saved from the wrecker's ball by community effort and landmark designation, the historic AFI Silver Theatre is a
unique public-private partnership. An ambitious project of Montgomery County, MD, and the American Film Institute,
the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center is the anchor of
an unprecedented redevelopment effort.

Taking maximum advantage of its location — in an extraordinarily diverse corner of the world, just a few blocks from the nation's capital — the AFI Silver Theatre graces its stages with policy makers, elected officials, civic and military leaders, and, of course, a wide variety of artists from film and other artistic disciplines. Furthering AFI's mission of advancing and preserving the art of the moving image, all of the AFI Silver's screenings are of the highest artistic quality. And the programming concentrates on film and video generally unavailable elsewhere: independent features, foreign films, documentaries, and classic cinema — including tributes, retrospectives, themed programming, anniversaries, and newly restored works.

The AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center effectively demonstrates how a combination of civic leadership, architectural vision and excellence in the arts can result in community economic development.

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