Clear your calendar - It's going down! Schedule Blocks kicks off on May 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!
Clear your calendar - It's going down! The Emancipation Day festivities will take place on Saturday, April 13 and the parade will start at 2:00 PM at 10th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The concert kicks off at 3:00 PM and will feature an all-star lineup of some of the best artists in the game! The concert at Freedom Plaza will also feature many of DC's own homegrown talent. Stay tuned for more updates and visit the "Save the Dates Section" for more information!
Clear your calendar - It's going down! Schedule Blocks kicks off on May 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!
Clear your calendar - It's going down! The Emancipation Day festivities will take place on Saturday, April 13 and the parade will start at 2:00 PM at 10th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The concert kicks off at 3:00 PM and will feature an all-star lineup of some of the best artists in the game! The concert at Freedom Plaza will also feature many of DC's own homegrown talent. Stay tuned for more updates and visit the "Save the Dates Section" for more information!
We had an amazing Mayor Muriel Bowser Presents 202Creates Month highlighting DC’s vibrant and diverse creative community, thanks to the unwavering support of the Bowser administration, community leaders, DC creatives and residents. Missed our amazing programming for 202Creates Month? Check out the 202Creates section for programming available on-demand.
The #EntertainDC Office and Creative Affairs Office would like to send a huge congratulations to all the winners from the 35th Annual Mayor's Arts Awards (MAA)! Meet the awardees in the MAA section.
The amplification of DC’s creatives happens all year long and we continue to celebrate all of the talented makers and innovators in all 8 Wards. This month, we want to highlight some of the great work that DC's filmmaking community is sharing locally and globally. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease, and District filmmakers are doing their part to bring attention to this illness that affects millions each year.
Shoutout to #EntertainDCs July 2020 Filmmaker of the Month Tressa Azarel Smallwood on this month’s premiere of "Like, Comment, Subscribe" and "A Long Look in the Mirror," two films that are a part of BETs Women's Health initiative called “The Waiting Room.” The films follows the lives of two women in a doctor's waiting room as they await to hear their results from breast cancer tests and follows their journey after receiving their diagnosis. The movies will screen at Park Up DC on October 14 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm EST and air on BETher on October 17 at 8:00 pm EST.
The 34th Annual Washington, DC International Film Festival, better known as FilmFestDC, will be presented online! District residents can enjoy great films from the comfort of their own home. The festival continues to offer the best in world cinema and runs from October 2 – 11 via the filmfestdc.org website.
The #EntertainDC Office sends a special congratulations to DC native Merawi Gerima for the debut of his film, "Residue," on Netflix. The film was an award winner at the 2020 Slamdance Film Festival (Best Debut Feature, Best Actor (Obinna Nwachukwu), and Audience Award for Best Feature. The movie is executive produced by Ava DuVernay's company Array Now. "Residue" tells the story of a young man returning to his Eckington DC neighborhood only to find the neighborhood he remembered fractured by gentrification and the despair experienced by his old childhood friends.
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Angie M. Gates
Director
DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment
Check out the recordings of our incredible sessions on Facebook.
Strategies for Launch: Equipment, Tools, and Techniques with Selcuk Karaoglan
Digital Strategies to Grow Your Reach with Andrew Nguyen
Content is King: Tips for Creating Powerful Scripts and Interviews with Demetria Lucas
Getting to the Money: Monetizing Your Podcast with Gary Coichy
Watch industry leaders for a conversation on the future of music on YouTube.
Join us for an intimate conversation on business innovation and its role in rebuilding the local economy with CEO and AOL Founder Steve Case on YouTube.
Watch the Mayor's Arts Awards now on YouTube.
Park Up DC Presents "Like, Comment, Subscribe" and "A Long Look in the Mirror", a part of BETher's "The Waiting Room"
On October 14 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm EST, come out to enjoy a free night of movies at Park Up DC at RFK Stadium. Snacks can be purchased online at ParkUpDC.com and delivered to your vehicle.
“Like, Comment, Subscribe” is directed by Sheryl Lee Ralph, starring newcomer Jasmine Luv & a cameo by Victoria Rowell. It follows a wedding vlogger and bride-to-be herself as she chronicles her journey after she is diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer.
“A Long Look in the Mirror” is directed by Vanessa Bell Calloway, starring Golden Brooks (“Girlfriends”). It tells the story of a broken mother-daughter relationship that is tested to the limits after the youth-obsessed mother receives a cancer diagnosis and struggles to cope with the disease.
Make sure to bring your mask and practice social distancing.
"The Waiting Room" series airs on BETher October 17 at 8:00 pm EST.
Award-winning new film, RESIDUE, written and directed by DC native Merawi Gerima is currently airing on Netflix. The project was filmed in DC and tells the story of Jay, a film student living in Los Angeles that returns to his DC neighborhood to find it disrupted and devastated by gentrification and the effects of systemic racism. The film, executive produced by Ava DuVernay, was honored at the 2020 Slamdance Film Festival, winning the Best Feature Audience Award and Best Feature Acting Award. You can view this film now on Netflix. Follow Merawi on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook at @gerima_gang.
Women In Film & Video presents ScriptDC, the premier conference for Mid-Atlantic filmmakers including writers, directors, producers, editors, and talent to connect with accomplished teachers, consultants and industry professionals. WIFV is currently working to bring the amazing workshops to a virtual platform that will provide the high-quality information and presenters. The organization will be taking over Tuesday evenings for several months to share 20 or so workshops in a format that is engaging and empowering.
See the October workshops in the Upcoming Events section. For more information visit the WIFV website
Stay home and talk it out! Your CAO team and GW have teamed up for CARE FOR CREATIVES to offer pay what you can counseling for District based creatives. Email CCSCFoggyBottom@gwu.edu to get paired with a clinician who is there to help you!
It's important to know that Care for Creatives is not intended to provide emergency services. If you need support in an emergency, you are encouraged to call 911, or go to the emergency department of the nearest hospital. Also, if you are feeling overwhelmed to the point of feeling suicidal or hurting yourself, please call 911 or the national suicide hotline
at 1-800-273-8255
The #EntertainDC Office is pleased to recognize Gabrielle Ewing as our Filmmaker of the Month!
Gabrielle is an award winning producer and filmmaker who is fiercely passionate about amplifying stories that change mainstream narratives. Gabrielle graduated with honors in Journalism and Film & Television from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and has worked for NBC New York, CNN’s Documentary Unit, and National Geographic. She is currently an Assistant Director of Programming for PBS Digital Studios in Crystal City, VA.
"It's an incredible honor to have been chosen as OCTFME's Filmmaker of the Month," Gabrielle said. "Throughout my last five years in DC, I have been able to hone my craft by directing, producing, and editing short documentaries about science and the environment, but my favorite topic to explore is complicated, messy personal stories that are profoundly and universally human. I am so thankful to call DC home and to belong to such a tight knit creative community that has challenged me and supported me both personally and professionally."
To learn more, please visit www.gabrielle-ewing.com. Congratulations Gabrielle!
The Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment is the regulatory agency that protects and advances the cable service-related interests of the District. At the #EntertainDC Office, our dedicated team is proud to consistently deliver world-class customer service in all aspects of our work. We readily supply information to meet the diverse needs of each constituent and make every effort to educate as well as inform. If you are a cable television customer, you have rights concerning billing practices, late charges, rate increases, disconnection or interruption of service and dispute resolution procedures, the #EntertainDC Office is here to assist.
Any questions? Ask MARCELLA!
Our mission is to produce and broadcast programming for the District of Columbia’s public, educational, and government access (PEG) cable channels and digital radio station; regulate the District of Columbia’s cable television service providers; provide customer service for cable subscribers; and support a sustainable creative economy and labor market for the District of Columbia.
