SPONSORS

  • School of Communication, American University

    Graduate and undergraduate School of Communication students are mentoring our DC youth.

  • AUSOC: Film and Media Arts

    The Film and Media Arts Division offers BA, MA and MFA degrees in filmmaking, which focuses on creating socially minded storytellers who will create visual narratives that change the world for the better. Challenge accepted!

  • Community Voice Lab, American University

    This project is part of the Community Voice Lab community engagement work.

  • Humanities Truck, American University

    The Humanities Truck is a fully customized delivery truck that serves as an experimental mobile platform for collecting, exhibiting, preserving, and expanding dialogue around the humanities. The truck’s custom-design creates a unique space for facilitating participatory, cultural, and educational experiences and can function as a recording studio, workshop and maker space, and exhibit and performance venue.

  • Game Center, American University

    AU Game Center is a unique multi-disciplinary academic research center operating through a partnership between the School of Communication and the College of Arts & Sciences.

  • HUMANITIES COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON DC

    This event is made possible through the Festival and Gatherings Grant from Humanities Council of DC.

  • DC GO-GO MUSEUM

    The Go-Go Museum & Cafe will be hosting youth workshops during the festival.

  • Anacostia arts center

    Anacostia Arts Center is a home for the arts, culture, and small businesses, where the physical space is used to employ and nourish the local arts and creative economy.

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  • CHACC

    Description goes hereCongress Heights Arts + Culture Center is a 501 (c)(3) organization with a mission to expose, inspire + educate both youth + adults to the rich arts + cultural opportunities, specifically in Wards 7 + 8, from a historical + modern day prospective.

  • 202 Creates

    202 Creates

    Mayor Muriel Bowser launched 202Creates in September 2016 to amplify and celebrate DC's creative culture. Led by OCTFME and DMPED, 202Creates engages residents through events, activities, and resources that enrich our communities across all 8 wards.

  • Busboys and Poets, Anacostia

    We're excited to be part of the historic Anacostia neighborhood with our Washington, D.C.-based non-profit partner, the Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative. We opened our doors on March 12, 2019 and have been welcomed with open arms by this thriving community.

    The private event space in Busboys Anacostia is named after Southeast-celebrated "Mayor for Life" Marion Barry Jr. and is called The Barry Room. You can now book The Barry Room for private and public events.

  • WOMEN IN FILM & VIDEO DC

    Women in Film & Video (WIFV) provides educational and networking opportunities for screen-based media makers, celebrates women’s creative and technical achievements in media, and advocates for parity both in front of and behind the camera to ensure that all voices can be heard.

  • TIVA DC

    The Television, Internet and Video Association of DC (TIVA-DC), a local not-for-profit (501(c)(3)) organization was formed to serve the needs of the growing greater DC production community, including Maryland and Virginia.