About
The GI Film Festival San Diego brings the stories of America’s service men and women to life through compelling and authentic films and events. Major film genres will be featured including documentaries, narratives, shorts, and feature length productions.
The 2017 festival takes place October 18-22 at select venues throughout San Diego County. Highlights of the festival include a family movie night, filmmaker discussions, and the Local Film Showcase, featuring the works of San Diego area filmmakers, locations, and actors. Festival events include opening night reception and a closing celebration and awards ceremony honoring the filmmakers featured in the Local Film Showcase.
The festival is organized by KPBS in partnership with the GI Film Group and Film Consortium San Diego. Official sponsors of the 2017 GI Film Festival San Diego include Kaminskiy Design and Remodeling, City National Bank, Lewis University, National City Mile of Cars, Altus Schools, Bob Baker Subaru, and GEICO Military with additional support from the Maritime Museum, Military Press, and Scatena Daniels Communications. Alaska Airlines is the official travel sponsor.
About GI Film Group
The GI Film Group is a full service media company dedicated to preserving the stories of military veterans. GIFG is the production entity behind the award-winning GI Film Festival (GIFF), a 501 c(3), also known as “Sundance for the Troops,” which is held each May in Washington, DC. The festival is the first in the nation to exclusively celebrate the successes and sacrifices of the service member through the medium of film.
About Film Consortium San Diego
The Film Consortium San Diego LLC is a social venture that stimulates film and television production in the region and increases networking, employment, education, funding and distribution opportunities in film, television and new media. The Film Consortium holds the Fall Film Festival, San Diego Film Awards, Winter Film Showcase, Summer at the Drive-in and various other screening and networking events.
About KPBS
KPBS is a public service of San Diego State University, serving over one million audience members weekly across TV, radio (89.5 FM and 97.7 FM Calexico), and the web with content that is educational as well as entertaining—and free of commercial interruption.
