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!
As a division of #EntertainDC, the DC Creative Affairs Office (CAO) showcases and preserves DC’s rich creative communities throughout all 8 Wards. CAO builds sustainability in the creative community through policy, programming and education which further expands the pathway to the middle class for the creative workforce.
This month, we wrapped on another amazing Business Over Brand (BOB) Digital Summit that featured virtual events on topics from mental health to effectively collaborating with the DC government to building a successful business partnership. If you missed the BOB Digital Summit, we’ve got you covered! Check out the BOB section for on-demand access to this year’s summit content.
Thank you to all of the District residents who submitted nominations for the 36th Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards. We have compiled the submissions and completed the nomination phase. It's now time to vote. District residents, please cast your vote at DCMayorsArtsAwards.com through July 27.
After almost 2 years, we are excited to return to in-person experiences with District creatives from all 8 Wards. The District celebrates our vibrant artists and makers each year in September for 202Creates Month. We will kick off the month with an opening celebration. Stay tuned for more information.
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Angie M. Gates
Director
DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment
The voting round for the 36th Annual Mayor's Arts Awards is open through July 27 at 5pm!
Let your voice be heard and visit dcmayorsartsawards.com to vote for your favorite Creatives in the 13 categories and to stay up to date on all things Mayor's Arts Awards!
#EntertainDC congratulates local fashion designer and sustainability activist Nikki Hendricks on successfully completing her Down to Earth artist residency. The Down to Earth program (a Capital Fringe, Friends of Kenilworth Gardens, and Caandor Labs partnership) provides DC-based artists the opportunity to create artwork based on the Kenilworth neighborhood and Gardens past, present, and future, with a sharp focus on the climate emergency and its intersectionality with systemic racism.
Nikki is a DC native who grew up creating her own fashion magazines and got her first sewing machine at the age of 12. She is MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) graduate, whose collections have been seen at New York, Paris, and Milan fashion weeks. Nikki was the Designer in Residence at the DC Fashion Foundation Incubator program at Macy’s.
Nikki draws inspiration from the futurism genre and emphasizes underlying content about race, religion, gender, and sexuality. During the Down to Earth spring season, DC fashion designer Nikki Hendricks created a fashion design collection based on the Kenilworth area's plant life out of sustainable materials. You can learn more about Nikki and view her work at NikkiHendricks.com and an introduction to Nikki profile on YouTube.
The #EntertainDC Office is pleased to recognize Andrea and Sean Fine as our July 2021 Filmmakers of the Month!
Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine are Washington, DC based, award-winning filmmakers whose thought-provoking, compelling storytelling style has been hailed by critics as “visually ravishing” and “enormously spirit-raising.” The Fine’s feature documentary, LFG, a dramatic, behind-the-scenes look at the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s fight for equal pay and their gender discrimination lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation, had its world premiere at the Tribeca film festival and screened locally at AFI DOCS in June. Their 2013 documentary-short Inocente (a coming-of-age story centering on a 15-year-old homeless, undocumented female immigrant in California) won the Academy Award® for Best Documentary (Short Subject), and was the first crowdfunded film to earn an Oscar.
The Fines’ first feature-length documentary War/Dance, about child soldiers in Uganda, was nominated for an Academy Award® in 2007, and their 2013 HBO film Life According to Sam, which told the story of Sam Berns and his family’s fight to overcome the rare, degenerative aging disease progeria that won both a Peabody and Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary filmmaking.
“We are very excited to be honored as DC filmmakers of the month," says the filmmaking duo. "DC is our home and we are very proud to be launching our new social impact studio, Change Content, here. DC has a wealth of artistic storytelling just waiting to be tapped into with a new community of changemakers, craving to make a difference.”
Visit ChangeContent.com for more information.
Congratulations Andrea and Sean!
The 2021 AFI DOCS brought the best in documentary filmmaking online and in-person at the AFI Silver Theater June 22 – 27, 2021.
This year, 3 films were showcased at AFI DOCS that told DC-centric stories or were produced by DC-based filmmakers:
Congratulations to these great films!
Filmfest DC celebrated its 35th annual festival June 4 – 13, 2021. During the 9-day festival last month, Filmfest DC presented the 4th edition of its DC4Reel Film Series.
The film series showcased the works from DMV-based filmmakers, honoring and highlighting the incredible talents and creativity of the filmmaking community here in the District.
Congratulations to all the DC4Reel films and filmmakers, and thank you Filmfest DC for another incredible year showcasing the best films from around the world!
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 the District of Columbia.
