NOTE: An updated schedule, reflecting changes since this article's publication, is available here .
From screenings to special events, here's what's on tap for this year's GI Film Festival. Check back closer to the event for more details, special guests and updates. For updated lists of the films featured at each screening, click here; for ticket and pass details, click here.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24
- Congressional reception, Rayburn Office Building (6-10 p.m.)
THURSDAY, MAY 25
- U.S. Navy Memorial Theater screenings: "Operation Route 66" (noon-2 p.m.); "The 2 Sides Project" (2:30-4:30 p.m.)
- Canadian Embassy Theater screenings: Warriors Around the World (five short films, reception follows, 6:30-8:30 p.m.)
FRIDAY, MAY 26
- Pitchfest – filmmakers present their concepts to industry professionals. U.S. Navy Memorial Theater (9:30 a.m.-noon)
- U.S. Navy Memorial Theater screenings: Veterans and the Arts (11 short films, 12:30-2:30 p.m.); Triumph (two films, 2:50-4:30 p.m.); Healing Divisions (two films, 4:50-6:50 p.m.); Salute to Warriors/Warriors Appreciation Night (films TBD with afterparty, 7:30-10 p.m.)
SATURDAY, MAY 27
- U.S. Navy Memorial Theater screenings: Greatest Generation (four short films, 10 a.m.-noon); Women Warriors (four short films, 12:30-2:30 p.m.); Returning Home (four short films, 3-5 p.m.)
- Cinematic Salute to the Troops – includes a live variety show, music, comedy, celebrity guests and four short films. The Howard Theater (7-9 p.m.)
SUNDAY, MAY 28
- U.S. Navy Memorial Theater screenings: Defying the Odds (three films, 10 a.m-noon); Honor and Sacrifice (four short films, 12:30-2:30 p.m.); Beyond Service (five short films, 3-5 p.m.); Remembrance (four short films, 5:30-7:30 p.m.)
- Best of Fest awards show. U.S. Navy Memorial Theater (8-9 p.m.)
