AFI Silver
AFI Silver | |
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General information | |
Status | Operating |
Type | Theater |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
Address | 8633 Colesville Road |
Town or city | Silver Spring, Maryland |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 38°59′48″N 77°01′39″W / 38.9967°N 77.0276°WCoordinates: 38°59′48″N 77°01′39″W / 38.9967°N 77.0276°W |
Completed | 1938 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | John Eberson |
Other information | |
Seating type | Stadium in Smaller Theaters Flat in Large Theater with Free Premium Seating in back (Awarded on a first come first served basis) |
Seating capacity | 400, 200, and 75 |
Website | |
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AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center or commonly known as AFI Silver is a three-screen movie theater complex in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, north of Washington, D.C. Its main auditorium hosts the DC Metro area's third-largest commercial movie theater screen, and the second-largest commercial movie theater screen outside of the Smithsonian Institution (after the Uptown Theater in Cleveland Park). Run by the American Film Institute, it plays modern art-house and independent works alongside classic films.
The AFI Silver is the result of a restoration project for the original Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, designed by movie palace architect John Eberson and constructed in 1938.
Events[]
The theater hosts the annual AFI Docs documentary festival (formerly known as Silverdocs).
External links[]
- AFI Silver Official Homepage
- AFI Docs AFI Docs Homepage
- AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Arts Center Silver Spring's Downtown
- Silver Spring: Then & Again – The Silver Theatre
- American Film Institute
- Buildings and structures in Montgomery County, Maryland
- Cinemas and movie theaters in Maryland
- Downtown Silver Spring, Maryland
- John Eberson buildings
- Tourist attractions in Montgomery County, Maryland
- Art Deco architecture in Maryland
- Maryland building and structure stubs