GI Film Festival
gi film festival annual film festival focused military veteran experience held san diego california film featured festival reveal struggle triumph experience service member veteran festival held washington dc since held san diego next festival take place may museum photographic art balboa park inaugural event held memorial day weekend ronald reagan building international trade center inaugural gi film festival san diego event held october british film kilo two bravo opening night film venue washington dc included embassy canada anjelika film center mosaic cannon house office building howard theater carnegie institution science u navy memorial theater among others venue san diego included us midway museum balboa theatre village theater coronado ultrastar cinema doubletree hotel mission valley well museum photographic art balboa park general ret richard myers former chairman joint chief staff hosted special screening forrest gump actor gary sinise received gi spirit award film screening presented hollywood actor director gary sinise jon voight robert duvall james franco others congressional reception honoring member congress served military vince linda mcmahon received corporate patriot award philanthropic work behalf american armed force armed force action fest featured world wrestling entertainment wwe star buck rogers star gil gerard panel discussion included greatest war film alltime war story featuring medal honor recipient portrayal gi film medium valkyrie opening night film notable attendee u senator john mccain kelsey grammer fred thompson robert duvall notable appearance glenn close bob woodruff band drowning pool ironclad opening night film qa producer rick benattar director jonathan english notable attendee gary sinise lou diamond phillips gi spirit award william devane gi choice award notable appearance ross perot pat sajak joe mantegna gi spirit award sally pressman brian mcnamara gi family award official selection finest hour return dak last man club featured guest gary sinise stephen lang jw cortes dominic fumusa special screening top gun xmen apocalypse notable attendee dc judd nelson may filmmaker ken burn lynn novick presented hour preview footage latest pb series vietnam war san diegos balboa theatre attendance several guest interview subject film october west coast opening night film side project notable attendee sd george takei jeffrey wright family movie night us midway feature narrative divergence – dir patrick donnelly documentary short shakeys hill dir norman lloyd best short feature old glory – dir james mceachin feature documentary speed angel – dir peyton wilson founder choice patriot act – dir jeff ross gi spirit award gary sinise feature narrative soldier heart – anthony lover executive producer documentary short spitfire – dir william lorton narrative short god country – dir daniel piatt feature documentary winner brother war – dir jake rademacher family film flyboys – dir rocco devilliers founder choice last meter – dir michael pack american pride film swim – chantz hoover feature documentary perfect valor feature documentary runnerup bedford town left behind best narrative feature everyman war founder choice award triangle death best documentary short touch home best narrative short witts daughter best student film kapisa best first time filmmaker inheritance war best military family film lioness best short film looking back military channel award shepherd helmand directed gary mortensen best international film telegram man australia james francis khehtie best student film thule robert scott wilde best narrative short marine’s guide fishing nicholas brennan best documentary short last leave pat clark best narrative feature flag father rodney ray best documentary feature patrol base jaker david scantling founder choice award wereth eleven robert child best documentary feature lost airman buchenwald dir mike dorsey best documentary short survive recover live dir ivan kander best international film bridge living graphic novel dir miguel pate best narrative feature memorial day dir sam fischer best narrative short dir jennifer gargano best short short jockstrap raider dir mark nelson best student film stateside dir jacob j tanenbaum founder choice award dir stephanie argy alec boehm military channel award borinqueneers dir noemi figueroa soulet best short short fallout dir peter carruthers best student film choice dir michael chan best international film gefallen dir christoph schuler best narrative short fifth horseman dir kari barber vfx reel best documentary short real inglorious bastard dir min sook lee best documentary feature honor flight dir dan hayes founder choice photograph ohrdruf dir matthew nash best short short knee deep sailor dir tyler elliot best student film kingdom coming dir alex fofonoff best international film last call dir camille delamarre best dramatic feature field lost shoe dir sean mcnamara best narrative feature fort bliss dir claudia myers best narrative short present trauma dir mark manalo best documentary short travis soldier’s story dir jonathon link best documentary feature rickover dir michael pack founder choice riding way back dir robin fryday peter rosenbaum american hero channel award forgotten flag raiser dir dustin spence best original screenplay christmas leave written david brock best music video nothing real dir reed simonsen veteran filmmaker award short day one dir henry hughes veteran filmmaker award feature haebangchon dir james william iii best student film drone dir justin lee best international film who’s afraid big black wolf dir janez lapajne best shortshort beautiful sunset dir karen weza best documentary short next part climb dir erin sanger ivan kander best narrative short birthday dir chris king best documentary feature millionaire’s unit dir darroch greer ron king best action feature war pig dir ryan little best narrative feature kajaki dir paul katis american hero channel award winner mias tiger mountain dir norman lloyd best screenplay text message god written david bryant perkins founder choice award nomadic veteran battle scar dir matthew r sander danny buday san diego best actor frankie muniz black string best actress scottie thompson normandy lane best narrative short normandy lane dir brenda strong best documentary feature donut dolly dir norm anderson best documentary short remains dir joe day jose rodriguez best student film rodeo film dir darius dawson best first time filmmaker brenda strong normandy lane best international film entrenched dir joseph chebatte best film made starring veteran military war paint dir jc doler taylor bracewell founder choice award homemade dir jason mari danielle bernstein san diego museum photographic art best documentary short veteran journey home black mountain dir frederick marx best narrative short american hero dir manny mccord best local narrative short happy place dir devin scott best student film brake dir aja weary amanda richardson best actor evan hall shell shocked dir paula cajiao best actress jomarla melancon blood glory dir satinder kaur best narrative directed military veteran night dir samuel gonzalez jr best narrative starring military veteran landing home dir douglas taurel best documentary made military veteran walk frank best documentary feature dear sir dir mark pedri local choice award die alone dir jonathan hammond founders’ choice award better dir jack youngelson best firsttime director ryan mayer matt mayer walk frank gi film festival official website gi film festival san diego gi film group archived wayback machine