2015 Comcast Outdoor Film Festival

19TH ANNUAL COMCAST OUTDOOR FILM FESTIVAL
BRINGS THE DRIVE-IN THEATER TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2015

FEATURING FABULOUS FOOD, FAMILY FUN, AND FAVORITE FILMS
ALL BENEFITING NIH CHILDREN’S CHARITIES

Come spend a night under the stars August 21-23, 2015 as the 19th annual Comcast Outdoor Film Festival brings the Drive-In Theater back to Montgomery County. This year’s feature films are the Golden Globe award-winning animated fantasy How to Train Your Dragon 2; the epic science fiction film, Interstellar, which won Best Visual Effects at the 87th Academy Awards; and Guardians of the Galaxy, which was the highest grossing superhero film of 2014. Films begin at dusk but the action begins three hours before the feature presentation. Dance to the music as hits from times past play, join in the fun with carnival games and inflatables, and visit the festival food trucks for an evening of family fun all beginning at 5:30 pm.

Started in 1996, the Comcast Outdoor Film Festival was the first major outdoor screening event in the United States. The event began on the grounds of the NIH Charities and remained there until the events of 9/11 eliminated public access to the grounds of NIH. The film festival then moved to several other locations and in 2013 found a home at the MCPS Board of Education lot. Now, thanks to Comcast and their sponsors, the magic days of yesteryear are back as the Comcast Outdoor Film Festival transports moviegoers to an icon of American social life, the drive-in theater.

A portion of the proceeds from the film festival goes to benefit NIH Children’s Charities. The sponsored charities include: The Children’s Inn, a private residence for pediatric patients at NIH and their families; Special Love which provides cancer families a network of support including retreats and outings known as Camp Fantastic; and Friends of the Clinical Center which provides emergency financial assistance to help patients and their families.

Admission is free. Gates open at 5 pm; music, food, and family fun begin at 5:30 pm, movies start at dusk. There are two types of seating: drive-in (capacity 180 cars) or bring blankets and lawn chairs so you can sit under the stars up front. There is additional parking for viewers who choose to sit up front or cars that cannot fit into the main viewing area. The festival, featuring the only nine-story high, 52-foot wide inflatable movie screen within 1000 miles, offering an unrivaled outdoor movie experience with digital cinema projection.

Comcast Outdoor Film Festival
Grounds of the MCPS Board of Education building
850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, MD 20850
Friday, August 21 ~ How to Train Your Dragon 2 ~ PG – 102 minutes
Saturday, August 22 ~ Interstellar ~ PG-13 –169 minutes
Sunday, August 23 ~ Guardians of the Galaxy ~ PG-13 – 122 minutes
Free Admission; 5 pm-gates open; 5:30 pm-music, food, and carnival games begin; films begin at dusk
www.filmfestnih.org or call 301-798-5644