First of all, we have not yet received word about individual screening tickets being available for the DC Shorts festival. Rest assured, as soon as we know, you’ll know. (Once they do become available, you should be able to get them either via Moviefone or the Landmark E Street Cinema box office.)

And second, we have just learned that the dates for this fall’s National Film Challenge have been decided — it’ll be over the weekend of October 20-23, 2006. Mark the date on your calendars...