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　　Filmfest DC has been bringing movies from around the world to Washington DC for twenty years．This twelve-day event takes place in movie theatres all over the city．Thousands of local movie fans enjoy the latest examples of international cinema．

　　The festival celebrated its twentieth year with a special opening of a night party．Visitors saw a new British starring actor Gabriel Byrne, who was also a special guest that night．He talked about his successful movie and how it was made．The movie is about a young British boy growing up in Africa in the 1960s．Mr．Byrne said that filming in Swaziland and learning about that country were one of the best experiences in his career．

　　Filmfest DC movies dealt with two main subjects this year．One theme was the cinema of Brazil．Filmfest DC officials say Brazil is currently producing many energetic and creative movies．Audience enjoyed ten examples of new Brazilians movies and true-life documentaries．

　　Another theme of the festival was hip-hop music．This kind of music started in America, but its influence and sounds have traveled all over the world．

　　Several movies explored hip-hop culture in countries like Morocco and Senegal．One movie is called La Fabri-K．It tells about a group of hip-hop musicians from Cuba．The musician said their songs helped express how young people feel in Cuba．The songs talk about social problems such as racial identity．

　　Filmfest DC also showed new movies from the United States．One movie is called Akeelah and the Bee．It tells the story of Akeelah, a young girl with special talent for spelling．