The GI Film Festival, which will be held on Memorial Day Weekend 2007 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington , DC , is pleased to announce that military veteran and filmmaker Jonathan Flora has joined the festival line-up. 

Flora will take part in the festival’s “ Hollywood and the Military” panel discussion which also includes, Dr. Ted Baehr, Publisher (Movieguide); John Dahl, Director (The Great Raid); Captain Dale Dye, Actor (Saving Private Ryan); Ron Maxwell, Director (Gettysburg), Lou Reda, Executive Producer (Vietnam:  Homecoming), Phil Strub, Special Assistant for Entertainment Media, Department of Defense. The event will also feature Academy Award Nominated Actor, Gary Sinise.

Flora is a veteran of the U.S. Army’s 82d Airborne Division, and an award-winning producer for the worldwide DVD releases by The Walt Disney Company in Burbank , California , including Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Miramax Films and Hollywood Pictures.  In addition, Flora directs commercials and music videos.  As a writer, his articles and columns have been included in numerous publications and websites.