October 29, 2025 - Virginia Film Festival

Still from 'Hamnet' showing a woman in period clothing looking upwards with a crowd of people.

VAFF Spotlight: ‘Hamnet’

Ghost Elephants: Elephants emerge from mist in black and white, creating an ethereal, ghost-like scene.

‘Ghost Elephants’ stampedes through the Virginia Film Festival

Virginia Film Festival box office entrance

Rob Spera demystifies “The Unspoken Language of Film Directing”

Three Asian girls eating dinner together at a table.

‘Left-Handed Girl’ Review: After 20 Years, Shih-Ching Tsou Returns With ‘Anora’s Sean Baker for a Stunning Oscar Contender

Scene from CHRISTY. Female boxer celebrating a win in the boxing ring, wearing red gloves.

Considerations: The Filmmaker Awards Newsletter

Miles Caton playing guitar at SINNERS screening.

VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL WRAPS AN UNFORGETTABLE 38TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL WITH OVER 130 FILMS, 140 GUESTS

Hamnet Wins Audience Award for Best Narrative FeatureCome See Me In the Good Light Wins Best Documentary Feature CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – October 29, 2025 – […]

Woman smiles at an outdoor market in Charlottesville film.

Charlottesville-based film gives voices to immigrants

Drive-in movie theater at night under a starry sky.

33RD ANNUAL VAFF – NOW THAT’S A WRAP!

33rd Annual Virginia Film Festival Delivers More Than 170 Films and Events in Hybrid Virtual and Drive-In Format Festival Welcomed More Than 160 Guests Including […]

Floor-to-ceiling library with a man browsing books.

VAFF Announces Launch of Virtual Discussion Series

Virginia Film Festival’s Beyond the Screen: A Virtual Conversation Series to Kick Off May 6 at 3:00 PM with Discussion on Award-Winning Documentary Midnight Family Featuring […]

Bryan Stevenson, subject of True Justice documentary, sits in front of shelves of jars.

VAFF to Present Acclaimed HBO Documentary True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality as Annual School Screening

Festival Officials Also Announce Family Day Appearance by Sesame Street Star Elmo as Part of Partnership with VPM CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – AUGUST 26, 2019 – […]

Cate Blanchett in "Carol," a film featured at the 2015 VFF.

2015 VFF to Feature More Than 100 Films and Special Guests Meg Ryan, Oliver Stone, and More

2015 VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL SET FOR NOVEMBER 5-8 28th ANNUAL VFF TO FEATURE MORE THAN 100 FILMS AND BROAD ARRAY OF SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDING MEG […]

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