How to Get Your Film on the Festival Circuit

Virginia Film Festival event with speaker on stage and large audience.

How to Get Your Film on the Festival Circuit

Audience at the Paramount Theater during the Virginia Film Festival.

2026 VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL SET FOR OCTOBER 21-25

Call for Entries Launched Charlottesville, VA – January 8, 2026 – The Virginia Film Festival announced today that the 39th annual Festival will take place from October 21-25, 2026. The Virginia Film […]

‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: ‘Jay Kelly’ Composer Nicholas Britell Discusses and Performs His Greatest Scores

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 – […]

Man playing acoustic guitar indoors by a large window overlooking a lake.

VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2025 LINEUP

Highlights Include Christy, The Choral, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Hedda, Jay Kelly, A Private Life, Rental Family, Sentimental Value, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, and Train Dreams […]

On set of 'Rental Family' film: Actor in suit speaking with crew member outdoors.

‘Rental Family’ Offers a No-Judgment Look at Hired Affection in Japan

Film still from THE SECRET AGENT. Man and child in a taxi, smiling.

The Cinematography of ‘The Secret Agent’ Stays on the Move with ‘Visual Jazz’

Hikari accepting an award at the Virginia Film Festival for 'Rental Family'.

It’s The Funniest Shit: Hikari on ‘Rental Family’

Still from television show THE WIRE.

Legendary Casting Director Alexa Fogel Looks Back at Her Extraordinary Career

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

PEP BANNED discussion at the Virginia Film Festival. Five panelists onstage in discussion.

Peppy film festival crowd screens ‘Pep Banned’ documentary about a past UVA tradition

Miles Caton playing guitar after the SINNERS screening while moderator Roxana Hadidi onlooks.

Miles Caton performs at the Virginia Film Festival after “Sinners” screening

Panel at "Bird in Hand" event: Three women on stools with microphones.

“Bird in Hand” leans on life and background of Virginia director