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Speaker at the 2024 VAFF festival addressing a large audience in a grand theater.

2024 VAFF Set For Oct. 30-Nov. 3

2024 VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL SET FOR OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 3 VAFF Also Announces Launch of Call for Entries Charlottesville, VA – February 27, 2024 – The […]

Panel discussion at the 36th Annual VAFF, featuring three speakers.

36th Annual VAFF – Now That’s a Wrap!

36th ANNUAL VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL: FULL OF HIGH NOTES AND UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS  MAESTRO AND AMERICAN SYMPHONY BOOKEND PROGRAM OF  MORE THAN 120 FILMS AND EVENTS PLUS […]

Carey Mulligan and Bradley Cooper laughing back-to-back in "Maestro.

Virginia Film Festival Announces 2023 Lineup

Highlights include American Fiction, American Symphony, Dream Scenario, The Holdovers, Maestro, May December, Origin, and Rustin Ava DuVernay, Jon Batiste, Matthew Heineman, Cord Jefferson, Riley Keough,Acclaimed Poet Nikki Giovanni […]

Audience listens to speaker at the Virginia Film Festival (VAFF) Advisory Board event.

VAFF Advisory Board Adds Four  

Four Industry Notables join VAFF Board, including award-winning filmmaker Scott Cooper, writer-director Jai Jamison, actor Catherine Haena Kim and veteran film exec Genevieve Villaflor Charlottesville, VA, […]

Two kids lie in the grass, looking at each other, with a building in the background.

VAFF to Continue 2023 Year-Round Film Series

VAFF at Violet Crown Series to Present Award-Winning Father/Daughter Comedy Scrapper on Tuesday, July 25 Fremont, A Wry, Loving Portrait of Unforgettable 20-Year-Old Female Afghan […]

VAFF Virginia Film Festival event with speaker and audience.

2023 VAFF SET FOR OCT. 25-29

2023 Virginia Film Festival set for October 25-29. VAFF Also Announces Launch of 2023 Call for Entries Charlottesville, VA – February 21, 2023 – The […]

Jonathan Majors at the 35th Virginia Film Festival, a program of the University of Virginia.

35TH ANNUAL VAFF – NOW THAT’S A WRAP!

Virginia Film Festival Wraps Unforgettable 35th Annual VAFF Highlighted by Diverse Program of More Than 100 Films and Special Events and Outstanding Array of Special Guests […]

Scene from "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" featuring cast at a dinner table under a unique chandelier.

35TH ANNUAL VAFF PROGRAM ANNOUNCED

Virginia Film Festival Announces 35th Annual Program Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Opens, Empire of Light Closes. Highlights Include All The Beauty And The […]

Audience at the Virginia Film Festival watching a movie.

VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2022 CALL FOR ENTRIES

The Virginia Film Festival announced today that it has launched its Call for Entries for the 2022 VAFF, which will take place from November 2-6 in Charlottesville. Early Bird Deadline For Filmmakers Set for June 6; Regular Deadline June 22. Fees Waived For Virginia Residents and Students at Virginia Schools.