Virginia Film Festival

2025 Virginia Film Festival Set for October 22-26 

VAFF Also Announces Launch of Call for Entries  Charlottesville, VA – January 29, 2025 – The…

VAFF Awarded NEA Grant

VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL TO RECEIVE $20,000 AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS Charlottesville, VA—…

37th Annual VAFF – Now That’s a Wrap!

VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL WRAPS 37th ANNUAL FESTIVAL—HIGHLIGHTED BY 138 FILM LINEUP AND GUESTS INCLUDING ADAM ELLIOT,…

VAFF Announces Program Additions

Virginia Film Festival Announces Program Additions, including 40th Anniversary Screening of Birdy with Special Guest Matthew…

Virginia Film Festival Announces 2024 Lineup

Highlights Include Anora, Bird, Blitz, Emilia Pérez, The Fire Inside, The Last Showgirl,  Memoir of a Snail, Nightbitch, Pavements, The Piano Lesson, A Real Pain, and The…

VAFF at Violet Crown Series Continues with Free Screenings of Two Highly Anticipated Films from A24

Janet Planet, A Powerful Coming-of-Age Film Debut From Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Annie Baker, Set for May…

Virginia Film Festival Announces March & April Year-Round Series Programs & Guests

Ennio, Giuseppe Tornatore’s Moving Documentary About Legendary Composer Ennio Morricone, Set for March 19  Argentinian Filmmaker…

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…

Virginia Film Festival Launches 2024 Year-Round Series

VAFF LAUNCHES 2024 YEAR-ROUND FILM SERIES  WITH LEGENDARY DOCUMENTARIAN FREDERICK WISEMAN’S  MENUS-PLAISIRS – LES TROISGROS   Food…

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…

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,…

VAFF Advisory Board Adds Four  

Four Industry Notables join VAFF Board, including award-winning filmmaker Scott Cooper, writer-director Jai Jamison, actor Catherine Haena…

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,…

Virginia Film Festival To Welcome Visionary Filmmaker Boots Riley for Advance Screening of New Prime Video Series I’M A VIRGO

Visionary Filmmaker Boots Riley Presents New Series I'M A VIRGO Charlottesville, VA – APRIL 4, 2023…

2023 VAFF SET FOR OCT. 25-29

2023 Virginia Film Festival set for October 25-29. VAFF Also Announces Launch of 2023 Call for…

Virginia Film Festival Launches 2023 Year-Round Film Series

VAFF Launches 2023 Year-Round Film Series VAFF Partners with UVA’s Miller Center and the Center for…

VAFF to Receive $20,000 Grant from NEA for the 2023 Festival

Virginia Film Festival to Receive $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA…

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…

35TH ANNUAL VAFF PROGRAM ANNOUNCED

Virginia Film Festival Announces 35th Annual Program Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Opens, Empire of…

Virginia Film Festival to Present Preview Screening of Highly Anticipated Apple TV+ Film ‘Raymond & Ray’

Virginia-Filmed Story Stars Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke; Special Guests Will Include Writer-Director and Past VAFF…

35th VAFF to Feature ‘The Levys of Monticello’, Netflix’s ‘My Father’s Dragon’, and critic in residence Carlos Aguilar

VAFF to Partner with Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello to Present The Levys Of Monticello and will Feature…

VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2022 CALL FOR ENTRIES

Virginia Film Festival Announces 2022 Call for Entries Early Bird Deadline For Filmmakers Set for June…

Virginia Film Festival Announces Appointment of Ilya Tovbis as Senior Programmer

Virginia Film Festival Announces Appointment of Ilya Tovbis as Senior Programmer Tovbis Comes to VAFF After…

2022 Virginia Film Festival Set For November 2-6

2022 Virginia Film Festival Set For November 2-6 Festival Officials Reviewing Options In Order To Present…

VAFF to Receive $20,000 Grant from National Endowment for the Arts

Virginia Film Festival to Receive $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA…

34th Annual VAFF – Now That’s A Wrap!

34th Annual Virginia Film Festival Wraps Remarkable Five Days Highlighted by Return to Theaters, Strong and…

VAFF Adds New Titles to 34th Annual Program

Virginia Film Festival Adds 2021 Festival Season Favorites Passing and The Lost Daughter to 34th Annual…

VAFF Announced Program for 34th Annual Festival

Virginia Film Festival Announces Program for 34th Annual Festival VAFF Returns In-Person to Theatres and Drive-In…

Virginia Film Festival to Return with In-Person and Drive-In Presentations October 27-31

VAFF to Return with In-Person and Drive-In Presentations on Oct. 27-31 2021 VAFF to Feature Episode…

VAFF Beyond the Screen: A Conversation on ‘The Neutral Ground’ with Director CJ Hunt

The Virginia Film Festival will continue it’s Beyond the Screen: A Virtual Conversation Series with a…

The Sopranos Sessions: A Special Theatrical Triple Feature | One Night Only – August 5 at 6:00 PM

VAFF to partner with Violet Crown Charlottesville to present The Sopranos Sessions: A Special Theatrical Triple Feature…

VAFF announces screening of ‘When My Time Comes’ with Peabody Award-winner Diane Rehm

Virginia Film Festival to Partner with Paramount Theater for Screening of Powerful Documentary When My Time…

VAFF Partners with The Paramount Theatre for Screening of Academy Award-Winning Film ‘Minari’ on March 13

The Virginia Film Festival is partnering with The Paramount Theater to present a socially-distanced screening of…

VAFF Beyond the Screen Conversation with ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Station 19’ Cast and Showrunner

VAFF Beyond the Screen Conversation with ‘Grey's Anatomy’ and ‘Station 19’ Cast and Showrunner featuring Actors…

2021 VAFF SET FOR OCTOBER 27-31

2021 Virginia Film Festival Set for October 27-31 Festival Officials Reviewing Options in Order to Present…

VAFF Beyond the Screen Returns with a Conversation with author Mark Harris

VA Film Festival to Partner with Virginia Festival of the Book for Beyond the Screen: A…

VAFF to Receive National Endowment for the Arts Grant to Support 2021 Festival

Virginia Film Festival to Receive $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA…

VAFF Announces 2021 Launch of Beyond the Screen

VAFF Announces 2021 Launch of Beyond the Screen: A Virtual Conversation Series 2021 Series to Kick…

33RD ANNUAL VAFF – NOW THAT’S A WRAP!

33rd Annual Virginia Film Festival Delivers More Than 170 Films and Events in Hybrid Virtual and…

Director Chloé Zhao to be Honored at 2020 Virginia Film Festival

Director Chloé Zhao to be Honored at 2020 Virginia Film Festival CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – October 23,…

Explore the 2020 Virginia Film Festival Program!

Browse our 2020 Program of over 70 virtual events and 10 Drive-In Movies! We are thrilled…

33RD ANNUAL VAFF PROGRAM ANNOUNCED

Virginia Film Festival Announces Program for 33rd Annual Virginia Film Festival Combines Virtual and Drive-in Movie…

VAFF Launches Sale of Virtual Passes & Announces Drive-In Locations

VAFF Launches Sale of Virtual All-Access Passes for Upcoming 33rd Annual VAFF 2020 Virginia Film Festival…

Virginia Film Festival Announces First Program in Festival Lineup, SHOWTIME Limited Series “The Good Lord Bird” Selected as Featured Special Presentation

Virginia Film Festival Announces First Program in Festival Lineup, SHOWTIME Limited Series "The Good Lord Bird"…

Virginia Film Festival Announces Shift to Virtual Format in 2020

VAFF Announces Shift to Virtual Format for 2020 33rd Annual VAFF will be Held October 21-25…

VAFF Announces Six Additions to Board

New Advisory Board Members Bring Wealth of Experience from Across Entertainment Industry and Within the University…

Black Lives Matter : A Statement from the VAFF Staff

  We believe that Black Lives Matter. We stand in solidarity with the protests across the…

VAFF Continues Virtual Series with ‘A Secret Love’

Virginia Film Festival Continues Beyond the Screen: A Virtual Conversation Series with Acclaimed Netflix Documentary A…

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…

A Message from VAFF Director

As we all continue to come to terms with life and work in these very unsettling…

2020 VAFF SET FOR OCTOBER 21-25

2020 Virginia Film Festival Set for October 21-25 Festival Officials Announce Launch of 2020 Call for…

Virginia Film Festival and Violet Crown Charlottesville Announce 2020 Year-Round Film Series

VAFF at Violet Crown Features Series of One-Time-Only Screenings, Beginning with Takashi Miike’s First Love on…

32ND ANNUAL VAFF – NOW THAT’S A WRAP!

Now That's a Wrap! 32nd VAFF Combines Deep, Diverse Programs and Fascinating Guests Over Five Unforgettable…

32ND ANNUAL VAFF PROGRAM ANNOUNCED

Virginia Film Festival Announces 2019 Program Special Guests to Include Ethan Hawke, Ann Dowd, John Grisham,…

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…

Virginia Film Festival Announces Guest Programmer Team Led by Andrew Rodgers and Iana Dontcheva to Support 2019 VAFF Efforts

Former RiverRun Film Festival and Denver Film Society Head Will Be Joined By Guest Programmers Michelle…

Virginia Film Festival and Violet Crown Charlottesville Announce Two Additional Screenings for 2019 Year-Round Film Series

Virginia Film Festival and Violet Crown Charlottesville Announce Two Additional Screenings for 2019 Year-Round Film Series…

2019 VAFF SET FOR OCTOBER 23-27

2019 Virginia Film Festival Set for October 23-27 Opening Night Film and Gala to Move to…

Special Guest Emilio Estevez will present his film ‘The Public’ on March 22

Virginia Film Festival and Virginia Festival of the Book to Welcome Actor, Writer, Director, and Producer Emilio Estevez…

2019 VAFF at Violet Crown Series Announced

VAFF and Violet Crown Charlottesville Announce 2019 Year-Round Film Series VAFF at the Violet Crown Features…

31st Annual VAFF – It’s a Wrap!

31st Annual Virginia Film Festival Delivers a Diverse and Wide-Ranging Program to Large and Enthusiastic Crowds…

Virginia Film Festival Announces Screening of New Documentary Virginia 12th

Documentary from NowThis Tells Story of Former Television News Reporter Chris Hurst’s Career Transition from Journalism…

Actor Christoph Waltz Announced as Special Guest at 2018 VAFF

Two-Time Academy Award-Winning Actor Christoph Waltz Announced as a Special Guest at the 2018 Virginia Film…

31st Annual VAFF Program Announced

31st Annual Virginia Film Festival to Welcome Special Guests Peter Bogdanovich, Martin Luther King III, Allen…

Virginia Film Festival to Launch Festival Scholars Program

VAFF to Launch Festival Scholars Program Six-Day Intensive Mentored and Guided Program of Studies, Discussions, and…

Virginia Film Festival Announces Light House Studio to Take Over Adrenaline Film Project

VAFF Announces Light House Studio to Take Over Adrenaline Film Project  After Hiatus this Fall, AFP…

Virginia Film Festival Presents Premiere of ‘Charlottesville’ Followed by Address and Conversation with Martin Luther King III

VAFF to Present National Premiere of New Documentary 'Charlottesville' Followed by Community Address and Conversation Featuring…

VAFF and Violet Crown Charlottesville Announce Next Three Titles for 2018 Year-Round Film Series

VAFF and Violet Crown Charlottesville Announce Next Three Titles for 2018 Year-Round Film Series Charlottesville, VA…

VFF Welcomes Jason George to Advisory Board

Award-Winning Actor and UVA Alumnus Jason George Joins Virginia Film Festival Advisory Board Longtime Grey’s Anatomy…

VFF Announces New Titles, Expansion of Violet Crown Series and Special Screening of ‘The Paris Opera’

Virginia Film Festival and Violet Crown Charlottesville Announce New Titles and Expansion Of 2018 Year-Round Film…

VFF to host Katie Couric for Advance Screening of hew new National Geographic series ‘America Inside Out with Katie Couric’

Two Free Public Screenings on Wednesday, April 4: Screening for UVA Community at 3:00 PM at…

2018 VFF Dates Announced and Call for Entries Opens

2018 Virginia Film Festival to Celebrate 31st Year from November 1-4; Festival Officials Announce Launch of 2018…

VFF at Violet Crown Series Returns

VFF and Violet Crown Charlottesville Announce 2018 Year-Round Film Series Series of One-Time-Only Screenings to Kick Off…

30th Annual Virginia Film Festival Wrap-Up Overview

30th Annual Virginia Film Festival Delivers Highly-Acclaimed Program While Tackling the Issues of our Time and…

VFF Announces Opening of Downtown Headquarters and Box Office at Violet Crown

VFF Announces Opening of Downtown Headquarters and Box Office at Violet Crown and Addition of Acclaimed Film…

Virginia Film Festival Announces Time Change for Spike Lee Appearance

Virginia Film Festival Announces Time Change for Spike Lee Appearance Screening of 4 Little Girls and…

Additional Titles and Special Guests Announced for 2017 VFF

Additional Titles and Special Guests Announced for 30th Annual Virginia Film Festival  Actors Anthony Michael Hall,…

VFF Announces 2017 Family Day Offerings

Virginia Film Festival Announces 2017 Family Day Offerings VFF Family Day to be Held on Saturday,…

30th Annual VFF Program to Feature More Than 150 Films And Special Guests

30th Annual Virginia Film Festival Program to Feature More Than 150 Films and Special Guests Including…

2017 Adrenaline Film Project Applications for Filmmaking Teams Now Open, Deadline to Apply Sept 29

2017 Adrenaline Film Project Applications for Filmmaking Teams Now Open, Deadline to Apply Sept 29  Virginia…