37th Annual VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL Oct 30-Nov 3, 2024

37th Annual VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL October 30-November 3, 2024

News & Press

Media Coverage

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The Washington Post

January 13, 2024

The creative politics of Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’
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MovieMaker

January 18, 2024

The Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker, 2024
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The Daily Progress

January 16, 2024

Virginia Film Festival announces lineup for 2024 Violet Crown series
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Awards Daily

December 12, 2023

‘War Pony’: The Accidental Movie that Became One of the Best Films of the Year
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DEADLINE

November 2, 2023

“Origin” And “American Symphony” Win Top Awards At Virginia Film Festival
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The Cavalier Daily

October 31, 2023

Virginia Film Festival highlights “May December” and the perils of public perception
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The Hollywood Reporter

October 30, 2023

Ava DuVernay on the Lessons Learned From ‘Origin’: “History Is Dangerous. It Depends on Who’s Got Control of It”
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UVA Today

October 30, 2023

Origins, Music and More: Virginia Film Festival Wraps Up Record-Breaking Season
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Awards Daily

October 30, 2023

Virginia Film Festival, Day 4: ‘May December,’ ‘American Symphony,’ and Gratitude
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Awards Daily

October 30, 2023

Virginia Film Festival Diary, Day 3: War Pony, Going Varsity in Mariachi, and The Holdovers
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The Cavalier Daily

October 30, 2023

“The Holdovers” is a holiday heartwarmer
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The Cavalier Daily

October 30, 2023

“All of Us Strangers” confronts grief and loneliness at the Virginia Film Festival
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NBC29

October 29, 2023

Charlottesville-based film gives voices to immigrants
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The Daily Progress

October 28, 2023

'American Fiction' attracts audience — and an award — at Virginia Film Festival
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Awards Daily

October 28, 2023

Virginia Film Festival Diary, Day Two: ‘Breakwater’
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Awards Daily

October 27, 2023

Virginia Film Festival Diary, Day One: Rustin and American Fiction
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UVA Today

October 26, 2023

Hundreds Pack Theater for Film Festival’s Opening Night
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C-VILLE Weekly

October 25, 2023

To Mars and back
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C-VILLE Weekly

October 25, 2023

The good and the bad
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The Daily Progress

October 25, 2023

Actors' strike puts Virginia Film Festival spotlight on other disciplines
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WTOP News

October 24, 2023

Virginia Film Festival brings creative giants Ava DuVernay and Jon Batiste to Charlottesville
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NBC29

October 24, 2023

Virginia Film Festival returns to Charlottesville
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Deep South Magazine

October 24, 2023

“The Past Is Never Dead:" A Return to Rowan Oak and Faulkner’s Life Revealed in Documentary
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UVA Today

October 24, 2023

Hoos and Hollywood: Film Festival Begins Its 36th Run
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Radio IQ

October 23, 2023

New film tells the story of Latin American immigrants in Virginia
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WINA

October 19, 2023

Renowned Poet and Writer Nikki Giovanni | CRN
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University of Virginia

October 13, 2023

A&S Faculty Usher in 36th Annual Virginia Film Festival
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CBS19 News

October 5, 2023

Virginia Film Festival just weeks away
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The Hollywood Reporter

September 26, 2023

Virginia Film Festival: ‘Maestro,’ ‘The Holdovers,’ ‘American Fiction’ Among Oscar Hopefuls on Lineup
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The Daily Progress

September 27, 2023

Ava DuVernay, Jon Batiste, Nikki Giovanni among Virginia Film Festival guests
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Radio IQ

October 5, 2023

Virginia Film Festival 2023 features Jon Batiste, Leonard Bernstein, Isabel Wilkerson and many more
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C-VILLE Weekly

September 27, 2023

Watch Party - 2023 Virginia Film Festival announces program
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UVA Today

September 27, 2023

October’s Virginia Film Festival Features Artists of All Stripes
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DEADLINE

September 26, 2023

Film Festival Calendar Listings For 2023
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Style Weekly

September 27, 2023

Virginia Film Festival Announces Lineup for Oct. 25-29
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WINA

September 26, 2023

Virginia Film Festival announces 2023 lineup
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Awards Daily

September 27, 2023

The Virginia Film Festival Confirms its 2023 Program
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USA Today

November 21, 2022

Jonathan Majors Talks Devotion, Marvel's Big Bad Kang and Being a Dad: 'Your heart just changes'
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IndieWire

January 7, 2023

Eugenio Caballero on Building the Worlds of Bardo, Roma, and Pan’s Labyrinth
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C-VILLE Weekly

November 2, 2022

Pill Perspective | Filmmaker Jamie Sisley hits the mark with unique look at drug addiction
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The Washington Post

October 25, 2022

Defying Odds, Quadriplegic Woman in Virginia has Twins
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Vulture

November 30, 2022

Raúl Castillo on The Inspection`s Unexpected Gallows Humor
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Vulture

December 27, 2022

'Every Movie Is a Coming-of-Age Movie': A Conversation about My Father's Dragon