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The Daily Progress
January 16, 2024
Virginia Film Festival announces lineup for 2024 Violet Crown series
Awards Daily
December 12, 2023
‘War Pony’: The Accidental Movie that Became One of the Best Films of the Year
The Cavalier Daily
October 31, 2023
Virginia Film Festival highlights “May December” and the perils of public perception
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”
UVA Today
October 30, 2023
Origins, Music and More: Virginia Film Festival Wraps Up Record-Breaking Season
Awards Daily
October 30, 2023
Virginia Film Festival, Day 4: ‘May December,’ ‘American Symphony,’ and Gratitude
Awards Daily
October 30, 2023
Virginia Film Festival Diary, Day 3: War Pony, Going Varsity in Mariachi, and The Holdovers
The Cavalier Daily
October 30, 2023
“All of Us Strangers” confronts grief and loneliness at the Virginia Film Festival
The Daily Progress
October 28, 2023
'American Fiction' attracts audience — and an award — at Virginia Film Festival
The Daily Progress
October 25, 2023
Actors' strike puts Virginia Film Festival spotlight on other disciplines
WTOP News
October 24, 2023
Virginia Film Festival brings creative giants Ava DuVernay and Jon Batiste to Charlottesville
Deep South Magazine
October 24, 2023
“The Past Is Never Dead:" A Return to Rowan Oak and Faulkner’s Life Revealed in Documentary
The Hollywood Reporter
September 26, 2023
Virginia Film Festival: ‘Maestro,’ ‘The Holdovers,’ ‘American Fiction’ Among Oscar Hopefuls on Lineup
The Daily Progress
September 27, 2023
Ava DuVernay, Jon Batiste, Nikki Giovanni among Virginia Film Festival guests
Radio IQ
October 5, 2023
Virginia Film Festival 2023 features Jon Batiste, Leonard Bernstein, Isabel Wilkerson and many more
USA Today
November 21, 2022
Jonathan Majors Talks Devotion, Marvel's Big Bad Kang and Being a Dad: 'Your heart just changes'
IndieWire
January 7, 2023
Eugenio Caballero on Building the Worlds of Bardo, Roma, and Pan’s Labyrinth
C-VILLE Weekly
November 2, 2022
Pill Perspective | Filmmaker Jamie Sisley hits the mark with unique look at drug addiction
Vulture
December 27, 2022
'Every Movie Is a Coming-of-Age Movie': A Conversation about My Father's DragonMedia Inquiries
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Press Releases
October 1, 2024
Virginia Film Festival Announces 2024 Lineup
May 14, 2024
VAFF at Violet Crown Series Continues with Free Screenings of Two Highly Anticipated Films from A24
March 5, 2024
Virginia Film Festival Announces March & April Year-Round Series Programs & Guests
February 27, 2024
2024 VAFF Set For Oct. 30-Nov. 3
January 11, 2024
Virginia Film Festival Launches 2024 Year-Round Series
November 2, 2023
36th Annual VAFF – Now That’s a Wrap!
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