Press Releases

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November 11, 2024

37th Annual VAFF – Now That’s a Wrap!
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October 16, 2024

VAFF Announces Program Additions
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October 1, 2024

Virginia Film Festival Announces 2024 Lineup
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May 14, 2024

VAFF at Violet Crown Series Continues with Free Screenings of Two Highly Anticipated Films from A24
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March 5, 2024

Virginia Film Festival Announces March & April Year-Round Series Programs & Guests
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February 27, 2024

2024 VAFF Set For Oct. 30-Nov. 3
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January 11, 2024

Virginia Film Festival Launches 2024 Year-Round Series
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November 2, 2023

36th Annual VAFF – Now That’s a Wrap!
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September 27, 2023

Virginia Film Festival Announces 2023 Lineup
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August 31, 2023

VAFF Advisory Board Adds Four  
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July 13, 2023

VAFF to Continue 2023 Year-Round Film Series
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April 7, 2023

Virginia Film Festival To Welcome Visionary Filmmaker Boots Riley for Advance Screening of New Prime Video Series I’M A VIRGO
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February 20, 2023

2023 VAFF SET FOR OCT. 25-29
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February 9, 2023

Virginia Film Festival Launches 2023 Year-Round Film Series
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January 17, 2023

VAFF to Receive $20,000 Grant from NEA for the 2023 Festival
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November 10, 2022

35TH ANNUAL VAFF – NOW THAT’S A WRAP!
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October 11, 2022

35TH ANNUAL VAFF PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
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September 8, 2022

Virginia Film Festival to Present Preview Screening of Highly Anticipated Apple TV+ Film ‘Raymond & Ray’
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August 30, 2022

35th VAFF to Feature ‘The Levys of Monticello’, Netflix’s ‘My Father’s Dragon’, and critic in residence Carlos Aguilar
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April 26, 2022

VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2022 CALL FOR ENTRIES
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April 19, 2022

Virginia Film Festival Announces Appointment of Ilya Tovbis as Senior Programmer
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March 8, 2022

2022 Virginia Film Festival Set For November 2-6
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January 19, 2022

VAFF to Receive $20,000 Grant from National Endowment for the Arts
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November 4, 2021

34th Annual VAFF – Now That’s A Wrap!
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October 6, 2021

VAFF Adds New Titles to 34th Annual Program
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September 28, 2021

VAFF Announced Program for 34th Annual Festival
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September 14, 2021

Virginia Film Festival to Return with In-Person and Drive-In Presentations October 27-31
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August 12, 2021

VAFF Beyond the Screen: A Conversation on ‘The Neutral Ground’ with Director CJ Hunt
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July 27, 2021

The Sopranos Sessions: A Special Theatrical Triple Feature | One Night Only – August 5 at 6:00 PM
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June 7, 2021

VAFF announces screening of ‘When My Time Comes’ with Peabody Award-winner Diane Rehm
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April 27, 2021

VAFF Partners with The Paramount Theatre for Screening of Academy Award-Winning Film ‘Minari’ on March 13
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April 15, 2021

VAFF Beyond the Screen Conversation with ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Station 19’ Cast and Showrunner
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March 3, 2021

2021 VAFF SET FOR OCTOBER 27-31
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February 23, 2021

VAFF Beyond the Screen Returns with a Conversation with author Mark Harris
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February 4, 2021

VAFF to Receive National Endowment for the Arts Grant to Support 2021 Festival
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January 26, 2021

VAFF Announces 2021 Launch of Beyond the Screen
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October 29, 2020

33RD ANNUAL VAFF – NOW THAT’S A WRAP!
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October 23, 2020

Director Chloé Zhao to be Honored at 2020 Virginia Film Festival
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October 8, 2020

Explore the 2020 Virginia Film Festival Program!
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October 6, 2020

33RD ANNUAL VAFF PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
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September 22, 2020

VAFF Launches Sale of Virtual Passes & Announces Drive-In Locations
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August 26, 2020

Virginia Film Festival Announces First Program in Festival Lineup, SHOWTIME Limited Series “The Good Lord Bird” Selected as Featured Special Presentation
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July 21, 2020

Virginia Film Festival Announces Shift to Virtual Format in 2020
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June 30, 2020

VAFF Announces Six Additions to Board
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June 3, 2020

Black Lives Matter : A Statement from the VAFF Staff
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June 2, 2020

VAFF Continues Virtual Series with ‘A Secret Love’
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April 29, 2020

VAFF Announces Launch of Virtual Discussion Series
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April 13, 2020

A Message from VAFF Director
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February 12, 2020

2020 VAFF SET FOR OCTOBER 21-25
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January 23, 2020

Virginia Film Festival and Violet Crown Charlottesville Announce 2020 Year-Round Film Series
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November 4, 2019

32ND ANNUAL VAFF – NOW THAT’S A WRAP!
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September 25, 2019

32ND ANNUAL VAFF PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
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August 29, 2019

VAFF to Present Acclaimed HBO Documentary True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality as Annual School Screening
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June 18, 2019

Virginia Film Festival Announces Guest Programmer Team Led by Andrew Rodgers and Iana Dontcheva to Support 2019 VAFF Efforts
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May 22, 2019

Virginia Film Festival and Violet Crown Charlottesville Announce Two Additional Screenings for 2019 Year-Round Film Series
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February 25, 2019

2019 VAFF SET FOR OCTOBER 23-27
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February 12, 2019

Special Guest Emilio Estevez will present his film ‘The Public’ on March 22
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January 30, 2019

2019 VAFF at Violet Crown Series Announced
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November 8, 2018

31st Annual VAFF – It’s a Wrap!
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October 17, 2018

Virginia Film Festival Announces Screening of New Documentary Virginia 12th
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October 10, 2018

Actor Christoph Waltz Announced as Special Guest at 2018 VAFF
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October 3, 2018

31st Annual VAFF Program Announced
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September 13, 2018

Virginia Film Festival to Launch Festival Scholars Program
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September 7, 2018

Virginia Film Festival Announces Light House Studio to Take Over Adrenaline Film Project
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August 28, 2018

Virginia Film Festival Presents Premiere of ‘Charlottesville’ Followed by Address and Conversation with Martin Luther King III
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July 18, 2018

VAFF and Violet Crown Charlottesville Announce Next Three Titles for 2018 Year-Round Film Series
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May 17, 2018

VFF Welcomes Jason George to Advisory Board
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April 18, 2018

VFF Announces New Titles, Expansion of Violet Crown Series and Special Screening of ‘The Paris Opera’
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March 22, 2018

VFF to host Katie Couric for Advance Screening of hew new National Geographic series ‘America Inside Out with Katie Couric’
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February 21, 2018

2018 VFF Dates Announced and Call for Entries Opens
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January 23, 2018

VFF at Violet Crown Series Returns
The 30th Annual Virginia Film Festival at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville – Day 1

November 15, 2017

30th Annual Virginia Film Festival Wrap-Up Overview
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November 7, 2017

VFF Announces Opening of Downtown Headquarters and Box Office at Violet Crown
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October 30, 2017

Virginia Film Festival Announces Time Change for Spike Lee Appearance
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October 10, 2017

Additional Titles and Special Guests Announced for 2017 VFF
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October 4, 2017

VFF Announces 2017 Family Day Offerings
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September 26, 2017

30th Annual VFF Program to Feature More Than 150 Films And Special Guests
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September 8, 2017

2017 Adrenaline Film Project Applications for Filmmaking Teams Now Open, Deadline to Apply Sept 29
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August 28, 2017

VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SPIKE LEE AS SPECIAL GUEST AT UPCOMING 2017 VFF
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March 28, 2017

VFF and Violet Crown Charlottesville Announce New Titles for Year-Round Film Series