HOW TO GET YOUR TICKETS
All Virginia Film Festival tickets sales are processed through the UVA Arts Box Office, the consolidated and centralized box office, supporting the arts departments and programs at the University of Virginia. Please find below VAFF ticket policies. For more information on the Arts Box Office, please visit their website at artsboxoffice.virginia.edu
How to Order Tickets
Beginning at NOON on Friday, October 3, 2025, tickets to the 2025 Virginia Film Festival are available through the following channels:
Online by browsing the interactive film guide on our schedule page. Online sales continue through the Festival weekend to allow ticket purchases up to two hours prior to each film.
Over the phone through the UVA Arts Box Office at (434) 924-3376, open Tues-Fri from noon to 5:00 PM.
In Person at one of the box office locations listed below.
Box Office Locations & Hours
Main Box Office Locations
UVA Arts Box Office
Located on UVA Grounds, in the lobby of the UVA Drama Building
109 Culbreth Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
- Business Hours: Tuesday-Friday from Noon to 5:00 PM
Downtown Box Office
Located inside Violet Crown Cinema on the Downtown Mall
200 W Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
- Monday, Oct 20: Noon to 5:00 PM
- Tuesday, Oct 21: Noon to 5:00 PM
- Wednesday, Oct 22 through Thursday, Oct 23: Noon to to the start of final screening each day
- Friday, Oct 24 through Sunday, Oct 26: 10:00 AM to the start of final screening each day
Additional Locations, open only during the five days of the Festival
VAFF Box Office @ The Paramount Theater: Provides ticket sales and will-call pick up for screenings held at The Paramount only, open one hour before each screening.
Ticket Prices & Delivery
Film Screenings: $15 adult / $13 discounted (see below)
Select Special Screenings & Events: $20 and up
Opening Night Gala: $75
Late Night Wrap Party: $45
Discounts are available to our individual film screenings for senior citizens (60+), students with ID, children, UVA faculty and staff, and local educators.
Group Tickets
We offer a $1 off each ticket to groups of 20 or more. Contact the UVA Arts Box Office for more details.
Service Fees
The UVA Arts Box Office will collect a processing fee on all Virginia Film Festival ticket orders. Additional charges will occur for ticket reprints. See the UVA Arts Box Office Policies page for more information.
Ticket Delivery
You have the option to request Print-At-Home tickets while will be electronically delivered to you or for paper tickets to held at will-call for pick up at one of our in-person box office locations, listed above. Note: If you selected PAH as your delivery method, your tickets were emailed to you as a PDF attachment from artsboxoffice@virginia.edu with the subject Your Print At Home Ticket(s).
Misplaced Your Tickets?
You may visit our box office to request a ticket reprint for a fee, or you can login to your UVA Arts Box Office account here and navigate to Upcoming Events to view your ticket(s) in a mobile-friendly version. Mobile tickets are only available one hour prior to the start of each event and will display a QR code that can be presented at the door for scanning.
Please note a confirmation email is not a ticket, and each person in your party must present a ticket with a unique barcode to be scanned for entry.
UVA Students Get Free Tickets!
All full-time UVA students can receive one complimentary ticket to all films, as available, made possible by the Art$ program. These student tickets must be reserved in advance and are not available the day of a film or at the door of an event.
Reserve your Art$ tickets here!
What If Advance Tickets Sell Out?
You are in luck! Ten minutes prior to the start of a film, we sell unclaimed tickets to a standby line. While there is no guarantee that we will have unclaimed tickets at the door, we typically do have a small number to release. Note – we do not permit the saving of places in standby lines, and a max of ONE ticket per person will be sold to patrons in the standby line.
Anything Else I Need to Know?
- Seating for each screening will begin approximately 30 minutes before the stated screening time.
- Arrive on time! Admission to theaters may be restricted after the film has begun.
- Be conscious of venue locations! Many are across town, so plan your film schedule accordingly.
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