Virginia Film Festival

The Virginia Film Festival, now in its 38th year, is a program of the University of Virginia and is widely recognized as one of the leading regional film festivals in America and is known for its commitment to taking audiences beyond the screen to explore some of the most important issues of our time. Known as one of the premier cultural events in the Mid-Atlantic, the annual five-day festival annually delivers more than 100 films from around the world, combining special previews of some of the hottest titles of the festival season with an array of fascinating documentaries, exciting new voices on the independent film scene, the best of the international film scene and more.

Past VAFF guests: Jon Batiste, Ava DuVernay, Riley Keough, Cord Jefferson, Ashley Judd, Ethan Hawke, Wanuri Kahiu, Spike Lee, Mikey Madison, Shirley McLaine, Matthew Modine, Lamorne Morris, Werner Herzog, Meg Ryan, Jeremy O. Harris, Danny McBride, and Richard Roundtree. Recent VAFF Films: Anora, A Real Pain, Origin, American Symphony, The Holdovers, American Fiction, Maestro, Women Talking, Living, The Power of the Dog, C’mon C’mon, Spencer, The Harder They Fall, The French Dispatch, Nomadland, One Night in Miami