The Virginia Film Festival, now in its 37th 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.

Film Schedule:

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Juvenile: Five Stories at Violet Crown 5
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Next Generation Storytellers’ High School Short Films at Violet Crown 3
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM: A Little Princess – Repertory Screening at Violet Crown 4
11:00 AM - 1:10 PM: The Bitter Pill at Culbreth Theatre
11:30 AM - 1:10 PM: The Glassworker at Violet Crown 1 & 2
12:00 PM - 1:40 PM: The Black Sea at Violet Crown 6 & 7
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: A Real Pain at The Paramount Theater
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM: I Hope This Helps! at Violet Crown 3
1:00 PM - 2:50 PM: Shaking It Up: The Life And Times Of Liz Carpenter at Violet Crown 4
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM: Presence at Violet Crown 5
2:15 PM - 5:30 PM: The Seed Of The Sacred Fig at Culbreth Theatre
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM: Dahomey at Violet Crown 1 & 2
2:45 PM - 4:30 PM: The World According To Allee Willis at Violet Crown 6 & 7
3:00 PM - 4:20 PM: Inthrive: Incarceration Survivors’ Voices at Violet Crown 3
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Emilia Pérez at The Paramount Theater
3:45 PM - 5:10 PM: Plastic People at Violet Crown 4
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Unlikely Allies at Violet Crown 5
4:45 PM - 6:30 PM: Faq at Violet Crown 1 & 2
5:20 PM - 7:20 PM: Adrianne & The Castle at Violet Crown 3
5:30 PM - 7:10 PM: All We Imagine As Light at Violet Crown 6 & 7
6:10 PM - 7:45 PM: Wilfred Buck at Violet Crown 4
6:30 PM - 9:15 PM: Pavements at Culbreth Theatre
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM: Nightbitch at The Paramount Theater
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM: Saturday Night – Special Award Screening at Violet Crown 5
7:45 PM - 9:45 PM: Vermiglio at Violet Crown 1 & 2
8:10 PM - 9:40 PM: Universal Language at Violet Crown 6 & 7
8:20 PM - 10:30 PM: We Shall Not Be Moved at Violet Crown 3
8:45 PM - 10:05 PM: Sneak Preview: Mayfair Witches at Violet Crown 4
9:30 PM - 1:00 AM: 2024 Late Night Wrap Party at Three Notch'd Craft Kitchen & Brewery

Tickets:
Film Screenings: $15 adult / $13 discounted (see below)
Select Special Screenings & Events: $20 and up
Late Night Wrap Party: $45