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The Ampersand International Arts Festival 2025

Arts and Entertainment

February 10, 2025

From: The Ampersand International Arts Festival

Join us for the The Ampersand International Arts Festival!!

For nearly two decades, The Ampersand International Arts Festival (formerly The WandM Global Film Festival) has brought the Williamsburg community and visitors together for an annual celebration of the arts.

Schedule of Events:

Monday, March 17, 2025

2:00 pm: Professional Sound Mixing for Film and TV - Ryan Vaughan (WM '13)  - WM Entrepreneurship Hub, Free
5:00 pm: Blue Talon Prix Fixe Dinner - $75, includes ticket to 7:00 PM film and the meal, including taxes and gratuity
7:00 pm: Conclave - Kimball Theatre, $12
9:30 pm: 24 Speed: WM Student Film Competition Screening - Produced in partnership with WM Libraries and the Reeder Media Center - Kimball Theatre, Free

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

11:00 am: Workshop: How To Be Creative - Prof. Kevin Smith - WM Entrepreneurship Hub, Free
04:00 pm: Workshop: LEGO Stop Motion  - Intermotion Productions - WM Entrepreneurship Hub, Free
07:00 pm: Author Talk: Lisa Dillman and Silvia Tandeciarz - Hayes Translation Festival Event - PBK Hall Studio Theatre, Free
08:00 pm: The Lone Bellow - Live concert - Kimball Theatre, $35

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

10:00 am: Workshop: Frame by Frame: Building and Pitching Your Film Vision - Brandon Hennessey, Director of the WM Entrepreneurship Hub - WM Entrepreneurship Hub, Free
02:00 pm: Workshop: Editing Trailers and Promos - Denzel Dykes (WM '18) - WM Entrepreneurship Hub, Free
04:00 pm: Panel Discussion: Translation and The State Of Translated Literature - Hayes Translation Festival Event - PBK Hall Studio Theatre, Free
06:00 pm: Author Talk: Aaron Robertson and Aruni Kashyap - Hayes Translation Festival Event - PBK Hall Studio Theatre, Free
07:30 pm: A Night of Laughs with James “Murr” Murray - Jokes, stories, QandA, and surprises in store - Followed by a book signing with James Murray - Kimball Theatre, $35

Thursday, March 20, 2025

2:00 pm: The Agony and The Ecstasy - 1965, USA, 138 min, Not Rated - Presented in partnership with the Muscarelle Museum of Art - Kimball Theatre, Free
4:00 pm: Workshop: The Aura CuriAtlas Playground - Joan Gavaler and Malcolm Shute - PBK Hall Room 159, Free
6:00 pm: Author Talk: Ye Chun and Boris Dralyuk - Hayes Translation Festival Event - PBK Hall Studio Theatre, Free
7:00 pm: The Seed of the Sacred Fig - 2024, Germany, France, Iran, 168 min, PG-13 - Kimball Theatre, $12
7:30 pm: ImproviStory - Improvised soundscapes performed by sound artist Victor Haskins  - PBK Hall Recital Hall, Free

Friday, March 21, 2025

10:00 am: Workshop: Conducting Research for Your Next Creative Project - Alison Freedman (WM '13) - WM Entrepreneurship Hub, Free
02:00 pm: McVeigh - 2024, USA, 90 min, Not Rated  - Followed by a conversation with Producer Joe Pirro (WM '08) and Executive Producer Milan Chakraborty (WM '00) - Kimball Theatre, Free
02:00 pm: Workshop: Songwriting: A Journey - Conor Molloy - WM Entrepreneurship Hub, Free
05:00 pm: Griffin In Summer - 2024, USA, 90 min, Not Rated - Followed by a conversation with Director Nicholas Colia - Kimball Theatre, $16
05:00 pm: Author Talk: Brian Castleberry - Followed by a book signing with Brian Castleberry - Tucker Theater, Free
07:30 pm: Masters of Silent Comedy with Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra - Silent film with live musical accompaniment by a 12 person orchestra - Presented in partnership with the WM Office of the Arts - PBK Hall Glenn Close Theatre, $35
08:00 pm: Like Minds - Comedy quiz show featuring Thomas Middleditch, Asher Perlman, Andrea Coleman (WM '00), and Sara Schaefer (WM '00) - Followed by a book signing with Asher Perlman - Kimball Theatre, $35
08:00 pm: Moments In My Grasp  - Physical Theatre And Dance By Aura Curiatlas And Human Landscape Dance - PBK Hall Studio Theatre, $16
08:30 pm: Group d'Etat - 2025, USA, 78 min, Not Rated - Tucker Theater, Free

Saturday, March 22, 2025

10:00 am: Workshop: How to Pursue Your Passion When It's Not Paying You - Andrea Coleman (WM '00) - WM Entrepreneurship Hub, Free
11:00 am: When Santa Was a Communist - 2024, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, 86 min, Not Rated - Followed by a conversation with Director Emir Kapetanovic - Kimball Theatre, $16
11:00 am: WM Shorts Program #1 - Featuring a showcase of short films from the WM community - Tucker Theater, Free
01:00 pm: How Editing Makes the Movies - John Francis (WM '03) - WM Entrepreneurship Hub, Free
02:00 pm: 500 Fireflies - 2024, USA, 107 min, Not Rated - Tucker Theater, Free
02:30 pm: Porcelain War - 2024, Ukraine, Australia, 87 min, R - Kimball Theatre, $12
03:00 pm: 3 White Guys Named John - An original one-woman play performed by Andrea Coleman (WM '00) - PBK Hall Studio Theatre, $16
03:00 pm: Workshop: What Does A Director (Really) Do? - Emir Kapetanovi? - WM Entrepreneurship Hub, Free
05:00 pm: Festival Reception - Muscarelle Museum of Art, $20 - Sponsored by the WM Alumni Association
07:00 pm: A Conversation with Rev Run - Kimball Theatre, $35 General Admission, $50 VIP Meet and Greet
07:00 pm: Decay - 1990, USA, Soviet Union, 103 min, Not Rated - Tucker Theater, Free
07:30 pm: The Trip - 2024, USA, 90 min, Not Rated - Commonwealth Auditorium, Free
08:00 pm: Moments In My Grasp  - Physical Theatre And Dance By Aura Curiatlas And Human Landscape Dance - PBK Hall Studio Theatre, $16
09:30 pm: 24 Speed: WM Alumni Filmmaking Competition Screening - Tucker Theater, Free

Sunday, March 23, 2025

11:00 am: Universal Language - 2024, Canada, 89 min, Not Rated - Kimball Theatre, $12
11:00 am: HIM - 2024, USA, 80 min, Not Rated - Tucker Theater, Free
02:00 pm: The Brutalist - 2024, USA, UK, Canada, 215 min, R - Kimball Theatre, $12
02:00 pm: The DOMA Diaries - Script-read of a play, followed by a discussion with the actors and playwright - PBK Hall Studio Theatre, Free
02:00 pm: WM Shorts Program #2 - Featuring a showcase of short films from the WM community - Tucker Theater, Free
05:00 pm: WeMake Filmmakers Shorts Program: Featuring a showcase of short films from WeMake Filmmakers - Commonwealth Auditorium, Free

Date: March 17 - 23, 2025

Location: Various Venues In Williamsburg, Virginia

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