This November, the SEVA Film Festival kicks off with our own 48 Hour Film Challenge on November 2nd-4th, where teams of filmmakers will be allowed only one weekend to write, shoot, and edit their short films! The top ten films will be unveiled on the big screen November 10th and be eligible in the “best-of”… Read more »

Poe Film Festival    Join us for an afternoon of Poe-inspired short films. And it’s FREE! WHERE: The historic Grace Street Theater (VCU campus) 934 West Grace Street, Richmond WHEN:  Sunday, October 21.  Doors open at 2 pm. Our 2018 Poe Film Festival, a weekend celebration of the finest young filmmakers in Virginia and the best field of… Read more »

Book That Job: Audition Training Course with Final Act Drama actor training programs! This 5-week course starts October 16, 2018–Tuesday’s 6:30-8:30pm You got an audition tomorrow, can you book the job? Learn auditioning & cold reading skills so you stand out of the crowd! We will teach you to: analyze a scene quickly –  read sentences, not words from your script –  research your role… Read more »

HAPPY HOUR NETWORKING MIXER TONIGHT Whether you’re already registered as a team, thinking about registering a team, or are an unaffiliated editor, MUA or actor looking to be part of the fun, this Happy Hour Networking Mixer is for everyone interested in the inaugural Richmond 48 Hour Horror Film Project! Event takes place TONIGHT at… Read more »

Animation Panel hosted by the Richmond District Virginia Production Alliance   Date and Time: October 23, 6:30 PM Networking, 7:00 PM Meeting Location: WCVE, 23 Sesame St., Richmond, VA VPA Members Free, Guests $5 Panel includes: Anh Do, Elias Dancey, and Bobby Craig   www.facebook.com/pg/VPARichmond

BORDER (LESS) FILM FESTIVAL SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 BYRD THEATRE, 2908 W. CARY ST., RVA   Co-sponsored by Re Establish Richmond, Sacred Heart Center of Richmond, Chop Suey Books, Plan 9 Music & James River Film Society   Each screening $5 at box office/ $10 all-day passes available @eventbrite   Three separate film programs examining the social/political… Read more »

The Inaugural Richmond 48 Hour Horror Film Project currently checks in with 17 teams, and they come not only from the Greater Richmond area, but two also represent Charlottesville, one from Roanoke, Lynchburg, Fredericksburg and Woodbridge. It’s not too late to register, and we only have 11 slots left. Cost is $175 with a $25… Read more »

CALL FOR ENTRIES: FINAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE – SEP 30 @ 11:59PM EST If you would like to be considered for the 2018-2019 RIFF, the Final Deadlineto submit projects is 9/30. Works in progress are accepted as long as the final cut is submitted prior to Dec 15 and your entry form has been submitted prior to… Read more »

Eric Carlson, Director of the Virginia Screenwriters Forum, will be headlining a Screenwriters Panel on October 2nd at Regent University Communications Bldg, Screening Room A. He will be joined by Russ Fulmore, writer and producer of “Precinct 757”. VPA Members are free, non-members $5   Date and Time: Tuesday, Oct 2 Check-in/Meet-N-Greet starts at 6:30pm.… Read more »

The Richmond District of the Virginia Production Alliance’s Cinematography panel features of wealth of expertise from James Drake, Stephen Lyons, Mark Mervis and James Contner! Tuesday, Sept 25th. 6:30 PM – Networking 7:00 PM – Meeting Start WCVE, 23 Sesame Street, Richmond, VA 23235 VPA members – FREE Non-member guests – $5 (Cash/check at the… Read more »

VPA Members can receive $8 off tickets to see a live stage production of To Kill A Mockingbird starring Academy Award Nominee, Mary Badham. Ms. Badham played the role of Scout in the 1962 movie alongside Gregory Peck. She will be playing the role of Jean Louise Finch, who has come back to her hometown… Read more »

‘Mastering the Minute Monologue for Film’ Current VPA Members Receive 20% Discount! **Be sure to click on the VPA button on registration page to get discount** With Special Guest Scott Wichmann: Award-winning actor Scott Wichmann (Loving, Lincoln, Legends & Lies, Turn) will be joining Eva DeVirgilis’ on-camera class to explore making the transition from the… Read more »

3rd Annual Afrikana Independent Film Festival Thursday, Sept 13 – Sunday, Sept 16 Featuring: Boots Riley, writer/director of SORRY TO BOTHER YOU at The ICA, Richmond’s own, Praheme and BK Fulton with RVA premieres, Opening night reception featuring Calvin Presents at The Valentine BUY TICKETS HERE: https://www.afrikanafilmfestival.org/buy-tickets   Afrikana Independent Film Festival’s 3rd annual multi-day festival… Read more »

The fifth annual Open-Air Film Festival in Ashland at Randolph-Macon college will begin this September.  Details below.

The On-Camera Monologue Intensive ‘Mastering the Minute Monologue’ Saturday, September 15th 1-5pm – $120 With Special Guest Scott Wichmann: https://www.imdb.me/scottwichmann Award-winning actor Scott Wichmann (Loving, Lincoln, Legends & Lies, Turn) will be joining Eva DeVirgilis’ on-camera class to explore making the transition from the stage to the world of Film and Television using your 1-minute… Read more »

VPA Richmond District Mixer WEDNESDAY, Aug. 29 @ Baja Bean Company   The Richmond District of the Virginia Production Alliance is holding a mixer for film and television production professionals at Baja Bean Company, 1520 W. Main St., Richmond, VA 23220, on Wednesday, Aug. 29, starting at 6:30 p.m.   There will be free food… Read more »

Do you like to be scared? Do you love Hitchcock? Bring on the fake blood and the rumbling undercurrent sound effect and get ready for a weekend you won’t forget! Announcing the first ever Richmond 48 Hour HORROR Film Project where filmmakers from all over the Richmond area will compete over the Halloween season to… Read more »

After a sleepless weekend of filmmaking and a World Premiere Screening, the results are in! Here are the teams and films that will advance to the Richmond 48 Hour Film Project Best of Richmond Top Ten taking place Sunday, August 5 at 3 p.m. at the Grace Street Theater.   Bee’s Knees, Emiley Farnsworth –… Read more »

Tuesday, July 31 at 6:30 PM, the VPA Richmond District presents “The Invisible Art,” a panel on film and TV editing, at WCVE Studios, 23 Sesame Street, Richmond, VA 23235.   The panel will be moderated by VPA Richmond District board member Roger Hommel, himself a 30-year broadcast TV veteran and local videographer. He will… Read more »

On Tuesday, July 31, the Virginia Production Alliance Richmond District presents “The Invisible Art,” a panel on editing, at WCVE, 23 Sesame Street, Richmond, VA 23235. The panel will unpack what goes into making their work so imperceptible and yet so essential to the filmmaking process, as well as provide tips for filmmakers on how… Read more »

JOIN US ! Professional Wireless Audio Panel TUESDAY July 24, 2018 at 7 PM   LOCATION:  THUNDERSHOT STUDIOS VIRGINIA PRODUCTION ALLIANCE PRODUCTION INDUSTRY MIXER / MEET AND GREET – AND PRO PANEL DISCUSSION   RF, UHF, Diversity, Hybrid Digital, Retired Radio Spectrum????   Join us and your fellow production professionals for an informative presentation about doing battle… Read more »

SCOTT’S ADDITION CREATIVE SPACE Open House Monday, July 16,  4:00 pm – 7:00 pm   Do you consider yourself part of Richmond’s creative community?  Does the idea of an affordable, production incubator space intrigue you?  Are you an aesthetically clever individual on a budget who dreams of a space of your own in the hottest… Read more »

World premiere of the documentary film – “The Legacy of Gilbert Klingel: Man of Steel” The premiere will take place Sunday, July 15 at 2:00 PM in the Mathews High School auditorium–9889 Buckley Hall Rd., Mathews, VA 23109 After the premiere, the documentary is also scheduled to broadcast on WCVE – Richmond and WHTJ – Charlottesville… Read more »

This year’s Maupintown Film Festival will take place July 13-15 at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. This annual event focuses on showcasing stories of African-American history and culture though film.  This year’s theme is “Aware of the Evidence”, as we cover the history of black film, local Charlottesville area history, black women in suburbia, African American art, the history of… Read more »