Premiere Screening of Documentary Film “Albemarle’s Black Classrooms” Clear your calendar – Join us February 25th at 3pm at the Jefferson School African-American Heritage Center in Charlottesville, VA for the premiere screening of Lorenzo Dickerson’s newest documentary film entitled “Albemarle’s Black Classrooms”. Jefferson School African American Heritage Center 233 2th Street Northwest Charlottesville, VA 22903… Read more »

A filmmaker is looking for 2 people to fill in as PA’s on a casting call on Dec 17 at 1pm. Location TBD.  This will be unpaid work. He has more information, Please contact Lowell Primm at [email protected]

The final fall season screening of WHAT’S UP? DOCS! will be held on Thursday, December 8 at 7:00PM on the GW campus for the Academy Award-winning film, The Times of Harvey Milk.   Called “the ground-breaking film in gay cinema” The Times of Harvey Milk recounts the ascent of the first openly gay elected official… Read more »

December 7th #DistrictCreate Meet: Jason Druss – Latest Blackmagic Camera Innovations | Dave Helmly – Team Projects, CC2017 | Jeff Greenberg -Secondaries Color Correction   On Wednesday, December 7th, the next District Digital Creatives Meet at Future Media Concepts, DC will be held. There will be networking, pizza, and drinks before the commencement of the… Read more »

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts presents   James River Short Films Competition Guest judge awards prizes and audience chooses its favorite. This Fri Dec. 2.  | 6:30–9:30 pm   The Man Who Laughs (1928; 110 min; silent w/recorded music; Dir Paul Leni; Starring Conrad Veidt) Next Fri Dec. 9.   | 6:30–9:00 pm “Extraordinary!” –Hobart Cornell,… Read more »

In-Lawfully Yours is a romantic comedy directed by Robert Kirbyson. It stars Chelsey Crisp, Joe Williamson and Philip Boyd. The film screening and discussion will be lead by the screenwriter, Sean Gaffney. Date: Thrusday, Dec. 1, 2016 Time: 7-10pm Place: Blocker Hall Auditorium, Virginia Wesleyan College Call 757-455-3129 for more information

Film and Video Studies is once again excited to announce the FAVS Fall Showcase! This year’s Showcase is the biggest ever and will include undergraduate work in Web Series, Music Video Experimentation, and Documentary Directing and will screen the capstone works from graduating seniors and MAIS students. All events are free and open to the… Read more »

Regular deadline January 21, 2017 More info here The NBAFF spotlights the best in American Independent Films that exhibit the multi-cultural and diverse aspects of American life. The three day festival (June 25-27, 2017) takes place in North Beach Maryland with special waterfront screenings, area events, live entertainment and more. Awards & Prizes Jury Prizes:… Read more »

The James River Film Society and the Virginia Film Office , in cooperation with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts , present the 2016 James River Short Films finalists. Friday , December 2, 6:30 PM, Leslie Cheek Theater, VMFA , Richmond ,VA.  Join us for the awards screening of the 12 finalist and cash awards totaling… Read more »

Please join us for the next VPA – Richmond District meeting featuring representatives from the Va. Commonwealth University Cinema and University of Richmond Film Studies programs. Nikita Moyer from VCUarts and Spencer Neale III from University of Richmond will speak at the Virginia Production Alliance – Richmond District meeting on Nov. 29th. at 7 p.m.… Read more »

Join us December 6-8 for the East Coast’s largest video technology event! Designed for video, broadcast and AV professionals, Government Video Expo features a full exhibit floor, numerous training options, free seminars, keynotes, panel discussions, networking opportunities, and a new educational series of panel discussions. Register with code BUILD and save $100 on Government Video… Read more »

What:  Washington, DC premiere of Death by Design  (USA, 2016, 73 min.) part of series, “Stories from a Transforming World,” followed by discussion with director Sue Williams When:  Tuesday, November 29, 6:30 p.m. Where: Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, 10th St. & Constitution Ave., NW Who: Presented by the Environmental Film Festival in… Read more »

Pilot Error Washington D.C. Premiere November 17, 6 p.m. Pilot Error, the up to the minute feature film inspired by the true story of a French airliner missing in the Atlantic, plays  in Washington DC, 6 p.m. Thursday November 17 at the University of District Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, 4340 Connecticut Avenue NW,… Read more »

Veteran actress and author, Victoria Rowell, will be in Washington, DC to accept the Caribbean-American Heritage Trailblazer Award for diversity contributions in television, film, dance, publishing, writing and producing.   American Film Institute in Silver Spring, MD has agreed to screen her latest project, The RICH and the RUTHLESS. A Q&A will follow the screening.   The screening… Read more »

Congratulations to the three winners of the Virginia Screenwriting Competition – Ron Basso of Virginia Beach, Eric Carlson of Williamsburg, and Jesse Robinson of Alexandria! This year’s winners were announced at the The Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville. The writers offered some truly interesting scripts. For more information on the scripts and how to contact… Read more »

On November 17, Old Dominion University will host a screening of the award-winning documentary film, Searching for Shaniqua. The film explores the politics of naming practices in the African American community. It recently won the HBO Best Documentary Award at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival. The film’s director, Phill Branch and its producer, Eleanor… Read more »

Werner Herzog fans! The Bijou Film Center in Richmond will be presenting the attention-garnering documentary ‘Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World’ by famed director Werner Herzog.  The screenings will take place Nov. 17-20, with a special screening Saturday, Nov 20th featuring a Q&A with local community members involved in the film. Details: Admission: $9.… Read more »

MixKnowledgy presents: eleVAte at Granby Theater 421 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA 23510 Vollywood® Friends! Register today for the last few tickets to this Saturday’s premiere Hollywood conference in Hampton Roads at Norfolk’s Granby Theater. Presented by MixKnowledgy, an entertainment event series in LA, NYC, and Chicago, Virginia Beach’s own Erman Baradi brings eleVAte 757, a series of… Read more »

Please join us for the next VPA – Richmond District meeting featuring representatives from the Va. Commonwealth University Cinema and University of Richmond Film Studies programs. Nikita Moyer from VCUarts and Spencer Neale III from University of Richmond will speak at the Virginia Production Alliance – Richmond District meeting on Nov. 29th. at 7 p.m.… Read more »

Join in on an afternoon of lectures and panel discussions exploring solutions to digital innovation challenges in Japan.   The Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan and the Washington Innovation Network (WIN) are pleased to present experts in the fields of innovation, entrepreneurship, and women empowerment. Dr. Toshio Obi, Professor of Information and Communication… Read more »

Below is a list of theaters in Virginia that will be playing Virginia-filmed ‘Loving’ in the coming weeks. Loving Virginia Theaters List   Theater Name City, St Play Date Hoffman Center 22 IMAX Alexandria, VA 11/18/2016 Kingstowne Cinema 16 RPX Alexandria, VA 11/23/2016 Shirlington 7 Arlington, VA 11/18/2016 Ballston Common Stadium 12 Arlington, VA 11/23/2016… Read more »

The Business and the Arts workshop is being hosted by artsii (www.joinartsii.com) in Arlington VA on November 19th. It is a half day intro to setting up and growing a business and geared towards people in the arts. 1776 Crystal City, 2231 Crystal Drive, #1000, Arlington, VA 22202 Here is the link to the event;… Read more »

George Mason University’s Advanced Visual Stoytelling Class is looking for talent for staged readings of the students’ Capstone Projects. More information about the individual projects can be found at the links below. http://www.wifv.org/assets/uploads/The-Pick-Up.pdf http://www.wifv.org/assets/uploads/Down-Dog.pdf http://www.wifv.org/assets/uploads/TravelingTrees.pdf Auditions are being held Thursday, November 17, 2016 from 4:30 pm to 7:10 pm. Please contact the director that you… Read more »

Objects of Desire: Cine-concert: Un chien Andalou followed by L’Age d’or Saturday, November 12, at 4:00 p.m. Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali, 1929 and 1930, total running time 84 minutes Remate in performance Olga Sunday, November 20, at 4:00 p.m. Miroslav Janek, 2014, DCP, subtitles, 87 minutes Introduced by Pavla Velickinova International Festival of Films… Read more »