Let’s get spooky! Join your local film community at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond on Tuesday, October 24th, to share ideas, make new connections, and learn about horror filmmaking in Richmond! Visual Arts Center of Richmond 1812 West Main St. Richmond, VA 23220 6pm-8pm Guest Speakers: Lowrie Fawley: The Magic of Horror Film Festival… Read more »

Light House Studio is excited to screen the film Stay Awake and host a Q&A with the film’s writer and director Jamie Sisley at Vinegar Hill Theatre on Friday, October 13, 2023.  The following day, Jamie will lead a two-hour master class for high school students and adults. STAY AWAKE FILM SCREENING  Friday, October 13th at 6:30pm | Recommended for… Read more »

Please go to our website at middleburgfilm.org to buy tickets (or use our mobile app linked below) to view this year’s film slate and schedule. We hope you agree that there’s lots of great films to choose from. If your first choice for a specific date/time is sold out, we encourage you to consider another film. Often, a… Read more »

The Richmond 48 Hour Film Project, Richmond’s favorite filmmaking competition, returns horror style this October with filmmaking October 20-22 and world premiere screenings on October 29–just in time for Halloween!   We Made Room for 4 More! In record time–just 18 days–the RVA Horror 48 reached capacity with 24 teams! BUT, we made room for four more teams! So if you… Read more »

Tickets are on sale NOW for the 2023 Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival! Join us November 17-19 at Virginia Museum of History & Culture’s Robins Family Forum. The Festival aims to raise awareness about Native American language, cultures, and societies through films that share Native American perspectives. The Festival, which is the only one of its… Read more »

The Adrenaline Film Project is Open for Team Applications! Light House Studio is seeking applications for the 19th annual Adrenaline Film Project, a narrative filmmaking workshop that includes pitching, writing, filming, and editing a short film in just 72 hours before screening it for a live theater audience! This is no ordinary filmmaking workshop. Teams… Read more »

     Fredericksburg Square was one of the few buildings to avoid damage during the Civil War battle in this beloved Virginia city. Since then, through extensive renovations and additions, this old building with new tricks has been home to the Order of Elks, the five-star restaurant Augustine’s, and, currently, Water’s End Brewery. And in… Read more »

Calling all female-identifying filmmakers and crew to join us in Richmond to network and build collaborations to support each other in our careers and projects. WIFV is honored to be co-hosting this event with SpangTV, a women-owned production company focused on creative storytelling solutions for brands, commercials, and content. 5:30-7:30 pm on Monday, September 25, 2023 Spang, 613 Wickham… Read more »

Cannon’s will be auctioning off items from the set of a familiar series that filmed in Virginia, and the auction link is now live! The Richmond Times-Dispatch gives a great overview of the opportunity in an article below. Proceeds from the auction will go directly toward growing and supporting the film industry in Virginia.  Auctions days… Read more »

     Charlottesville, VA, September 8, 2023 – Light House Studio is seeking applications for the 19th annual Adrenaline Film Project, a narrative filmmaking workshop that includes pitching, writing, filming, and editing a short film in just 72 hours before screening it for a live theater audience!      This is no ordinary filmmaking workshop. Teams… Read more »

2023 FESTIVAL: SEP 26 – OCT 1 Early bird tickets now available. JOIN US FOR 6 DAYS OF CUTTING-EDGE FILM PREMIERES, LIVE MUSIC AND SPECIAL EVENTS!  RIFF, one of the largest international competitive film festivals in the Mid-Atlantic, brings more than 150 cutting edge film premiers to Richmond, Virginia plus nightly local, national and international… Read more »

The Afrikana Film Festival is Sept. 14-17 in Richmond Virginia! The four-day Afrikana Film Festival, starting Thursday, offers more than 50 screenings, panel discussions, and workshops in venues across Richmond, with a focus on film, culture (including an increased focus on food this year), and celebration. Tickets and schedule are available below. Afrikana Film Festival

We have an upcoming installment to wrap up the summer on Saturday, September 23, 7pm and hope that you will submit and/ attend. To submit your film: www.filmfreeway.com/indieshortfilmseries To buy tickets: https://sept23shorts.eventbrite.com Thank you!

Join Women in Film and Television United States (Wiftus.org) and Women in Film and Video New England (wifvne.org) as we bring you an epic workshop on Line Producing. Our expert Line Producer is BD Gunnell: BD Gunnell is an independent feature film producer with over a decade of experience in the film industry. Starting as… Read more »

RICHMOND’S FAVORITE FILMMAKING EVENT IS BACK! THIS TIME, HORROR STYLE! Make a HORROR film in 48 hours, then watch it with family, friends and fans on the big screen at Bow Tie Movieland on Halloween weekend! That’s right! Richmond is at it again. We’ll give you a character, prop, line of dialogue and horror genre,… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Tickets are on Sale for The 22nd Annual Youth Film Festival  Festival Schedule Sponsor & VIP Party – 6:00 PM General Admission Doors Open – 7:15 PM Festival Screening – 7:30 PM Ticket Prices $ 102.50 VIP $ 32.50 Student VIP $ 17.00 General Admission – screening only Celebrate the art of… Read more »

The Challenge: write, shoot and edit a short film in 48 hours given a required character, prop, line of dialogue and genre right before the clock starts! Twenty-nine filmmaking teams from Richmond and beyond accepted the challenge for the 17th Annual Richmond 48 Hour Film Project, part of the largest filmmaking competition in the world that takes place… Read more »

The Richmond 48 Hour Film Project is Back and Better than Ever!   Twenty-nine filmmaking teams from Richmond and beyond accepted the challenge to write, shoot and edit a short film in only 48 hours this past weekend for the 17th Annual Richmond 48 Hour Film Project, part of the largest filmmaking competition in the… Read more »

Hi Film Supporters, As many of you have experienced, the Indie short Film Series in Charlottesville has proven to be the most successful and consistent short film event in the region. Attracting filmmakers from California to NY and in between to speak on the panel including from France. Submissions come in domestically and internationally. The… Read more »

Virginia Production Alliance Annual Meeting Thursday, July 13th at 7:00pm on Zoom Agenda: Annual Awards Slate of 2023-2024 State Board Candidates Legislative Update Upcoming Projects To learn more about the VPA and Register for a Zoom Link, visit https://www.virginiaproductionalliance.org/

Interface Media Group 1233 20th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 These events will prepare individuals to get on set, starting with where to look for gigs and what to submit, and provide hands-on experience of being on set. Presenters include Mike Rose, Leslie Ralston,Peter Roof, Kathi Overton, Sheila Smith. #1 – Friday, July 14, 5:00… Read more »

Hello Film Supporters, This Saturday, July 8, 7pm at Vinegar Hill Theatre in the heart of downtown Charlottesville, VA.  The 12th installment of the Indie short Film Series featuring international and domestic films including documentaries, narratives, and animated films with a special in-person visit by 4 Time Emmy Award Winning Producer & Director, Annette Banks… Read more »

There’s still time to join the fun and make a movie with the Richmond 48 Hour Film Project this summer! The Challenge: Write, shoot and edit a short film in 48 hours given a required character, prop, line of dialogue and genre that you receive moments before the clock starts! The Weekend: July 14-16 The 48 is the largest filmmaking… Read more »

There’s still time to join the fun and make a movie with the Richmond 48 Hour Film Project this summer! If you’re interested in joining a team, or are a team who still needs to recruit cast or crew, meet us at The Camel, 1621 W. Broad St. on Wednesday, June 28 from 5-6:30 p.m., and find your next collaborator! The Challenge: Write, shoot and… Read more »