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Call for Entries 2009

In response to many enquiries, we are delighted to announce that our call for entries to the 2009 VIrginia FIlm Festival will be launched on July 11 2009. Full information will be posted on this site, please note that we will only be accepting applications submitted here online.
The theme for the 2009 Festival is Funny [...]

Greetings from the new Festival Director

Dear Friends of the Virginia Film Festival and the Virginia Film Society,
I feel honored and privileged to take the helm here at the Virginia Film Festival. I am excited with the great potential and plan to build upon the firm foundation that has already been established to help turn VFF into a top, destination film [...]

U.Va. Names Jody Kielbasa to Head Virginia Film Festival

Veteran film festival director, filmmaker and actor Jody Kielbasa has joined the University of Virginia’s College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences as the new director of the Virginia Film Festival.
He took up the post on May 11, succeeding Richard Herskowitz, who stepped down in November after 15 years as artistic director.
The Virginia Film [...]