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Virginia Film Festival

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Virginia Film Festival

When
Oct 22nd, 2025 - Oct 26th, 2025
All Day

Wednesday, October 22nd thru Sunday, October 26th at various locations in Downtown Charlottesville & the UVA Grounds

The Virginia Film Festival, now in its 38th year, is a program of the University of Virginia. Widely recognized as one of the leading regional film festivals in America, the VAFF is known for its commitment to taking audiences beyond the screen to explore some of the most important issues of our time. The five-day festival annually delivers more than 100 films from around the world, combining special previews of some of the hottest titles of the festival season with an array of fascinating documentaries, exciting new voices on the independent film scene, the best of the international film scene and more

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