On April 24, 2024, Spring2ACTion, the annual online fundraising event for Alexandria charities will take place. As an all-volunteer organization, the Alexandria Film Festival (AFF) relies on the support of our community to fund all of our programs. That means the AFF would literally be impossible without you!
Today, the Alexandria Film Festival kicked off its effort to seek film submissions for its November 7-10 international festival. Filmmakers are invited to submit short and feature films of any genre through FilmFreeway, an online portal which provides a detailed description of the festival and reviews by filmmakers who’ve attended in the past.
We are looking forward to seeing you at this weekend's festival. When screening 60 films in multiple locations technical issues often arise and they have. Therefore, we have had to make some program changes that may affect the showcases at AMC Hoffman you purchased tickets for. We hope you won't find it necessary to request a refund, but if that's the case, please complete our contact form and insert "Ticket Refund" in the subject line. We're terribly sorry for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.
Over three days, Nov. 10-12, the Alexandria Film Festival will screen 60 films in-person and host nearly 40 directors, producers and actors taking part in 30 interactive “Meet the Filmmaker” events. The festival also features…
Alexandria, VA – The Alexandria Film Festival is excited to announce it has partnered with leading community organizations to present compelling films tackling diverse, timely subjects at this year’s event. “The community organizations joining us this year to present an array of compelling films are valued partners, and we are grateful for their help in expanding the fFestival’s reach to new audiences,” said Dara Sanders, chair of the Alexandria Film Festival.
Alexandria, VA – The Alexandria Film Festival, now in its 17th year, is excited to announce its early acceptance of films sure to appeal to diverse audiences. From comedies and documentaries to dramas and thrillers, there is something for everyone at this year’s festival, Nov. 10-12. While all-festival passes are available now at AlexFilmFest.com, the full festival program and opportunity to purchase individual film tickets is coming Oct. 1.
ALEXANDRIA, VA – On Saturday, June 10, the feature documentary Happy screened at a special sold-out event hosted by the Alexandria Film Festival at The Lyceum in Old Town, Alexandria. Academy Award nominated director Roko Belic spoke on a panel following the film along with doctoral student Matthew Leitao from the Georgetown University Digital Health and Happiness Lab in Washington, DC.
ALEXANDRIA, VA – With the official start of summer right around the corner, the Alexandria Film Festival will help jumpstart that happy feeling which typically accompanies the highly anticipated season by hosting a special FREE SCREENING of the feature documentary Happy. Director Roko Belic, whose 2020 film Trust Me is being recognized at the National Press Club on…
The 2023 Alexandria Film Festival—our 17th annual!—will take place November 9-12, 2023, in Alexandria, Virginia. We start accepting film submissions for consideration on April 3 (see below) and will shortly be posting information about the submission process on our website, www.alexfilmfest.com.
Below are two more of the festival’s multi-film showcases; the links provide more information about the films and tickets. This year’s Alexandria Film Festival – our 16th! -- has a line-up of more than 50 films including 14 with premiere status. Complete description of all festival films are here.
