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Alexandria Film Festival

November 7-10,2024

 
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Alexandria Film Festival Announces Festival Awards
Alexandria Film Festival Announces Festival Awards

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The Alexandria Film Festival (AFF) concluded its 18th annual program with the announcement of 13 awards to films and filmmakers in this year’s festival.

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Alexandria Gazette Packet Publishes Series on Alexandria Film Festival
Alexandria Gazette Packet Publishes Series on Alexandria Film Festival

Alexandria Gazette Packet writer Shirley Ruhe interviewed festival organizers and filmmakers to create a four-part series on the Alexandria Film Festival, now in its 18th year…

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ALEXANDRIA FILM FESTIVAL TO SHOWCASE INDEPENDENT FILMS ABOUT BELONGING, LOVE, RESILIENCY, HOPE, AND EMPOWERMENT
ALEXANDRIA FILM FESTIVAL TO SHOWCASE INDEPENDENT FILMS ABOUT BELONGING, LOVE, RESILIENCY, HOPE, AND EMPOWERMENT

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The Alexandria Film Festival (AFF) announced it will screen nearly 60 films in person starting November 3 with a kick-off screening at Patagonia Old Town, and continuing November 7-10, at the Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) Alexandria Campus Auditorium,  The Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum and Charles E. Beatley Library. 

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Alexandria Film Festival Announces Early-Acceptance Films by Local Filmmakers
Alexandria Film Festival Announces Early-Acceptance Films by Local Filmmakers

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Among the 60 films to be presented as part of the 18th annual Alexandria Film Festival are a group of compelling films by local filmmakers. These films have been accepted early and reflect the quality of films that attendees can expect to see at this year’s festival, November 7-10, 2024. 

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Festival Preview Party, Aug. 25 at Atlas Brew Works, Celebrates Early-acceptance Films
Festival Preview Party, Aug. 25 at Atlas Brew Works, Celebrates Early-acceptance Films

The Alexandria Film Festival is teaming up with Atlas Brew Works at Carlyle Crossing to celebrate local filmmakers selected to be part of the festival's annual program, Nov. 7-10.

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Alexandria Film Festival Presents “The Arc of Oblivion” In Commemoration of ALX275
Alexandria Film Festival Presents “The Arc of Oblivion” In Commemoration of ALX275

In commemoration of the 275th anniversary of the City of Alexandria and in partnership with the Office of Historic Alexandria, the Alexandria Film Festival will screen “The Arc of Oblivion” on July 26 at 6:30 pm at The Lyceum in Old Town Alexandria. This special event is made possible in part with grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the City of Alexandria, VA through the Office of the Arts.

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the festival

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The Alexandria Film Festival brings four days of high-quality short and feature-length films, documentaries, filmmaker panels, and arts presentations to the historic port city of Alexandria, Virginia.

The Festival highlights the talents of local, national, and international filmmakers in an internationally recognized travel destination within eyesight of the nation’s capital.

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Alexandria

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Within eyesight of Washington, D.C., Alexandria, Virginia is nationally recognized for its rich history and hums with a cosmopolitan feel. Check out the Visit Alexandria website to learn more about our city.

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