Introducing Dennis McDonald, Alexandria Film Festival’s resident film critic! Check out his review of Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood”

Awards: Each film receives a cash prize and etched, hand-made, fused glass award by Patti North:

• Best of Fest: “Hunting Lands” by Edwin Stevens ($300)

• Joe Cantwell Prize for Best Documentary: “American Relapse” by Pat McGee ($250)

• Special Jury Prize: “I Wrote This For You” by Jason Zavaleta, Matt Stoner, Brennan Keel Cook ($200)

• Regional Award: “Warpath: The Road To States” by Clark Vandergrift ($100)

• Audience Award: “The Makeover” by Sarah Park and Jane Pittman ($100)

With more than 70 films screened, and 60 filmmakers in attendance, the Alexandria Film Festival finished a record-setting year.

Alexandria -- The 12th Annual Alexandria Film Festival brings more than 70 films to delight, entertain, and inform area film enthusiasts November 8-11. 

The celebration begins Thursday, Nov. 8 with a free program of six short films, screening outdoors at Waterfront Park in Old Town.  The Free Flowing Musical Experience will kick things off at 6:30 p.m., with the shorts beginning at 7 p.m. There will be free popcorn for the first 100 guests.

Come join us for three days of both ticketed and cost-free screenings of the best in independent filmmaking from around the world and our own Alexandria neighborhoods. The 12th annual Alexandria Film Festival hosts more than 50 screenings