ALEXANDRIA, VA – Just ahead of its in-person, multi-day annual event Nov. 10-12, the Alexandria Film Festival, in partnership with Patagonia Old Town, will host a special screening of Flyways on Nov. 5.

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.

The first Alexandria Film Festival “Best of Fest” award was presented in 2007 to War Dance, codirected by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine. Andrea Nix Fine came to the festival, took questions from the audience and returned the following day to receive the award…

ALEXANDRIA, VA—An audience of nearly 1,100 enjoyed films spanning a wide variety of genres during the Alexandria Film Festival’s three-day, in-person event. At a ceremony Saturday night, the festival’s executive committee…

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Over three days, November 11-13, the Alexandria Film Festival will screen more than 50 films and host nearly 30 directors, producers and actors taking part in 25 interactive “Meet the Filmmaker” events…

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Alexandria Film Festival (AFF) announced it will screen more than 50 films in person over three days, November 11-13, at the AMC Hoffman theaters and The Lyceum in Old Town, Alexandria…